Earlier today we noticed a flight diverting off it’s normal course!  It is not unusual for this to happen but it turns out that this one is slightly different to normal!  JetBlue flight 191 from New York JFK to Las Vegas McCarran airport was forced to land early in Amarillo Texas when the captain caused [...]

A joint venture between Qantas and Chinese Eastern Airlines will see a low-budget airline launched in 2013 based in Hong Kong, reports AFP. Jetstar Hong Kong, an extension of Qantas’s budget brand Jetstar, will offer fares at half the prices charged by other carriers in China, according to chief executive Bruce Buchanan. He pointed out [...]

Southwest Airlines’ chief operating officer, Mike Van de Ven, has hailed the start of a “new era” for the operator, after it received the first shipment of its new 737-800 Boeing aircraft. Reuters.com cited Van de Ven’s remarks, which he made at a launch party for the airline’s new fleet of Boeing aircraft. This marks [...]

Vietnam Airlines is planning an aggressive aviation expansion; moving into European markets such as Amsterdam, Berlin and Milan in the coming years. To carry out its ambitious plans, president and CEO Pham Ngoc Minh told Aviation Week the carrier will be looking to double its fleet over the next eight years. The majority of the aircraft will [...]

A Delta Boeing 737-700 Tail number N309DE rolled off the runway and down an embankment at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport earlier today (March 13 2012). No passengers were on board at the time and there were no reports of injuries although the aircraft is reported to have suffered significant damage! The incident occurred around 05:00 [...]

Qatar Executive is showcasing the luxurious Bombardier Challenger 605 at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo, much to aviation fans’ delight. Breaking Travel News says that Qatar Executive, Qatar Airways’ corporate jet division, is taking advantage of the airshow, which draws over 10,000 major global aviation players, to showcase its product portfolio. The Challenger 605, Qatar Executive’s [...]

A quick peek into the order books of some of the world’s biggest airliners and airplane manufacturers suggests that the purchase market for used aircraft is diminishing. Aviation Week’s Robert Wall notes that while Airbus and Boeing quite happily booked orders for more than 1,500 combined narrowbody craft last year - a number that looks set to [...]