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Detroit-Phoenix plane diverted to Colorado Springs
A Boeing 757Â aircraft en route from Detroit to Phoenix has made an emergency landing in Colorado Springs after having trouble with one of its engines.
Delta Flight 1921 landed at the Colorado Springs Airport Thursday morning.
The airport said the… Continue reading
Kuwait Airways grounds its Airbus A300 fleet
KUWAIT – Kuwait Airways has grounded its fleet of five Airbus A300 to conduct an inspection of the jets, the state-owned carrier said on Thursday.
The Gulf Arab carrier did not specify what prompted the suspension, other than that Airbus… Continue reading
Air Traffic Dipped in November
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic results for November showing 8.2% year-on-year passenger traffic growth and a 5.4% increase for freight. The passenger load factor for November averaged 75.6% while the freight load factor… Continue reading
Ariane 5’s sixth launch of 2010
An Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport on a journey to place two telecommunications satellites, Hispasat-1E and Koreasat-6, into their planned transfer orbits. Flight V199 was the sixth Ariane 5 launch of 2010 and the last of the… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers First 737 Boeing Sky Interior to Continental Airlines
Another new Boeing (NYSE: BA) Next-Generation 737-800 with the new Boeing Sky Interior took to the skies over Seattle today, as Continental Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Continental Holdings, Inc., became the first U.S.-based carrier to fly with… Continue reading
Russian Air Force receives 4 new Su-34 fighter-bombers
 
The Russian Air Force today received four new Su-34 fighter-bombers.
The planes arrived to the Lipetsk Center of Combat Training of the Air Force. The full-scale production of Su-34s was started in 2008 at a Novosibirsk-based aircraft-manufacturing plant –… Continue reading
Airlines raise fares on many US routes
Passengers whose travel plans were wrecked this week when thousands of flights were canceled might not want to hear it, but airfares are going up again.
Several airlines confirmed Tuesday that they are raising prices on many domestic routes by… Continue reading
Heli Invest to provide all 23 helicopters operated by Polish Medical Air Rescue with warranty service.
Just before Christmas at the service center of Heli Invest in Warsaw Eurocopter delivered the Polish Medical Air Rescue, or Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe (LPR), the last two EC 135P2i helicopters out of total of 23 ordered under a contract with… Continue reading
Flight Recorders found on Antonov 22 crash site
Investigators have found the flight recorders at the scene of the An-22 plane crash. They will be sent for deciphering as soon as possible. The Antonov An-22 plane crashed on Tuesday killing all 12 crewmen. Investigators have found several body… Continue reading Galileo pathfinder GIOVE-A achieves five years in orbit
ESA’s GIOVE-A satellite – the first prototype of Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system – is still working well after five years in space.
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The first ‘Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element’, GIOVE-A, was launched on 28 December 2005 by a Soyuz… Continue reading
First prize for Gripen in Aviation Week photo competition
Jamie Hunter won the 2010 Aviation Week Photo Contest Military Category with one of his Saab Gripen photographs taken in August during a visit to Linkoping
Jamie said: ‘ We had a very small window of opportunity to shoot the… Continue reading
Severe Winter Weather Continues to Affect United and Continental Flights in the US Northeast Region This Week
CHICAGO, Dec. 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ – United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today extended travel options for United and Continental customers whose flight plans may be affected by severe winter weather in the Northeast region. Â Weather conditions are making air… Continue reading