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American Airlines Sky Ball XIV Raises $2.5 Million
American Airlines’ Sky Ball XIV, a black tie gala, which occurred on Saturday, October 22, 2016, raised over $2.5 million, breaking a fundraising record. The money will be donated to the Airpower Foundation, a national organization set up to support military members and their families. This particular annual event benefited members of the United States […]
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DOT Ban on Samsung Note 7 Takes Effect
Effective as of October 15, 2016, at 12pm Eastern Time, all Samsung Note 7 devices are banned from commercial aircraft in the United States. The emergency order was issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT), FAA, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) following Samsung’s suspension of sale and manufacture, and recalls, due to […]
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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Sobelair
Launched in 1946, Société Belge des Transports par Air SA, or Sobelair, operated past the turn of the century as a Belgian charter airline. Originalyl named Société d’Etude et de Transports Aerien, or SETA, the carrier operated their first revenue flight on October 15, 1946 with a DC-3 on a flower transport flight to Nice, France via Paris. […]
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AirBridge Cargo Starts Service to Seattle
As of October 7, 2016, Moscow based carrier AirBridge Cargo added Seattle to their international route network. Their service launch was celebrated with an aircraft dedication event at Sea-Tac Airport. The brand new Boeing 747-8F Freighter aircraft was brought in on a short flight directly from Paine Field in Everett and greeted with a water […]
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Second A350-1000 Test Aircraft Rolls Out of Paint Shop
Airbus has rolled out the second A350-1000 test aircraft from their paint shop in Toulouse, France, featuring Airbus’ signature carbon fiber themed livery, which reflects the advanced composite design implemented on the company’s latest aircraft. Composite materials make up over 50 percent of the airframe, the symbolic livery is featured on just two aircraft in […]
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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Ghana Airways
Founded in 1958 by Ghana’s government, Ghana Airways survived for a significant amount of time before officially ceasing operations after nearly a half century. Initially, the government held a 60% stake in the company, with BOAC holding the remaining 40%. Ghana Airways and BOAC agreed to a seven year deal, which would eventually allow the […]
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JetBlue’s First Group of Scholars Graduate
JetBlue recently celebrated the graduation of the first members within their scholar program. Through the JetBlue Scholars Program, airline crew members are able to obtain an associate’s or bachelor’s degree with JetBlue handling most of the cost. This year, 50 crew members will graduate through the program which was launched in April. The airline’s motivation […]
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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Airborne Express
Founded in 1946, Airborne Express was a cargo airline established as the Airborne Flower Traffic Association of California with the intention of transporting flowers between the US Mainland and Hawaii. Eventually the company would grow to be the third largest private delivery company in the US. For quite a while, the company struggled to achieve significant […]
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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Sempati Air
Founded in 1968, Indonesian carrier Sempati Air under the name PT Sempati Air Transport was born. At the start. the airline offered transportation for oil workers rather than regularly scheduled passenger operations. However, soon afterwards, following the acquisition of the F-27 aircraft and additional DC-3s, Sempati Air launched passenger service to Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and […]
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TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Karair
Founded in 1947 as Karhumäki Airways, the Finnish airline was established as a subsidiary of aircraft maintenance and manufacturing company, Veljekset Karhumäki Oy. Scheduled passenger service began in 1951 between numerous domestic cities and the Finnish capital of Helsinki. In that same year, the airline launched their very first international flight to Stockholm. In January […]