Airline News
A380 Wings To Be Checked For Cracks
Airbus A380 aircraft will need inspections to ensure their wings are not developing cracks. Some twenty A380 airplanes, about a third of the world’s fleet, are subject to the visual inspections. The requirement stems from a 20 January 2012 order issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published &hellip Continue reading
American Airlines Files For Bankruptcy
On 4 October we said that “American Airlines Bankruptcy Rumors Premature,” but apparently they were nonetheless correct. The company issued a press release on 29 November 2011 which said, “AMR Corporation (“the Company”), the parent company of American Airlines, Inc. (“American”) and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation (“American Eagle”), announced that in order to achieve a &hellip Continue reading
American Airlines Bankruptcy Rumors Premature
Airline employees and air travelers with tickets on American Airlines can seemingly breath a sigh of relief as the panic-driven crash of American Airlines (AA) parent company stock – that’s AMR folks – yesterday (3 October 2011) – seems to be an unwarranted and short term problem. We don’t normally report on airline finance and &hellip Continue reading
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Delivered To ANA
Boeing delivered the first B-787 Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways (ANA) on 25 September 2011. That was the date the contractual delivery documents were signed, but the celebrations and hand off the the airplane will take place from 26-27 September in Seattle, Washington. Share this with your friends and please link to this post!
TWA Flight 800 Anniversary
Today is the fifteenth anniversary of the controversial plane crash commonly referred to as the TWA Flight 800 accident. The event involved the in-flight breakup of a Boeing 747-131 operated by Trans World Airlines rather shortly after departure on 17 July 1996. Continue reading
