United Air to Move Operations Staff to Suburb in Blow to Chicago

United Airlines Holdings Inc. plans to move the network operations center that coordinates its flights globally to a Chicago suburb next year, slashing headcount at the carrier’s world headquarters at Blackstone Inc.’s Willis Tower. he move was announced internally on Thursday and would affect about 900 employees such as managers and technical support staff, United said. About 400 flight dispatchers could eventually join them. The airline is in contract talks with their union, whose collective… (finance.yahoo.com) עוד...

United Airlines just became the first airline in history to operate a passenger flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel

United Airlines has become a global leader in reducing the aviation industry's carbon footprint. In 2016, the carrier became the world's first airline to continuously use sustainable aviation fuel in its regular operation, mixing it with conventional jet fuel in the same engine. (www.businessinsider.com) עוד...

Pratt to announce update of A320neo engine with more thrust

Engine maker Pratt & Whitney is set to announce an improved version of its geared turbofan engine used by Airbus' strong-selling A320neo jet family, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The update of Pratt's GTF engine will boost fuel efficiency by 1% and deliver 4% higher thrust when it starts to roll out in 2024. Pratt, owned by Raytheon Technologies Corp, is banking on the combination of improvements to help win orders, with the higher thrust an advantage for… (www.yahoo.com) עוד...

Allegiant Teams Up With Viva Aerobus In New Commercial Alliance

Allegiant is looking to invest US$50 million in Mexican ULCC Viva Aerobus. (simpleflying.com) עוד...

Costly Airbus A350 paint flaw goes wider than the Gulf

DUBAI (Reuters) - A dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways over paint and surface flaws on A350 jets stretches beyond the Gulf, with at least five other airlines raising concerns since the high-tech model entered service. The planemaker said in response to queries from Reuters there had been some problems with "early surface wear" that in some cases had made visible a sub-layer of mesh designed to absorb lightning, which it is working to fix. (finance.yahoo.com) עוד...

Frontier unveils 16 new routes in big South Florida expansion

Frontier Airlines is spreading its wings in South Florida, with a slew of new routes to the Sunshine State. The Denver-based carrier will once again land in Fort Lauderdale (FLL) early next year with 12 routes, most of which are to destinations in the Northeast. Frontier will also add a new pin to its route map at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (BQN), along with two new routes to San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU), and three to Cancun, Mexico (CUN), early next year. Headlining Frontier’s latest growth is the… (www.msn.com) עוד...

China aviation authority issues airworthiness directive on Boeing 737 MAX

China's aviation authority on Thursday issued an airworthiness directive on the Boeing Co 737 MAX that will help pave the way for the model's return to service in China after more than two and a half years. The directive instructs airline operators on the revisions required before the MAX returns to service, although it does not specify when China will lift a ban on the MAX in its airspace. Boeing described the directive as an "important milestone" toward the return of… (www.msn.com) עוד...

Man wounded after shootout with police outside Tulsa airport

Airport police in Tulsa shot and wounded a man after he opened fire on a car carrying his wife, whom he tried to confront her after her flight landed, authorities said. The man had threatened to harm the woman late Tuesday at Tulsa International Airport, Tulsa police said. The man opened fire on the car as the woman was leaving the property with her brother, authorities said. (abcnews.go.com) עוד...

Ryanair 737 flies into a flock of Herons!!

Crazy story with even crazier pictures. Congrats to the crew for the phenomenal job landing the aircraft safely. (www.dailymail.co.uk) עוד...

U.S. CDC to collect data on southern Africa passengers over COVID variant

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told airlines in a letter late Tuesday that they must turn over names and contact information for any travelers who within 14 days have been to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, citing "the emergence of the Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19". (www.reuters.com) עוד...

Amsterdam airport officials employed a herd of pigs to stop birds flying into plane engines, risking crashes and engine damage

Pigs were used to fend off birds around the main international airport of the Netherlands. The pilot program launched in Amsterdam was established to reduce the number of bird strikes. About 20 farm animals were used to chase away larger birds from aircrafts. In Amsterdam, pigs were recently used to help fend off birds from airport grounds. About 20 farm animals were used to chase off larger birds, such as geese, in the area surrounding Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, the airport… (www.msn.com) עוד...

ITA Airways firms up order for 28 Airbus aircraft

ITA Airways, Italy’s new national carrier, has firmed up an order with Airbus for 28 aircraft, including seven A220s, 11 A320neos and 10 A330neos, the latest version of the most popular A330 widebody airliner. (www.airbus.com) עוד...

MH370 wreck pinpointed 4km deep in Indian Ocean in new report, with claims missing plane will be found next year

A British aerospace engineer claims to have pinpointed the precise coordinates where Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crashed and dropped to the bottom of the southern Indian Ocean, injecting new hope one of aviation's great mysteries might finally be solved. According to revolutionary aviation tracking technology used by Richard Godfrey, MH370 hit the ocean 1933km west of Perth, at 33.177°S 95.300°E, with the plane falling a depth of 4000 metres to the floor below. (www.9news.com.au) עוד...