A new regional carrier called Connect Airlines plans to begin passenger flights in October between the USA and Toronto’s Billy Bishop City airport. A new regional carrier called Connect Airlines plans to begin passenger flights in October between the USA and Toronto’s Billy Bishop City airport. The company behind Connect is Massachusetts-based charter specialist Waltzing Matilda Aviation (WMA). John Thomas, former group executive of Virgin Australia Airlines, is WMA’s CEO. The airline intends...Continue Reading
Canadian regional carrier PAL Airlines will expand its network this summer to include 11 new destinations in eastern Canada. Canadian regional carrier PAL Airlines will expand its network this summer to include 11 new destinations in eastern Canada. The expansion comes as Canada’s airlines eye a potential summer rebound in air travel demand. PAL, which operates De Havilland Canada Dash 8 turboprops, will this summer add flights to Halifax and...Continue Reading
President Joe Biden has raised the prospect that supersonic civil aircraft might be crossing the world’s skies within the next ten years. President Joe Biden has raised the prospect that supersonic civil aircraft might be crossing the world’s skies within the next ten years. Biden mentioned supersonic flight during a 7 April press briefing related to his infrastructure improvement plan. Source: Boom A digital rendering of Boom’s in-development airliner Overture...Continue Reading
One of Lufthansa’s Airbus A350-900s is undergoing an extensive conversion programme, being fitted with equipment to enable the twinjet to operate as the carrier’s latest climate research platform. The aircraft (D-AIXJ) was delivered to the German flag-carrier three years ago, in May 2018. Lufthansa says it will be transformed into a “flying research laboratory” by modification specialist venture Lufthansa Technik Malta. The aircraft will collect data on long-haul routes from...Continue Reading
The US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) long-running quest to have video cameras installed in aircraft cockpits continues, with the agency again recommending that regulators require the recorders. The US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) long-running quest to have video cameras installed in aircraft cockpits continues, with the agency again recommending that regulators require the recorders. The safety investigation agency made the recommendation in its 2021-2022 list of “most-wanted” transportation...Continue Reading
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