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Pacific Wings was founded in 1974 as Air Nevada. The carrier, based in Las Vegas, originally offered on-demand charter services using dual engine Cessna 402s. Like many small carriers in the Las Vegas area, flights involved charters to the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam. Four years after launch, the airline began scheduled services to Grand […]

EASA has recently released a new advisory on minimum cockpit occupancy. In April 2015 it was still advised to have two persons on the flight deck at all times, this has now been amended. Starting September 2016, focus has shifted on what to take into account when one of the pilots leaves the flight deck. […]

Emirates announced today that Johannesburg will be the next city in its network to receive Airbus A380 service. Currently, Emirates uses the Boeing 777-300ER to serve Johannesburg with four daily flights. Beginning February 1, one of the daily flights will be operated by the A380. The Schedule Flight # Departure Arrival EK761 Dubai 4:40am Johannesburg […]

At the beginning of the 1990s, air travel through the mid Atlantic region of the United States was very simple. Legacy carriers had made various hubs through the region and even smaller markets were easy landing spots for potential carriers. However, industry in the “rust belt” had stalled and with manufacturing moving to other locations, […]

Alaska Airlines announced today it will increase its presence in the New York City region with additional service to Newark’s Liberty International Airport. The airline currently serves Newark with two daily flights from Seattle and will add a third in Spring or 2017. “We thank the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Port Authority of New […]

In Russia the aviation landscape is dominated by Aeroflot. The majority state owned carrier has been the flag carrier for Russia since their incorporation with the USSR in 1923. Until the fall of the Soviet Union, Aeroflot and her subsidiaries had a near monopoly on the Russian aviation market. However as the USSR began to […]

With approval from the Executive Council in Abu Dhabi back in 2012, a new path was set forth to create an iconic terminal not just to host the country’s home carrier, Etihad Airways, but to fuel the country’s continued growth. Now just over four years later, the AED $19 billion project is getting closer every […]

Just 13 years after the Wright brothers took their first flight, beginning the age of flight, Bill Boeing takes his first airplane for its initial flight. Boeing incorporated the Pacific Aero Products Company, on July 15, 1916 then renames it to Boeing Airplane Company the following year launching what will become one of the world’s […]

Thursday ended as being the quietest day of the week in terms of airline announcements at Farnborough International. The weather turned out to be an improvement compared to the last three days, allowing many of those eligible to turn up on the trade days to have a good look around the aircraft on static display. […]

There was a slight improvement in the amount of sunshine that was radiating down on the asphalt during day three of Farnborough International, compared to the waterlogged (flooded) scene that occurred on Monday at the airport southwest of London. Here are the biggest announcements from Farnborough International 2016 on day three: Boeing Launches The 737 BBJ MAX 7 […]