Archive for December, 2009
Man Tries to Explode Delta aircraft on approach
A passenger onboard a Delta flight from Amsterdam ( AMS ) to Detroit ( DTW ) tried to blow up the plane on descent, yesterday. The flight, NW 253, was being operated on an Airbus A330 and had 278 passengers onboard. The suspected passenger, later identified as Abdul Mudallad...Merry Christmas !
Airline Industry Review would like to wish you all a merry Christmas and happy holidays ! Enjoy the festive season and get ready for a wonderful year ahead. Let us hope for a global aviation recovery next year ! As a little christmas gift, I would like to present...Emirates to launch Prague flights
Emirates will be launching daily flights to Prague from 1 Jul 2010 . It will be using an Airbus A330-200 on this route. Emirates will become the first Mid Eastern carrier to launch Prague flights. Schedule as follows - EK139 DXB 1030 – 1450 PRG D EK140 PRG 1620...BREAKING: American 737-800 AA331 overrun at Kingston.
N977AN in her glory days. American Airlines flight AA331, operated by a 737-800, has overran the runway 12 at Kingston Airport, Jamaica ( KIN/MKJP ). There is heavy rain in the area at the moment. The aircraft has reportedly broken into two. There have been 145pax and 7 crew...ZA002, 2nd 787, takes to the skies
The second Boeing 787 test aircraft, ZA002 ( N787EX ) took to the skies yesterday, from Paine Field, Everett, Washington. Here are some photos from her first flight. Photo by Gordon Werner Photo by Gordon Werner Photo by Gordon Werner [ Yes, it had landed with the landing gear...787 First Flight Photos
Boeing 787 Dreamliner took to the skies yesterday and completed a successful first flight. Here a set of photos from the event. All the photos are taken by independent individual photographers. Photo by wings777 Photo by Kevin Scott Photo by Jeremy Lindgren Photo by Dahemody Photo by BFIguy Photo...Watch a Dream Taking Flight
The Boeing 787 – the decade’s most anticipated commercial airliner – will take flight at 10AM PST ( 1800 GMT ) today. It will take off from the famous “Paine Field” and will land at “Boeing Field”, Seattle after a 4-5hr flight. 787 program Chief Pilot Mike Carriker will...U.S and Japan signs Open Skies deal
The United States and Japan have signed a full Open Skies deal between the two countries, which marks the first of its kind between these two nations. Highlights, as reported by Airline Route Updates blog include *Unlimited flights, destinations for carriers from both sides between US and Japan, except...Boeing 787 Set to Fly on 15th
Photo by MitRebuad Boeing has just officially confirmed that the 787 first flight window opens on 15th December at 10am. Analysis on side-of-body reinforcement is now completed and validated. Final gauntlet testing on ZA001, which ran for two days, is now complete as well. The side-of-body modification on ZA001,...12