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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
Boston Logan Airport Collision Investigated By NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says it is investigating a collision in Boston between two airline jets that occurred on July 14, 2011, at about 7:33 P.M. EDT. According to the safety board, a Delta Air Lines B767-300ER (N185DN) operating as Delta flight 266, was taxiing on taxiway B for departure on runway 04 &hellip Continue reading
Boeing ANA Team Finish Operational Validation
Boeing issued a statement claiming that they and ANA (All Nippon Airways) have completed the 787 Dreamliner operational validation in Japan over the proceeding weekend. According to Boeing, ANA pilots, together with Boeing, flew the Dreamliner on routes from Seattle to Tokyo and Tokyo to four airports across Japan, including Osaka (Itami and Kansai), Okayama &hellip Continue reading
Virgin Atlantic Pilot Strike Off – Breaking News
An offer from Virgin Atlantic to its pilot’s union has enough merit that the threat of a strike during the peak summer travel season has been called off. Continue reading
