2011 has been a very eventful year for the aviation industry. We have seen some great tragedies, some long awaited deliveries, and some consequences of the world’s poor economy. Here is a look back at the year’s top ten headlines surrounding the aviation world. 1. Boeing 747-8 Enters Service After a long, delayed testing...
Read more →Although Charlotte Douglas International Airport doesn’t have the best variety of airlines compared to other hubs, it has one of the best spotting locations in the United States. The “Airport Overlook Park” at North Carolina’s largest airport draws many aviation enthusiasts daily. The park sits right at the end of runway 18 Center providing...
Read more →A medical helicopter crashed this morning in Palatka, Florida. The three people killed were the pilot, a surgeon, and a medical technician. The helicopter was carrying two employees of the Mayo Clinic to the University of Florida to pick up donated organs. No patients were onboard at the time of the accident. The surgeon...
Read more →A medical helicopter crashed this morning in Palatka, Florida. The three people killed were the pilot, a surgeon, and a medical technician. The helicopter was carrying two employees of the Mayo Clinic to the University of Florida to pick up donated organs. No patients were onboard at the time of the accident. The surgeon...
Read more →The two passengers killed in the crash have been identified as Eudora Byers (78 years old) of Ohio and Siobhan Reynolds (50 years old) of New Mexico. The pilot has been identified as Kevin Byers (54 years old) of Ohio. He remains in critical condition at a hospital in Ohio. It appears the plane...
Read more →At least two people have been killed today in a small plane crash in Ohio. The single engine plane went down near a small airport southwest of Columbus. The crash occurred at about 2:00 PM. A total of three people were on board the plane, two of which are confirmed dead. The pilot was...
Read more →All Nippon Airways has announced that it’s first destinations in the United States for it’s new Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s will be San Jose, California and Seattle, Washington. The new services from Narita Airport in Tokyo will begin sometime in 2012. ANA is the launch customer for the highly anticipated and delivery-delayed 787 Dreamliner. Japan’s...
Read more →German Air Carrier AirBerlin has announced that it will begin non-stop service from Dusseldorf, Germany to Las Vegas, Nevada. The service, set to begin in this Summer, will include flights on Thursdays and Sundays. The service will utilize Airbus a330′s. AirBerlin already flies to New York, Miami, Fort Myers, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Vancouver....
Read more →Many of our nation’s most profitable airlines stay efficient by sticking to only a few types of aircraft. For example, Southwest is one of the most profitable airlines, operating only Boeing 737′s. US Airways is very different from this. Including their express fleet, they operate 17 different types of aircraft, mostly from manufacturers Airbus...
Read more →Five people and a dog were killed in small plane crash in New Jersey today. The airplane was a single prop Socata TBM-700 bound for Peachtree-DeKalb Airport near Atlanta from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. Radar contact and radio communications were lost with the aircraft when it was about 30 miles out of Teterboro....
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