The electronics ban, also called the laptop ban, affecting limited commercial flights threatens airline and airport operations. It also presents a massive disruption to the… Read More »Also, In the Skies: 11 Aviation Happenings in Week 19
1. COMAC C919 takes off!
The successful first flight of the C919 narrowbody aircraft, built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), is a huge aviation milestone.
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United Airlines (UAL) announced 10 substantial changes to how it flies, serves and respects its customers. The changes are the result of United’s thorough examination of its policies and procedures, and commitment to take action, in the wake of the forced removal of a customer aboard United Express Flight 3411 on April 9.
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The aviation news wasn’t all about the United fiasco this week, though that mess did take up a big chunk of the conversation.
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This is only a small sampling of all that happened during this past week, with the Aircraft Interiors Expo underway. The APEX Association has done a great job of covering the show and I recommend reading their daily updates.
Aviation uncertainty post Brexit, and more.
Electronics ban, Virgin America retires, aviation stands with Europe and more.
Better connections in Europe and a LEVEL playing field abroad.
There were strikes, and there were strikes, and there were strikes. But other stuff happened too!
Planes. Games. Power. Trips. Week 9 gave us lots to ponder.
New planets capable of supporting life are exciting, but our blue pearl is irreplaceable. Space agencies care for both. Support science and keep NASA, ESA well funded.
Meals are back! And other blue skies news.
There was a big bunch of much muchness this week. Lots of it even made sense.
From the birds to the birds for the birds.
Oh, what a week.
It was a bigly week in the skies. Friday 13th was a day of good fortune for Boeing. NAI’s fortune will be told some time between Jan 20 and Feb 1.
It’s shocking to have to begin the year with news of a deadly incident at an airport, but we face troubling times.
And so we come to the final review of Hot Aviation happenings.
Until next week, of course.
It’s been a mad week in the skies, with all sorts of altercations. But this is Christmas, so we’ll start and end with celebrations.
Dismal timing for aviation strikes in the UK. (It’s beginning to look a lot like the Nightmare before Christmas.)
This week brought us great loss, and more than a little controversy, but we also saw plenty to give us hope.
Hot happenings in the skies this week. Some were very turbulent, others beautifully clear.
Aviation moves fast, and every week I find stories I would like to have written more about. To share these hot news items (and some news which simply caught my eye), I’m introducing ‘Also, in the Skies.’
