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The Flying Classroom: Culture Change and City Transformation - NYCAviation
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#SpotLAX2023 Hotel Rooms Now Available! - NYCAviation
Summer is just a week away! And that can only mean one thing around here: it’s time to start planning #SpotLAX2023. As previously announced, #SpotLAX2023 will be held the weekend of September 8-10, 2023. This year marks the 10th anniversary of SpotLAX! Our team is so excited to celebrate with all of you.
Here Is The #SpotLAX2022 Schedule - NYCAviation
#SpotLAX2022 is less than a week away! Here’s the schedule of events that we have planned. Returning this year are fan favorites such as Donuts On The Deck and our Saturday evening dinner at The Proud Bird. New this year is our first ever Friday afternoon gathering, on the roof of the new LAX Economy Parking Garage. Friday, September 16 1:00pm-4:00pm: Join us on the roof of the new Economy Parking Garage to enjoy the view from this brand new LAX spotting location.
Northern Pacific Airways Unveils First Aircraft
Tuesday evening saw a significant milestone in Northern Pacific Airways’ path to launch, as they unveiled their first aircraft at a paint hangar in San Bernardino, California. Touting “the next era in travel,” Northern Pacific Airways is molding their clay to connect several major US cities to Asia, with a stopover in Anchorage, Alaska, utilizing a fleet of Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
The Refreshed Aer Lingus Livery: Teal Is The New Green - NYCAviation
Irish Airline Aer Lingus said “fáilte” to a brand new livery late last week. Following a public unveiling in Dublin, their first A330 to sport the new scheme journeyed to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. NYCAviation was on hand for the first NYC arrival. The new livery trades the previous heavily green color scheme for one that is mostly white.
FRIDAY PHOTOS: A New User Joins the NYCAviation Photo Hangar
Some great photos were added to the NYCAviation Photo Hangar this week. User Michael Wass uploaded and tagged the 25 photos needed to have his portfolio reviewed by our team of Dispatchers. Yesterday, all 25 photos in his portfolio were approved, and he now has unrestricted access to upload ot the Photo Hangar. Any additional photos he uploads will be immediately visible once they have been tagged.
FRIDAY PHOTOS: Fantastic Photos from the NYCAviation Photo Hangar
There have been many fantastic photos uploaded to the NYCAviation Photo Hangar recently. Here are some of our favorites: An assortment of jets on the Boeing Field ramp: 2 Canadair T-33s, A Bombardier Challenger 600, and a Lockheed Martin F-16. Photo by KaiserJP. A Biman Bangladesh DC-10, sans a few important parts, sits on the ramp in Dhaka. Photo by Jeremy Dwyer Lindgren. It’s a snowy night on the ramp for this Delta MD-90. Photo by Colin Moeser.
CLOSED: Winter Storm Stella Takes Aim at Northeastern US and Eastern Canada - NYCAviation
Latest Update: 3/15/17, 8:45AM EDT Winter Storm Stella is taking aim at the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada early this week. As of Sunday afternoon, winter storm watches extend from Northern Virginia to Maine, with a blizzard watch in effect for coastal areas between New York City and Boston. Depending on your location, the snow may begin falling as soon as Monday evening, and could last into Wednesday for some areas.
Proud in the Turboprop Crowd - NYCAviation
Editors Note: In the early morning hours of May 18, 2013, a Piedmont Dash-8-100 operating US Airways Flight 4560 made a wheels-up landing at Newark Liberty International Airport. The following is an account of how the crew flying N934HA prepared for and executed a safe emergency landing, taking advantage of the Dash-8 turboprop’s unique design.
Airline Globalization's History: Once An Advantage, Now a Threat - NYCAviation
Airline travel in the earliest days before World War II was a dangerous, unpredictable series of short trips that were more of a novelty as opposed to a high-speed efficient mode of transportation. One of aviation’s most visionary people, Howard Hughes, envisioned larger, faster, and longer range airplanes for his airline, TWA. Working with Lockheed, they created the famed Lockheed Constellation, an airplane that could fly nonstop between Los Angeles and New York, and even between the continents.
