Aero-News Network: The aviation and aerospace world's daily/real-time news and information service
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Hide/Show Archive Navigation.

All News

February 25, 2008

Boeing, Virgin Atlantic Complete Biomass-Fueled 747 Flight

Tout Coconut-Derived Fuel As Sustainable Energy Source

On Sunday, Boeing, Virgin Atlantic and GE Aviation conducted what those companies called the first commercial aviation flight using a sustainable fuel from biomass, mixed with traditional kerosene-based jet fuel.

Read More

Passenger Dies On AA Flight From Haiti

Relatives Say Woman Was Denied O2, Equipment Malfunctioned

An American Airlines passenger died onboard a flight from Haiti last Friday, after being denied access to oxygen twice... and then finding the plane's onboard O2 tanks were empty, according to one of the woman's relatives.

Read More

Reports: Cathay Pacific Pilot Canned Over 777 Flyby

Low, LOW Pass On Delivery Flight Attracts Ire

The South China Sunday Morning Post reports veteran pilot Ian Wilkinson was piloting a new Boeing 777-300ER from Paine Field, near Boeing's plant at Everett, Washington, to its new home in Hong Kong when he reportedly came around and did a low pass. And we mean low.

Read More

go! Airlines Suspends Suspect Pilots

Flight Crew Under FAA Investigation

Two pilots under suspicion for napping on an inter-island go! Airlines flight have been suspended by the carrier, pending the completion of an FAA investigation.

Read More




Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

AeroTwitter

© 2007 - 2024 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC