American Airlines and British Airways to Unify Operations at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport

American Airlines, British Airways, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) have announced future plans to co-locate their operations in New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 8. Moving under the same roof will allow American and British Airways to offer enhanced service between […]

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VistaJet Advances Business Aviation Flight Safety with Advanced Flight Risk Assessment System

VistaJet has announced a further step in advancing its flight operations software with the adoption of Osprey Flight Solutions data-led risk assessment technology. Ever since its launch in 2004, VistaJet has placed the utmost attention on operational and flight safety and to date has completed over 146,000 flights globally, having safely flown over 367,000 passengers […]

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American Airlines Announces Extension of New Phoenix London Service

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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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