Growing Pains for the Electronic Flight Bag - NYCAviation
On April 28, word quickly spread that American Airlines was experiencing problems with its iPad Electronic Flight Bags (or EFBs), causing some sporadic flight delays across the system. American Airlines was the first major carrier to gain FAA approval to implement EFBs, and as such has been an industry leader over the past few years; but as many early adopters of new technologies know, it’s not always smooth sailing.
Touch N’ Go: Time-Lapse of Approaching Storms, Routehappy raises $3.3M - NYCAviation
More articles by Tracy Lachowicz » Written by: Tracy Lachowicz (Touch N’ Go is updated throughout the day with our favorite AvGeek news, pictures, videos, tweets & more.) AvStories: ✈ Stormscapes2: Jaw dropping time-lapse of oncoming storms. [Slate] ✈ FAA issues commercial drone permits to 4 companies. [AP] ✈ Here’s What We Know About Lockheed’s Super-Secret Weapons Unit. [Business Insider] ✈ Routehappy Raises $3.3M in Funding to Expand Airline & Distributor Products.
Touch N’ Go: Launch Pad Cameras Footage of Antares Explosion - NYCAviation
(Touch N’ Go is updated throughout the day with our favorite AvGeek news, pictures, videos, tweets & more.) AvStories: ✈ WATCH: Up-Close Launch Pad Cameras Capture Antares ORB-3 Explosion in Frightening Detail. [AmericaSpace] ✈ Founder of NYCAviation sat down with Arise Xchange to discuss fuel prices, airfares & fees. (FF to 12:10.) [Arise News] ✈ Today in Aviation History: Hijacker vanishes with $200,000, parachuting from a 727 stairwell; Apollo 12 splashes down + more.
Better than Bieber, Rosetta’s Comet Sings Strange, Seductive Song - NYCAviation
Tune in to the song of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko Scientists can’t figure exactly why yet, but Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been singing since at least August. Listen to the video – what do you think? I hear a patter that sounds like frogs, purring and ping-pong balls. The song is being sung at a frequency of 40-50 millihertz, much lower than the 20 hertz – 20 kilohertz range of human hearing.
Touch N' Go: Amelia Earhart Plane Fragment Identified, Flying Car Takes to the Skies - NYCAviation
(Touch N’ Go is a collection of our favorite AvGeek news, pictures, videos, tweets & more from the day.) AvNews: ✈ Amelia Earhart Plane Fragment Identified. [Discovery] ✈ Aeromobil 3.0, a flying car prototype, begins test flights. [NYCAviation] ✈ The High Cost of Cancelled Airline Flights. [24/7 Wall St.] ✈ Directing Planes, by Remote Control.
Today in Aviation History: October 23rd - NYCAviation
2007 – Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off on mission STS-120, delivering the Harmony module to the International Space Station (ISS). 2003 – The Queen of England consented to the illumination of Windsor Castle, an honor reserved for state events and visiting dignitaries, as Concorde’s last west-bound commercial flight departed London.
Touch N' Go: A-7 Corsair II retired, SmartSky to battle Gogo/AT&T + more #AvGeek highlights - NYCAviation
(Touch N’ Go is a collection of our favorite AvGeek news, pictures, videos, tweets & more from the day.) AvNews: ✈ The Hellenic Air Force, the last operator of the A-7 Corsair II, has finally put its A-7 fleet into retirement. [IHS Jane’s 360] ✈ What it took for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to disrupt Boeing, leapfrog NASA, and become a serious space company.
Video: Woman Forced Off Plane After Booking Wrong Destination - NYCAviation
Here are some “pro tips” about travel that, sadly, should never need to be mentioned: 1) When booking a plane ticket, always confirm the destination is where you actually intend to go. 2) When you are told by police that they will arrest you if you don’t leave the aircraft, they are not bluffing. These pointers would have been very useful for a woman on board a US Airways flight from Philadelphia to Lisbon, Portugal, who became irate that the aircraft was not going to Brazil.
Awesome Vintage Aviation Photos, Part Two: Chicago's Midway and O'Hare - NYCAviation
(Editor’s note: Welcome to Time Travel Tuesday, a nine-part series celebrating the airports, airlines, and aircraft of yesteryear, through the vintage aviation photos of William J. Armstrong. You may have noticed one city that was ostensibly missing from Part One’s photos of Midwestern airports: Chicago. Bill had a wide variety of shots from both O’Hare and Midway, many of which highlight the transition from props to jets.
