Jon Ostrower on his FlightBlogger site posted a story late last night on how thousands of improperly coated fasteners inside the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s wing need to be replaced to help protect against lightning strikes. The FAA requires that all joints and fasteners not produce sparks around fuel after a lightening strike. Since the majority […]
If a picture is worth a 1000 words, this is worth probably around a million. This is the eye candy of eye candy for airline nerds, so please enjoy the 747-8 Intercontinental (RC001) and the 787 Dreamliner (ZA001) flying next to each other during flight tests. The photo was taken April 16 by flight test photographer Leo […]
A new venture has started that could help revolutionize how people travel: the AirCruise by Mauiva. They are taking the concept of an all inclusive boat cruise and flying passengers to different destinations with-in the US. AirlineReporter.com got an exclusive first-hand look at what this new venture will look like. With AirCruise, you pay one […]
Sun Country, which is based out of Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP), has had an interesting history. They made headlines when announcing they would start flying from Minneapolis to London with a stopover in Gander using a Boeing 737 and once again when their owner Tom Petters turned out to be running a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme. […]
For many of us, we have a love for aviation, but do not actually have our own licenses. Although learning how to fly is on my to-do list, before I get there, I have the ability to fly things a bit smaller. I was approached by Xenonproject.com and asked if I might review a remote controlled […]