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Delta and KLM announce codeshare partnership with Jet Airways via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will launch a codeshare agreement with India’s Jet Airways that brings convenient new travel options for customers flying from Europe and the United States via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to India and beyond. Effective March 27, 2016 and subject to government approvals, Delta and KLM customers flying from Europe and the Unite...

Southwest to Launch Los Angeles International Flight

Southwest Airlines will launch its first international flights in and out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Liberia/Guanacaste, Costa Rica in April 2016, subject to government approval. It is also fun to note that this new flight would be the longest flight in Southwest’s route network. Alaska operates year-round flights to Liberia from LAX while Delta operates seasonal&n...

Rectrix Aviation bans hoverboards

Rectrix Aviation has in the best interest of safety banned hoverboards or any lithium battery powered self-balancing personal transportation devices onboard its aircraft. Rectrix Aviation is the first private charter air carrier to prohibit these items. “The safety of our passengers and employees is always our top priority.” Rich Cawley, CEO of Rectrix Aviation said: “Th...

Global Jet Capital completes 90% purchase of GE fixed wing portfolio

Global Jet Capital has completed 90% of its acquisition of GE’s fixed wing aircraft financed portfolio. The company has so far assumed 276 aircraft based in the US and Canada, with the remaining 10% of accounts being in Brazil and Mexico. “Today’s announcement is a significant step in further cementing our position as a leader in business aviation finance in the Americas.&r...

Top US airlines ban hoverboards over fire concerns

The three leading US airline groups have announced a ban on so-called hoverboards, saying their batteries present an unacceptable fire hazard. American, Delta and United airlines say the ban will apply to checked and carry-on luggage on all flights. A US government agency is investigating the two-wheeled scooters after receiving at least 10 reports of fires. Other airlines have already...

John Ratzenberger to Host Elite Aviation Products' Second Annual Aerospace & Defense Symposium

Elite Aviation Products, an advanced design, engineering, and manufacturing company within the aerospace industry, will host their second annual Aerospace & Defense Symposium at the Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, California. The event will include a wide variety of guests from original equipment manufacturers, financial institutions, industry leaders, media and elected officials. ...

Aviation safety at risk as drone sales soar

When the pilot of an Alitalia jetliner reported seeing a drone while approaching New York's Kennedy Airport in 2013, the likelihood of a collision between a drone and a commercial jet seemed pretty remote. But over the past two years, aviation experts and regulators in the US have become increasingly concerned about the growing number of drones flying near airports and the risks they could...

World War II-era transport plane to anchor aviation museum

More than 70 years after it led Allied aircraft during the D-Day invasion, the C-47 That's All Brother is being readied for its new home in Dallas. Before it can fly to Texas, the historic World War II airplane is being resurrected from a Wisconsin aircraft boneyard, where it was discovered last year by an aviation buff. "As soon as the news broke, there was a lot of interest from m...

Boeing’s Rachelle Ornan-Stone: from Space Camp to Starliner

Dr Rachelle Ornan-Stone wanted to be an astronaut when she grew up. Instead, she’s the Regional Director of Cabin Experience and Revenue Analysis at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, with a background in psychology and design — and, yes, NASA — working on airline and spaceship cabin interiors. “The most exciting project that I’ve worked on to date was the design of the...

Study: It’s Only a Matter of Time Until a Drone Hits a U.S. Airliner

A new report on drone sightings and close encounters with aircraft finds that the proliferation of drones is quickly creating an unsafe environment in the air above U.S. airports. The Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College collected data from 931 incidents involving drones and manned aircraft in U.S. airspace from Dec. 17, 2013, to Sept. 12, 2015. A close encounter is defined by the...

Brawling Irish UFC Fans Force JetBlue Flight to Return to JFK

Fans flying to a UFC featherweight showdown in Las Vegas were treated to some in-flight fisticuffs when two brawling passengers forced their plane to return to New York. JetBlue Flight 611 was just 25 minutes into its flight Thursday night when the flying fracas erupted, the MailOnline reported. Passenger Damien Coyne told the site he was "embarrassed and angry" about the inci...

Pilots Bill of Rights 2 Wins Senate Commerce Approval

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee December 9 approved by voice vote a compromise version of the Pilots Bill of Rights 2 that addressed concerns raised last month during initial consideration of the measure. The bill, S.571, a follow-on to the original Pilots Bill of Right that would ease certain current third-class medical requirements and strengthen pilot protections during enforc...