Lanseria International Airport – Can Do Done Right - NYCAviation
When you ask Gavin Sayce — CEO of one of the largest, if not the largest privately owned airport in Africa, Lanseria International Airport (HLA/FALA) — what it takes to run the airport, he simply answers, “our can-do attitude.” Anything and everything can be done; just give them a little time and all the details.
Flying (Not So) High with Honeywell
“Honeywell? What do they make?” I was asked this question on more than one occasion before attending Honeywell’s media day in Phoenix, Arizona a couple weeks ago. In so many words, the answer is “everything, really.” Although Honeywell plays an integral part in the aviation industry, it is almost all behind the scenes. Honeywell Engine HTF7000, used in mid-sized business jets, in production. Image courtesy Honeywell.
American to Add Eight New Routes in the Midwest
As a part of the American Airlines-US Airways merger, the new American is expanding its route network from several of its key hubs. American announced eight new routes that are set to begin this fall. Beginning on September 3, AA will link Grand Rapids, Michigan to hubs in Philadelphia and Charlotte twice daily. The route will be served by Bombardier CRJs operated by US Airways Express, which is set to become a part of American Eagle–American’s regional airline–at a later date.
Five Years Later, Still a Miracle
It’s hard to believe that today marks the five-year anniversary of the “Miracle on the Hudson” flight. It was on this day that Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and his First Officer, Jeffrey Skiles operating flight 1549, an A320 (registration N106US) from New York’s LaGuardia bound for Seattle via Charlotte struck a flock of birds approximately 100 seconds after lifting off from runway 4.
A Day of Passenger-Facing Changes at American Airlines and US Airways - NYCAviation
Following the closing of the merger between American Airlines and US Airways last month, the combined carrier today began its implementation of customer related changes. American Airlines Group has declared today to be “Customer Day One”, or the first day that passengers will see changes resulting from the merger. The majority of today’s changes had to do with the airlines frequent flier programs. Other changes were related aligning check-in procedures and airline club memberships.
The American/US Airways Merger: The View from 35,000 Feet
Now that the merger between American Airlines and US Airways has closed, we’ll take a look at how this newly formed mega-carrier will operate, specifically, from the pilot’s point of view. Mergers in the airline industry are certainly not a new concept. In reality, it’s tough to find a current airline employee who hasn’t experienced at least one merger first-hand, and many have been through multiple mergers.
Judge Approves AMR Exit from Bankruptcy - NYCAviation
Federal Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane Wednesday approved the settlement in the US Government antitrust lawsuit against American Airlines and US Airways. The approved settlement clears the path for completion of the merger. Judge Lane ruled that the settlement did not impede on American Airlines bankruptcy reorganization plan which was conditionally approved in September by his court.
BREAKING: Settlement Agreement in American/US Airways Merger - NYCAviation
The US Department of Justice and the Attorneys General from six stateshave reached an agreement with American Airlines (AA) and US Airways (US) allowing the merger of the two airlines. The agreement paves the way for the airlines to complete their merger by December 2013 in exchange for a number of concessions at key airports.
Despite DOJ Suit, US Airways Moving In With American Air at JFK
Despite the looming lawsuit that threatens to stop the merger between American Airlines and US Airways, things will soon be changing at JFK. Starting tomorrow, August 28th, US Airways will move their operations at JFK to terminal 8, home of American Airlines. Currently, US Airways operates at JFK out of terminal 7, which is shared with British Airways, ANA, Icelandair, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, and United.
July 2013 Aviation News In Review
July 2013 was quite a month in the aviation industry, where it seemed like not a single week went by without a major accident, incident, or big story occurring. Because simply so much happened over the last month, we thought it would be best to take a look back, and remember all the news which was crammed into one month. July 2: Almost immediately, the month didn’t start off so great.
