Textron announces Cessna 172/182 can use 91UL, 94UL, or 100VLL

WICHITA, Kan. (Oct. 26, 2021) – Textron Aviation announced today that many Cessna piston-powered aircraft are now approved to utilize a more environmentally friendly aviation gasoline (AvGas). Owners and operators of Cessna 172 Skyhawk, 182 Skylane can utilize 91-octane unleaded (91UL), 94UL or 100VLL (very low lead) fuel in their aircraft wherever it is available. The 206 Turbo Stationair HD aircraft is approved for 100VLL. Unleaded and lower-leaded fuels burn cleaner than higher-leaded fuels… (media.txtav.com) עוד...

East Hampton Eyes New Airport Restrictions

“It’ll still stay a publicly owned airport, but it won’t be open generally to the public, it will be a private airport usable only with permission from the town.” (www.danspapers.com) עוד...

Delta launching facial recognition tech trial at Atlanta airport

For the first time, your next flight could be unlocked by facial recognition technology, starting at bag check, going through security and all the way to the gate. The partnership between Delta and the Transportation Security Administration aims to save passengers time as people are flooding back to airports. (www.knoe.com) עוד...

Breeze Airways Goes Big On A Premium Cabin For Its Airbus A220s

Breeze Airways has revealed its configuration for the Airbus A220-300. (simpleflying.com) עוד...

Capture of a plane was forced to land on a highway north of Toronto

A small plane took off from Buttonville Municipal Airport in Markham, Ont., on Wednesday, but began experiencing mechanical issues and landed on stretch of Highway 407 north of Toronto soon after takeoff. (www.cbc.ca) עוד...

SpaceX needs to tame toilet trouble before weekend launch

During SpaceX’s first private flight last month, a tube came unglued, spilling urine onto fans and beneath the floor, said William Gerstenmaier, a SpaceX vice president who used to work for NASA. The same problem was recently discovered inside the Dragon capsule at the space station, he told reporters Monday night. (October 25, 2021 ) (www.seattletimes.com) עוד...

Extinction Rebellion protests unnecessary airplane travel outside Victoria International Airport

“People are travelling by plane going on holidays … There is a lot of that. There is no need to do that all. They can stay in Canada and have their holiday in Canada.” (www.saanichnews.com) עוד...

The Longest Ever Flight Was Over 64 Days In A Cessna 172

Often, when we think of long-endurance flights, our first thoughts jump to military operations. Big planes with highly-trained crew will fly for long periods, using air-to-air refuelling to stay aloft for extended periods. However, many of the longest duration flights have been undertaken as entirely civilian operations. The longest of all happened to be undertaken by that most humble of aircraft, the Cessna 172. From December 1958 to February 1959, Bob Timm and John Cook set out to make… (hackaday.com) עוד...

The Disaster of the American Airlines AAirpass

There have been some pretty horrendous promotional campaigns over the years. A few that come to mind are the infamous “Ten cent beer night” in Cleveland, The Kendall Jenner Pepsi TV spot, and “Hoovergate,” which was a free flight promotion by the vacuum company that ended up costing them millions. (medium.com) עוד...