Boeing 737 Max to fly again in Europe, angering some relatives of crash victims

Europe is set to lift a 22-month flight ban on Boeing Co.’s 737 Max this week after reviewing submissions by industry experts and whistle-blowers, angering relatives of some of the 346 crash victims, who say the move is premature (www.theglobeandmail.com) עוד...

Alaska Airlines Takes First Boeing 737 MAX 9

The aircraft was delivered Sunday and will enter service on March 01, 2021 from Seattle. (airwaysmag.com) עוד...

ANA Set To Retire Boeing 777s Ahead Of Schedule

All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced Tuesday it would be cutting its domestic widebody operations in half as it moves ahead with the early exit of some of its Boeing 777s from the fleet. (simpleflying.com) עוד...

Europe pledges closer scrutiny of future US jets

The certification of US models was previously entrusted to the Federal Aviation Administration under a bilateral agreement (www.thenationalnews.com) עוד...

A Night at the TWA Hotel

Eero Saarinen's masterpiece terminal at JFK is now a boutique hotel. Here's what to expect... (askthepilot.com) עוד...

The Soviet flying beast that never really took off

The only surviving prototype of this unusual plane now sits dilapidated in a field near Moscow, but it was once the hope of the Soviet Union against US submarine attacks. The Bartini Beriev VVA-14 -- the letters are an acronym for "vertical take-off amphibious aircraft" and 14 was the number of engines -- was designed to take off from anywhere without a runway and to be capable of sustained flight just above the water surface. (www.cnn.com) עוד...

Video: Cuiabá, MT receives air transport of 11 thousand doses of vacines

On January 25, 2021 alone, 24 LATAM Airlines Brasil flights were scheduled with 684.6 million doses of CoronaVac vaccines... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) עוד...