Are You Popular? If So, Join American Airlines In The Admirals Club
More articles by Jason Rabinowitz » Written by: Jason Rabinowitz Tags: Admirals Club, American Airlines, klout If you are anything like us, you often walk right on by the door to an airline lounge and attempt to find a seat near an outlet somewhere by your gate. Airline lounges aren’t particularly cheap, and if you aren’t a member or have access through a credit card or otherwise, one day passes typically run about $50.
American Airlines New 777-300 Reviewed at NYCAviation
Looking down from terminal D lounge at DFW, the new American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER easily stuck out. The angular tail and grey-ish paint contrasted sharply with the sea of dueling eagle tails and semi-glinting bare metal under a setting Dallas sun. Surprisingly it wound up looking not half bad in person. Even more surprisingly, the new livery made the polished aluminum planes around it —a livery that many view as nothing short of timeless—suddenly look old and dated.
Delta Air Lines First Class Reviewed
We promised you when we ran our article on the Delta Airlines’ premium international cabin upgrades earlier this year that another article on domestic cabin changes was to follow. Today we deliver on that promise as we take a look at Delta’s domestic first class, which NYCAviation flew back in December of 2012 from Detroit to Seattle. The good news is that we’ll touch on a lot of what’s new. The bad news, we can’t say we experienced them ourselves: our flight was too short (cry us a river, right?).
The Numbers Game: American-US Merger Initial Rundown - NYCAviation
More articles by NYCAviation Staff » Written by: NYCAviation Staff Tags: American Airlines, merger, US Airways Wondering exactly what the merger of American Airlines and US Airways will mean? Curious as to what the largest airline in the world consists of? Here is what we know: Employee count will total over 90,000. Loyalty program customers reach 100 million members. Total market overlap between the airlines is only 2%. Combined operating fleet reaches 900 jets.
American Airlines and US Airways Announce Merger
Question: What do Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago, and Charlotte have in common? Answer: A whole lot more now than they did just twenty-four hours ago. American Airlines and US Airways today announced their intention to merge, ending months—if not years—of rumor and speculation. The move, approved yesterday by the boards of each company, will create the world’s largest airline if approved by a bankruptcy judge and federal regulators.
American’s New Airplane; Their First 777-300 - NYCAviation
Dallas, TX: American Airlines unveiled their first Boeing 777-300 to the public today during a media tour at their DFW Airport hub outside Dallas, Texas. The new airplane is intended to represent a turning point for the oft beleaguered Dallas-based carrier, featuring updated cabins and sporting the new livery. GALLERY: American Airlines Unveils First 777-300 Travelers on tonight’s inaugural flight to Sao Paulo (GRU), Brazil can expect to find a wide host of on board improvements.
Ann Coulter is A-Ok Flying With Black Female Pilots...We Think - NYCAviation
Much of the internet and social media outlets were abuzz the past couple of days with links to an article telling the tale of Ann Coulter refusing to fly aboard an American Airlines flight after learning the pilot was an African-American female.
Virgin Atlantic Recruits CEO From American Airlines
(via AFP) Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline named American Airlines executive Craig Kreeger on Tuesday as its new head, one month after Delta Airlines agreed to buy 49 percent of the British carrier. “Virgin Atlantic Airways has today appointed Craig Kreeger as its new chief executive,” the carrier said…
Air Canada Rouge Information and Flights
Air Canada rouge was revealed Tuesday as the name of the maple leaf airline’s new low-cost leisure carrier. As described by the company, Air Canada seems to be crafting rouge as a sort of hybrid product combining features of an ultra-low-cost carrier (i.e. tight seat pitch) with its legacy airline heritage (free hot meals). Here’s a full rundown.
US Airways Formally Proposed American Airlines Merger: Report
US Airways in November submitted a formal proposal to merge with American Airlines, WSJ reported Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The report emerged just hours after American’s pilot union, the Allied Pilots Association, overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with the airline. Under the proposed all-stock deal, WSJ says bankrupt American’s creditors would receive 70 percent of the new company’s shares while US Airways shareholders would get the remaining 30 percent.
American Files For Bankruptcy: November 29 in Aviation History
2011: American Airlines files for bankruptcy protection, the largest filing in airline history. 1997: The US Airways Arena in Washington DC, aka the Capital Center, shuts down. 1987: Korean Air Flight 858, a Boeing 707 flying from Baghdad to Seoul with a stop in Abu Dhabi, crashes off the coast of Burma, killing all 115 on board. The catastrophe would later be blamed on a bomb planted by agents of Kim Jong-il, then the son of the President of North Korea.
