UK AAIB Issues Safety Recommendations After Ethiopian 787 Fire
On Thursday morning, the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch issued special bulletin concerning the investigation into a fire in a Ethiopian Boeing 787 at London Heathrow last week. The AAIB says that the focus of the investi...
Pet Airways Takes Off from Republic Airport
With a full cabin of "pawsengers" on-board, Pet Airways launched its maiden flight today, taking off from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, Long Island en route for Los Angeles.
Flight Review: Finnair A330 From New York to Helsinki
Last week, I flew to and from Finland out of New York City on Finnair business class to participate in Quality Hunters (full post on that to come). Finnair is not a particularly huge airline, with only 15 total longhaul aircraf...
Continental Loses Two Kids in Three Days
It has been a rough few days for unaccompanied little girls flying Continental, and downright scary for their anxious parents. On Saturday, a girl bound for Charlotte ended up in Arkansas, and on Monday a girl on her way to Cle...
Delta Connection Jet Slides Off Taxiway at John F. Kennedy International Airport
Icy surfaces at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport caused a Delta Connection CRJ-200 to slide off a taxiway after landing. The icy conditions also caused a temporary shutdown of the airport.