America’s Friendliest Airport® says they are making it even more convenient for travelers to fly nonstop to Europe from Phoenix. American Airlines previously announced last August that it will be offering nonstop service from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to London Heathrow Airport beginning March 31 and running through October 26. Today, American Airlines has […]
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Red Bull Air Race Championship Selects Hartzell Propeller Again
Photo above – Mike Goulian and Team “Kiss the Bricks” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Where They Won in 2018. Hartzell Propeller will be the 2019 propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for yet another year. It is the sixth year in a row that Hartzell Propeller will be supporting the […]
American Welcomes Neo to the Fleet
After an 8 1/2-hour nonstop journey from Hamburg, Germany (XFW), the newest member of the American Airlines fleet has landed. N400AN, American’s first Airbus A321neo, touched down at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) shortly before noon Feb. 1. After clearing customs, the plane will head to American’s Base Maintenance facility at PIT, where it will spend […]
NATCA’s President Tells Aero Club – Controllers are Dangerously Demoralized
By Michael J. Schoen Air traffic controllers are dangerously demoralized – that was the message delivered today by Paul Rinaldi, President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), during the Aero Club of Washington DC’s monthly luncheon. During a somber speech that was at times tinted with sadness, Rinaldi revealed that, at the height […]
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Sets Passenger Record
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport achieved a new milestone in 2018, serving a record number of passengers. Just under 45 million travelers passed through America’s Friendliest Airport® last year, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 when just over 44 million passengers were served. The year-end passenger total for Phoenix Sky Harbor was exactly 44,943,686, […]
Delair Expands Drone Repair and Maintenance Operations to US
Delair has announced the expansion of its customer service operations with the qualification and opening of its first two repair and maintenance centers in the US. Delair has partnered with Frontier Precision and Seiler Instrument, both experienced drone resellers and service providers, to provide comprehensive customer support for its Delair UX11 advanced mapping and surveying […]
Boeing Autonomous Passenger Air Vehicle Completes First Flight
Boeing successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Manassas, Virginia. Boeing NeXt, which leads the company’s urban air mobility efforts, utilized Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to design and develop the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and will continue testing to advance the safety and […]
American Airlines Celebrates New Maintenance Hangar at O’Hare
Photo courtesy of Brooke Collins/City of Chicago American Airlines celebrated the opening of a new hangar at its hub at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a U.S. congressional delegation from Illinois joined David Seymour, Senior Vice President of Integrated Operations; Franco Tedeschi, Vice President of ORD Hub Operations; Jamie Rhee, […]
Two Daher TBM Turboprop Aircraft Make Milestone Flights Over South Pole
Daher salutes the exceptional flights performed this month by owner-pilots on two TBM aircraft that traversed Antarctica and overflew the magnetic South Pole. These achievements marked the first legs in earning the Polar Diamond Circumnavigator Diploma, recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (the world’s governing body for aeronautical and astronautical records and sports), which has […]
Cirrus Aircraft Unveils Generation 2 Vision Jet
Cirrus Aircraft has announced the launch of the next generation of the Vision JetTM – ‘G2’ – enhancing performance, comfort and safety for the world’s first single-engine Personal JetTM. Increases in cruise altitude, speed and range join the newly-upgraded Perspective Touch+TM by Garmin® flight deck. Innovative technologies unique to G2 include a category-first Autothrottle, Flight […]
