The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is to reassess its position on the use of electronic devices during flights. Using Mobile Phones on Planes The American aviation body is to form a group that will investigate the effects of using consumer electronics on commercial passenger aircraft, reports informationweek.com. iPads, Games Consoles and DVD Players While any … Continue reading “FAA to Reopen Case on In-Flight Electronic Device Use”

Ethiopian Airlines is today celebrating the receipt of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, travel.usatoday.com reports. With all eyes of the nation’s flight tracking crew prepped for the plane’s safe delivery, it was a relief to see it touch down at the carrier’s hub in Addis Ababa yesterday (August 16) on its journey from Washington Dulles … Continue reading “Ethiopian Airlines receives first Boeing 787 Dreamliner”

Advances in three-dimensional flight radar systems will allow pilots to detect adverse weather conditions from up to 70 miles away. Usatoday.com reports that the latest 3D radar, from manufacturer Honeywell, will not only be able to detect turbulence from this distance, but also lightning and hail. The advancement is a great improvement over the 2D … Continue reading “3D Flight Radar to Detect Turbulence 70 Miles Away”

United Airlines has given the media and aviation fans a sneak peak of the first ever Boeing 787 Dreamliner sporting a North American colour scheme. While United won’t be taking ownership of the jet until September, travel.usatoday.com says that the atmosphere at Boeing’s factory in Everett, Washington, yesterday (August 2) was electric. Comments from around … Continue reading “United Airlines Teases with Glimpse of 787 Dreamliner”

We are tracking the very first arrival of an Airbus A380 into Schiphol Airport today. Emirates Flight EK147 Emirates flight EK147 from Dubai will soon become the first scheduled A380 flight to touch down in Holland. Track the A380 Live on Mobile & Desktop You can see this flight live on the Plane Finder apps … Continue reading “The First Ever A380 Arriving at Schiphol Airport”

Details surrounding the future of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) were unveiled this weekend, with several proposals likely to raise eyebrows. Marinadelray.patch.com reports that ‘demolishing and replacing three terminals, moving runways and connecting LAX to the county’s light rail system’ were just some of the proposals raised in the document – which has taken more … Continue reading “Future of LAX discussed”

An 11-year old runaway boy managed to fly to Rome yesterday without a ticket or passport Liam Corcoran sneaked all the way through the security checks at Manchester airport and boarded Jet2.com flight LS791 by mingling with other passengers. The boy went all the way from Terminal 1 to the Boeing 737-300 aircraft without airport … Continue reading “Boy sneaks on plane from Manchester to Rome”

Ethiopian Airlines has signed on the dotted line for yet another Boeing 777-200LR (Longer Range) Worldliner, eturbonews.com reports. The airline praised the 777-200LR, rumoured to cost the company the list price of $276 million (£175m), because of its ability to virtually connect any two cities in the world non-stop. In a statement, Ethiopian Airlines said … Continue reading “Ethiopian Airlines signs for one more Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner”

The Olympic flame is once more flying first class on Firefly” – the specially painted British Airways ” A319 aircraft. At 07:22 this morning the Olympic Flame left the mainland and flew to Guernsey. We tracked the flight, Callsign BAW2012 (Flight Number BA2102), on Plane Finder: During today’s long distance relay the Olympic Flame will … Continue reading “Olympic Flame takes to the air again”