Video of Jet blast destroying hanger and overturns Cessna at San Luis Obispo

Jet blast from American Eagle CRJ turns over aircraft and demolishes hangar while conducting engine runs at San Luis Obispo Airport, California See also news report with additional photos of overturned Cessna https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/jet-blast-damages-airplane-structures-at-san-luis-obispo-airport (www.youtube.com) المزيد...

The toll on travel

Visualization of FlightAware data showing global air travel decreasing as the coronavirus pandemic unfolds. (graphics.reuters.com) المزيد...

Delta delivers new standard of airline cleanliness with “Delta Clean”

Delta delivers new standard of airline cleanliness with “Delta Clean”. The airline is revolutionizing cleanliness across airports and on aircraft in order to deliver a new standard of clean for customers. (news.flightag.com) المزيد...

New England Patriots 767 delivers N95s

A crazy level of red tape for a single flight. Anyone know what kind of avionics upgrade would be needed? I’ve only ever taken my plane to Canada and Mexico... (www.wsj.com) المزيد...

airBaltic Flies Nearly 7 Hour Airbus A220 Aid Flight

Commercial passenger airlines all over the world are contributing their resources in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. airBaltic is no exception to this. Yesterday, the carrier flew one of its Airbus A220-300s from Riga (Latvia) to Urumqi (China) to transport vital medical supplies which will be used in Latvia. (simpleflying.com) المزيد...

Ravn suspends air service, including mail deliveries, to most rural Alaska communities

Ravn Air Group, which provides passenger air service to more than 115 Alaska communities as well as mail and freight deliveries, suddenly shut down many routes Thursday, citing coronavirus-related revenue declines. (www.adn.com) المزيد...

797. The Plane That Never Was.

In Ask the Pilot: The Plane That Never Was. Boeing's 797 Project Almost Sure to be Nixed in the Wake of COVID. (www.askthepilot.com) المزيد...

Consolidating flights to US cities could help stem airline industry losses as coronavirus dampens demand, executives say

U.S. airlines and the Department of Transportation may soon have to consider consolidating service to dozens of cities around the country in a bid to help carriers cut losses, several airline industry executives told CNBC. (www.cnbc.com) المزيد...

KLM And Qantas Retire Their Passenger 747s After Almost 50 Years Of Service

Both KLM and Qantas retired their last passenger Boeing 747 flights on March 29, 2020, much earlier than initially planned. (www.gatechecked.com) المزيد...

American Airlines crammed the only 11 passengers on a flight into 3 rows because they only bought basic economy, report says

Despite having only 11 passengers on an otherwise empty flight, because they had purchased Basic Economy tickets, FA’s refused to move them as that would be considered an “upgrade”. FA’s later relented, overriding policy. (www.msn.com) المزيد...

Pratt & Whitney Canada 5-engined Boeing 747SP spotted on Apron @ YMX

Video shot by Air-Clips.com showing a glimpse of the P&W Canada 5 engined 747SP testbed. Also a favorite, taxing Nolinor B737-200 gravel runner (www.fliegerfaust.com) المزيد...

Dash 8-400 Suffers Stiff Controls Whilst Landing In Montreal

A WestJet Encore operated Dash 8-400 had to declare an emergency on approach to Montreal as the controls had become unmanageably stiff. The flight crew disconnected the shared flight controls and found that the stiffness was only on the co-pilot’s side. As such, the crew managed to land the aircraft safely and all 21 passengers deboarded without injury. (simpleflying.com) المزيد...

Coulson's Boeing 737 goes into firefighting service this year

Coulson Aviation USA has been awarded a multi-year contract with the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service for Next Generation Large Air Tanker Services throughout the United States. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) المزيد...

Boeing Max Return at Risk in Major Work-From-Home Challenge

Of all the twists that have complicated the ungrounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max, this one might be the strangest: A global pandemic is keeping regulators from being in the same room. With airlines flying a fraction of their pre-virus schedules and production at many of the planemaker’s own facilities suspended, a small Boeing team has continued testing the latest software changes on the Max. The planes are wiped down and sealed between flights, according to people familiar with the situation who… (www.bloomberg.com) المزيد...

The (rare) travel upside to coronavirus? You might have a swankier plane on your spring flight

Travelers flying between Boston and Miami on American Airlines usually board a Boeing 737 or Airbus A321 – workhorse planes that traverse the country daily. This spring, some passengers are getting a major plane upgrade for the 3 1/2 hour flight. American is swapping in a Boeing 777, a widebody jet with 100 more seats, seatback entertainment and other perks, on some of the flights. (www.usatoday.com) المزيد...

Las Vegas airport shuts down all gates at two concourses amid COVID-19 travel decline

McCarran International Airport has shut down all gates at two concourses in response to declined air traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic. (www.usatoday.com) المزيد...

Introducing ForeFlight on Frequency: Webinars, Training, & More

Stay sharp on the ground and improve your ForeFlight skills. Check the calendar for the latest webinars and events. (www.foreflight.com) المزيد...

American Airlines flight crams its only 11 passengers into last 3 rows: report

American Airlines is flying in the face of coronavirus safety protocols and its passengers’ well-being, according to a trio of whistleblowing flight attendants. (nypost.com) المزيد...

What are airlines are doing to clean their planes?

Airlines, at the center of the epidemic, have come under intense scrutiny over the safety and cleanliness of their cabins. Health officials say air travel is causing viruses and bacteria to spread globally faster than ever before. (www.cnbc.com) المزيد...

How The Airline Industry Will Transform Itself As It Comes Back From Coronavirus

Volume will probably not regain its peak for at least 3-5 years. Business travel will recover more quickly than leisure travel. Lots of changes coming... (www.forbes.com) المزيد...