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FAA chief completes personal safety flight on 737 MAX
| 3 Comments on FAA chief completes personal safety flight on 737 MAXFAA administrator Steve Dickson has completed his personal safety evaluation flight on the updated 737 MAX, however says there are still ways to go before recertification. US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief and ex-commercial pilot Steve Dickson has completed a two-hour evaluation flight on the updated Boeing 737 MAX, following through on his promise not
Read moreAmerican Airlines expands network to include two new Mexico destinations
/American Airlines has announced it will fly two new seasonal routes from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, giving north Texans a beach escape during peak winter months. American will fly on Saturdays to Loreto and La Paz starting 19 December 2020, returning the same day. American already flies to Cabo
Read moreUS Air Force completes B-1B Integrated Battle Station modification
/The US Air Force has completed its B-1B Lancer modification project after eight years, delivering results ahead of schedule. An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station, or IBS, on the US Air Force B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule – 60 aircraft went through the modification process that began in late
Read moreSAS relaunches flights between Scandinavia and China
/After nine months, from 29 September, it will once again be possible to fly direct from Scandinavia to China via SAS. There have been no direct flights since 31 January, but SAS has now obtained approval from the Chinese authorities and is reopening the route from Copenhagen to Shanghai with a weekly frequency. The reopening
Read moreSIA turns grounded A380 into pop-up restaurant
Singapore Airlines has announced a range of new creative initiatives to stimulate cash flow as it continues to navigate the COVID-19 crisis, including plans to rejig one of its currently grounded jumbo jets into a pop-up restaurant. Under the initiative, travel-hungry customers can board the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, for a nostalgic
Read moreCathay pilots push for inclusion in restructuring discussions
Pilots at Cathay Pacific are pushing to get a seat at the table in upcoming restructuring discussions, and have organised a newspaper advertisement to encourage public support for the cause. The union representing these pilots, the Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association (HKAOA) has confirmed this action was made in response to the airline declining further
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