Aircraft
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Sukhoi Superjet Takes Flight
Congratulations to Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi. The company’s first Superjet 100 successfully flew yesterday. This is obviously a huge milestone for any…
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You Think RJs are Tight?
My friend has recently relocated to London, and he’s been taking advantage of the unique aviation scene over in Europe by getting…
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Don’t Blame the MD-80 For This Mess
There’s no question that American has done an absolutely terrible job of managing the latest round of MD-80 maintenance issues from a…
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An ATA Obituary
It’s kind of strange writing an obituary for ATA right now. I mean, it’s like it happened in slow motion even though…
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Contrary to Press Reports, Not Every Airplane is Unsafe
Recent media reports might make it seem like the sky is falling; as if every airplane you encounter may be unsafe. Just…
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SAS and Bombardier Settle Over the Q400
At the end of October, I asked whether Bombardier and SAS should kiss and make up over their differences. Yeah, sure there…
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Across the Aisle from British Airways on London/City Flights
I think I had more questions than answers in my post yesterday. Fortunately, shortly after I finished, I received an offer to…
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BA Flying Nonstop From London/City to New York
It’s not often that I see a route announcement come out from an airline that makes me do a double-take. I mean,…
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Probably Not a Good Day to Fly To Heathrow
If you’re traveling through London/Heathrow today, you might want to call your airline and see if things are running on time. They…
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What Truck?
Airplane, meet truck. Truck, fall over and play dead. That’s the gist of what you’ll see if you watch this video of…
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Hawaiian’s Decision to Buy Airbus
Last week, Hawaiian Airlines came out with an aircraft order that really surprised me. True, the airline has never hesitated to change…