Detla Engine Fire on takeoff/abort at John Wayne

A Delta Air Lines flight departing John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, aborted takeoff Tuesday afternoon after an engine fire. The Boeing 757-200 operating as Delta flight 447 (simpleflying.com) More...

Delta Delays US$5 Billion of Jet Deliveries, A Blow to Airbus - Including 64 A220 (CSeries) Made In USA

Delta Air Lines Inc. is delaying $5 billion in aircraft deliveries until after 2022, dealing a blow to Airbus SE as the U.S. carrier braces for years of weak travel demand. The deferral agreement includes about $2 billion in planes that were scheduled to be handed over this year, Delta said in a statement Tuesday as it reported worse-than-expected quarterly results. (www.fliegerfaust.com) More...

Man Opens Door on Asiana A321 just before landing - May26th

SEOUL: South Korean authorities on Friday (May 26) detained a man after he opened the door of an Asiana Airlines plane minutes before it was due to land in the city of Daegu, causing panic among the passengers, officials said. The Airbus A321-200 plane landed safely at around 12.40pm local time. It had set off from the holiday island of Jeju an hour earlier, the airport's flight schedule showed.… (www.youtube.com) More...

Airbus composite structure delaminating. European regulator sees no safety concern in A350.

At least Boeing knows how to make carbon fiber structures that last. I wonder how much Airbus is paying to have this viewed as a "Paint" problem. You can see the honeycomb so you know the strength has been compromised. (www.reuters.com) More...

All Flights Grounded After FAA...Realizes That Man Was Not Meant To Fly

Stress Relief from the ONION --> All Flights Grounded After FAA Officials Suddenly Realize That Man Was Not Meant To Fly. It gave me a good chuckle just when I needed one. Hope you enjoy. (www.theonion.com) More...

Whats up with United 6232? Anyone in the know?

Looks like it took off late due to a maintenance issue and is now circling north of IAH? (flightaware.com) More...

FlightAware please moderate Squawks and BLOCK Professional Posters

As an example, I would block PilotJag from ever posting new Squawks. Allow PilotJag to comment but no more Squawks. Buld posting 21 new Squawks to get users to go read a different site is not appropriate. I really liked the site in the past, it was relaxing and informative. When Preacher was around he was a great self-appointed moderator. But now the value of your Squawks blog area is becoming very limited because trash Squawks designed to reroute users to different sites. An additional example… (flightaware.com) More...