An announcement has been made confirming the partnership between British satellite operator, Inmarsat and US-based Honeywell Aerospace. This will see the two united in the effort to bring Wi-Fi access to airline passengers – under the guise of Project Global Xpress. If it proves successful, plane enthusiasts might soon be able to use aviation apps [...]
Live flight tracking enthusiasts could catch a glimpse of a rather unusual fuselage design this fall – the world’s largest king salmon. Alaska Airlines debuted the 129-foot long fish, destined to be sprawled across a Boeing 737-800, at a launch event in Anchorage yesterday (May 14th). It is the company’s second-ever ‘flying fish’ to grace [...]
A helicopter carrying 14 people has performed a controlled “ditch” into the sea after an oil pressure warning forced the aircraft down. The Super Puma helicopter operated by Bond Helicopters is one of many that operates from the base in Aberdeen, UK out to the many oil rigs in the North Sea. Whilst not confirmed [...]
Airbus has announced that a solution has been found to repair cracked wings on its A380 aircraft, itv.com reports. There may have been a few less A380s on the flight radar of late, owing to the fault, which was discovered in January. An internal inspection found two types of cracks in the wing brackets, which ‘connect the internal structure [...]
US plane manufacturer Boeing is planning to buy half of China Eastern’s Airbus A340 fleet in a move that would see the airline purchase its 777s instead. The rather unusual trade-in deal would also involve the tidy sum of $6 billion (£3.7 billion) to go through, writes guardian.co.uk, leaving Boeing with five rival A340 jets in return for [...]