Ash cloud closes 19 Spanish airports
MADRID/BRUSSELS – Spain shut 19 northern airports including Barcelona on Saturday because of the cloud of abrasive ash blowing south from a volcano in Iceland.
The government said over 400 flights would be cancelled, leaving almost 40,000 people stuck in… Continue reading
Boeing Begins Assembly of First 747-8 Intercontinental
EVERETT, Wash., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced it began assembly of the first 747-8 Intercontinental at the factory in Everett, Wash. Late this week, mechanics took the first step in major assembly for the new airplane… Continue reading
Lufthansa and Boeing Celebrate 50 Years of Cooperation
HAMBURG, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Lufthansa entered the jet age with Boeing (NYSE: BA) 50 years ago. The airline and airplane manufacturer, both pre-eminent in the aviation industry, can look back… Continue reading
Red Bull Air Race Qualification Rio de Janeiro 2010
The man to beat in the Race of tomorrow is Hannes Arch he was the fastest pilot in the second round of this qualifying. He beat Nigel Lamb who was the fastest pilot in the first run. Paul Bonhomme was verry… Continue reading


