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Laser Attack Forces Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner Diversion
A Virgin flight had to turn back last night after an incident with a laser beam. The aircraft was operating flight VS453 from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv, Israel, when a laser struck the cockpit. Out of an abundance of caution, the crew turned back to Heathrow, landing safely at the airport an hour and a half later.
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Jeju Air Boeing 737 Strikes Wing On Runway Landing In South Korea
South Korea’s Transport Ministry has launched an investigation into an incident at Busan Airport last week. A Jeju Air Boeing 737 sustained some minor damage on landing in Busan last week. It’s not the incident itself that’s caught the Transport Ministry’s eye. Rather, they are unimpressed the aircraft operated another service before the damage was detected.
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Vietnam moves forward to let the Boeing 737 MAX fly into the country
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) announced that it will recommend once again to allow the Boeing 737 MAX to utilize the country’s air space, and when applicable, to allow inbound and outbound flights.
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What Might The Aviation Industry Look Like In 2050?
Commercial aviation is an industry in which companies are continuously looking to the future. This outlook has led to the rapid development and implementation of some innovative changes and ideas over the years. Even with the industry currently finding itself in turbulent skies due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it retains this forward-thinking nature.
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Reports Suggest Boeing Is Inspecting 787 Windows For Flaws
As Boeing prepares to restart deliveries of its next-generation 787 ‘Dreamliner’ series, it has stumbled upon another potential flaw with the aircraft. The US manufacturer has elected to test the cockpit windows on select aircraft, after reports that they may not be up to standard. The decision comes after learning that a supplier is said to have altered its production processes.
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Double Decker Airplane Seat Achieves 700% Of Crowdfunding Goal
The revolutionary double-decker airplane seat concept from Zephyr Aerospace successfully completed its crowdfunding mission, finishing up with more than 700% of its initial goal amount. The seat, which promises affordable lie flat comfort in the economy cabin, can now move on to the next stages of refinement and certification for use.
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United Airlines Returns To JFK Airport In New York
For the first time in more than five years, United Airlines has touched down at New York’s JFK Airport. The airline flew in a Boeing 767-300ER today, as it readies for commencement of services later this month. The airline is anticipating launching services to Los Angeles and San Francisco on March 28th.
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Will Norse Atlantic's LCC Transatlantic Model Be Able To Succeed?
As startup Norse Atlantic looks to launch new long-haul services, it seems that it’ll focus on Norwegian’s core routes. Norwegian had 74 long-haul routes in 2019, with the US having nine in ten seats. But with long-haul low-cost famously difficult to get right, will Norse Atlantic be able to overcome the challenges and be sustainable?
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Air Serbia Reveals Its Striking New Airbus A330 Tail Design
Air Serbia is in the midst of an interesting aircraft swap, giving up its 13-year-old leased A330-200 in favor of, well, another 13-year-old A330-200. While the outgoing aircraft is named ‘Nikola Tesla,’ the incoming aircraft will celebrate the Serbian-American inventor in a different way, with a very eye-catching tail.
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A340 Operator Azman Air Suspends Operations Amid Safety Audit
Azman Air has suspended its entire operations. The airline cited a safety audit from regulators for its decision to suspend all flights. The carrier has further said that it hopes to restore operations within a short period of time.
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Airline Startup - Bees Takes On Ryanair's Buzz In Eastern Europe
When Ryanair rebranded its Ryanair Sun division to the name ‘Buzz,’ Wizz Air took legal action claiming similarities to its own name. Whether or not Ryanair’s move was intentional, it looks like it will now be on the receiving end of a similar move. That’s because a Ukrainian charter airline named ‘Bees’ is moving on to the scene.
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El Al Begins Laying Off Staff Starting With Cabin Crew
El Al has begun laying off employees in line with its restructuring agreement. Hundreds of non-tenure employees, mostly cabin crew, have reportedly received notices about layoffs. Under the airline’s rescue deal, the airline will need to reduce its workforce by over 30%, a step it has started taking.
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For Delta, Profits Are More Important Than Market Share
As Delta Air Lines confronts the crisis, it is taking an approach where it focuses on its own business and profitability over market share. Questioned today on the airline’s strategy against ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs), the airline’s executives stated it was focused more on the airline’s profitability and margins over gaining market share against the growing might of the low-costs.
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Chicago Rockford and Cologne Bonn Airports sign air cargo development agreement
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) and Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) have announced that they have signed a new Airport Cooperation Agreement to mutually develop the air cargo traffic between their two regions.
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Aviation Quote
First Europe, and then the globe, will be linked by flight, and nations so knit together that they will grow to be next-door neighbors. . . . What railways have done for nations, airways will do for the world.
- Claude Grahame-White, 1914.
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1. What well-known production airplane never flew out of, or in to the US airport where it was manufactured?
2. True or false, a turbocharged engine developing 36 inches of manifold pressure amd 2,700 rpm at sea level produces 300 horsepower. The same manifold pressure and rpm at 20,000 feet results in the same horsepower.
3. Why did all Trans Atlantic air service terminate in May of 1937?
4. What is believed to be the first diesel-powered airplane in the United States?