Should American Airlines Have Blamed Interns For Loose Seats?
Remember that whole fiasco early last month when American Airlines had to ground nearly 50 of their 757s because the seats were tumbling around? In the best reporting on the subject so far, Christine Negroni got to the bottom of it in a New York Times piece and on her blog and disproves just about every excuse American threw out at the time. No, it wasn’t caused by soda, nor was it a faulty clamp, as the airline claimed at different times during the media chaos that ensued.
Delta Dedicates 'Spirit of Freedom' 757 to Veterans - N694DL
Delta Air Lines has dedicated one of its Boeing 757 aircraft to America’s servicemen and women in time for Veterans Day. At a ceremony in Atlanta last week, tail number N694DL was christened “Spirit of Freedom.” The plane now wears a large logo indicating as much on the front end of the fuselage beneath the L1 door. The proceedings were led by the Delta Honor Guard, a group of volunteer Delta employees that honors fallen soldiers when they return home to over a dozen US airports.
American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER Delivery Delayed
Citing supplier delays, American Airlines told employees on Tuesday that delivery of their first Boeing 777-300ER will be put off until early 2013. A spokesman for the airline tells NYCAviation that the problem stems from first class suite supplier Zodiac Seats UK.
Southwest and American Earn Newsweek Kudos for Green Transparency
Northern Pacific Airways Unveils First Aircraft What’s Happening At The 2019 Paris Air Show (Updated 3X) Southwest Airlines Announces Entry into the Hawaiian Market Friday Photos: A Tribute to St. Maarten and St. Barthelemy
Fumes at Berlin Tegel Airport Sicken 53 People
More than 50 people became ill Saturday when they were affected by noxious fumes at a major airport in the German capital of Berlin, local authorities said. Dozens of people were taken to area hospitals but none of them were seriously injured. The incident began at around 7 a.m. local time when employees and passengers at Berlin Tegel Airport, the main international airport in the German capital, reported experiencing nausea and sore eyes.
American Hangover: Seats Come Loose 2x After NY Times Blasts Airline
American Airlines has had better weekends, to say the least. On Saturday, a New York Times op/ed described an American Airlines flight from Paris to New York that ended up diverting to Hell. “You, American Airlines, should no longer be flying across the Atlantic,” wrote Gary Shteyngart. Probably the harshest bit on the airline since its bankruptcy woes began nearly a year ago, the piece spread quickly across social media and the web.
FAA Considers Record $162.4 Million Fine Against American Airlines
The Federal Aviation Administration has notified a Federal Bankruptcy Court that is it proposing fines to be levied against American Airlines parent AMR Corp. totaling as much as $162.4 million. The dollar amount would be the largest ever handed down by the FAA. The agency would become a creditor of American, which filed for bankruptcy in November 2011. Documents filed in the Court detail over 30 instances of safety violations by both American Airlines and American Eagle.
American Airlines Responds to Every Tweet, Even When Your Handle is @hotdoghandjobs
There’s an old adage in the airline world: “We’re in the customer service business, we just happen to fly planes.” In our modern age of instant complaints that demand immediate responses, keeping up with those gripes through social media can be a major challenge for any service-oriented business. Perhaps even more so for airlines, which are in a unique position of having to answer for many aspects of their product which are not their fault, like weather delays and rude security agents.
Fighter Jets Scrambled to Intercept US Airways Flight Over Maine [UPDATED] - NYCAviation
Fighter jets from the Maine Massachusetts Air National Guard were scrambled to intercept a US Airways jet late Tuesday morning. US Airways Flight 787, a Boeing 767-200ER enroute from Paris to Charlotte was over Newfoundland when it diverted for unknown reasons. The crew subsequently declared an emergency and is now set to land in Bangor, Maine.
Alaska, JetBlue, Southwest, Virgin America Win Long Distance Routes Out of Washington National
The US Department of Transportation on Monday awarded slots to four airlines to operate four new long-distance routes out of slot- and perimiter-restricted Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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