2010-03-03

Audio indicates kid directed planes at JFK

A child apparently directed pilots last month from the air traffic control tower at John F. Kennedy Airport, according to audio clips courtesy of LiveATC.net. The child can be heard on the t...

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2010-02-08

Lynx Aviation (Frontier) to shut down this year

Republic Airways said it will shut down Lynx Aviation, the regional flying unit it acquired along with Frontier Airlines last year. Lynx has 11 Bombardier Q400 turboprops. Republic said it ...

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2010-02-07

Boeing: 747-8 Freighter ready to fly

Boeing’s 747-8 freighter should make its first flight Monday after performing well on taxi tests and reaching a top speed of about 103.5 mph, the company said. The company conducted ta...

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2010-01-24

Ethiopian Airlines 737 crashes near Beirut

An Ethiopian Airlines 737-800 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Monday morning shortly after it took off from Beirut International Airport in stormy weather. News reports said that 83 pa...

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2010-01-18

Virgin Atlantic confirms A330 order; dumps A340

Virgin Atlantic (London) confirmed that it will firm up orders for six new A330-300 aircraft with Airbus, and sign a contract to lease four more, but this appears to be at a cost to their ca...

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2010-01-09

JAL could file for bankruptcy on Jan. 19

Struggling Japan Airlines could file for bankruptcy as early as Jan. 19 under a government-backed restructuring plan which includes 13,000 job cuts, reports said Saturday. Saddled with massi...

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2010-01-05

Mesa Air Group files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Mesa Air Group said Tuesday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to help eliminate excess aircraft and reach a faster a resolution in its lawsuit against Delta Air Lines. In a release, the Pho...

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2009-12-17

British Airways wins court order barring strike

British Airways has won an emergency court injunction to stop a 12-day strike by its cabin crew, bringing relief to around one million travelers whose Christmas holiday plans were threatened...

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2009-12-15

Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes flight!

At 10:27am Pacific Time this morning, the long-awaited Boeing 787 took flight. With thousands on hand, the aircraft flawlessly departed runway 34L at Boeing’s Paine Field Airport for a...

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2009-12-14

British Airways crews vote for holiday strike

British Airways passengers face the prospect of holiday season chaos after cabin crew voted to strike for almost two weeks over Christmas and New Year in protest over cost-cutting measures i...

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