THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In a decision hailed by an environmental group as a historic victory, an Amsterdam court ruled Wednesday that Dutch national airline KLM misled consumers in statements about sustainable aviation in a case that accused the carrier of “greenwashing.” Amsterdam District Court said in a statement that in some advertisements, that are … Read more
What the hell is going on up there in the sky? The incidents feel like they started in January, when a door plug blew out of a midair Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft operated by Alaska Airlines. No one was hurt in the incident, but ensuing investigations have led to a series of revelations about … Read more
Prince Harry is poking fun at his dad King Charles! The 39-year-old Duke of Sussex was inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation on Friday night (January 19) in Beverly Hills, Calif. During the event, host John Travolta asked Prince Harry about his first flight! Fan footage posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, captured … Read more
As terrible as that tradeoff is, it’s worth noting that the risk of death on a commercial airliner to anyone, lap-held infants included, remains vanishingly low—so let the pangs of guilt subside if you’ve flown holding your baby on your lap. “Commercial aircraft accidents are still extremely rare, and the logistics of having infants in … Read more
Spirit AeroSystems, the Wichita-based aerospace manufacturer that manufactured the door plug that blew out on the Alaska Airlines flight, declined to comment on the incident. However, in a statement published on its website, Spirit says its “primary focus is the quality and product integrity of the aircraft structures we deliver.” The company’s parts have caused … Read more
Flight100, Virgin Atlantic’s world first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) transatlantic flight by a commercial airline is fuelled ahead of its take off from London Heathrow to New York JFK on Tuesday 28 November 2023. PA Media Assignments | Virgin Atlantic LONDON — The first trans-Atlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel departed London for … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The biennial Dubai Air Show opened Monday as airlines are poised to make major aircraft purchases after rebounding from the groundings of the coronavirus pandemic, even as Israel’s war with Hamas clouds regional security. That conflict, as well as Russia’s war on Ukraine, likely will influence the five-day show at … Read more
Joby Aviation has chosen Dayton, Ohio, as the brand new website for its first scaled electrical plane manufacturing unit, with the corporate getting ready to take a position as much as $500 million within the new website because it appears to begin promoting air taxi rides as quickly as 2025. At the moment’s announcement places … Read more
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Nightmare summer time journey is upon us as trip season coincides with excessive temperatures and extreme climate able to disrupting flights. By Wednesday of this week, FlightAware, a web site that follows air site visitors world wide, had tallied some 30,000 delays and between 900 and 1,400 cancellations per day. Within the US, extra extreme … Read more