Using a crane, this morning crews pulled from the river one of two engines from the CRJ-700 plane that crashed last Wednesday. The Army Corps of Engineers says it could take three days to recover all the parts of the plane still in the Potomac River.
NTSB investigator is seen working on the CRJ black box.
NTSB flags altitude discrepancy in early data from DC plane collision runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/02/ntsb...
Currently at LGA
Ground stop program in effect at Dallas/Ft Worth International (DFW) since 2024-12-24 12:49 CST affecting flights from ZHU/ZFW until 2024-12-24 13:45 CST due to thunderstorms. Additional details here.✈️🛑 #AvGeek
There was so much to say about Alaska's pivot to be a global widebody operator, but embedded in its new strategy is a gigantic lesson about how formidable Delta, British Airways and Air Canada are and what it takes to compete head on...and win by simply surviving. theaircurrent.com/airlines/ala...
Air Canada has an investor event today. Among numerous strategies to boost revenue and profits, one area it sees additional opportunity — C$900 million in additional opportunity to be exact — is "sixth freedom" routings where US travelers connect over a Canadian hub en route to Asia or Europe.
Disabled man in his wheelchair heading towards check-in at the airport.
US DOT rule strengthens ACAA implementation for wheelchair users
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#aviation #accessibility #paxex #a11y
Global airlines forecast 2025 growth despite 'unacceptable' supply chain issues www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Philippine Martin Mars will depart Sproat Lake in BC Canada for the final time Wednesday December 11th. The aircraft will then head to San Francisco, and then San Diego, before arriving in Arizona at the Pima Air & Space Museum
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Southwest’s plans for extra-legroom and assigned seats is “on track” for 2025, CEO Bob Jordan said Thursday. www.travelandleisure.com/southwest-le...
Recently in Paris we too had to line up inside the tunnel to have our tickets checked (no separate 1st class line) before heading up to platform.
ICYMI: Boeing curtailed a cherished perk of its top leaders -- travel on its corporate jets -- when new CEO Kelly Ortberg and CFO Brian West rolled out its first austerity measures in September. Exco members were relegated to flying coach. #aviation #avgeek #Boeing
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Alaska, Delta, Frontier, and United all expand in Palm Springs this month.
Delta adds Brisbane.
And Vail gains Alaska and Frontier.
Just a few of the exciting new air routes launching in December, read more in Travel + Leisure.
TSA screening numbers out for the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Dec. 1, and it was a record: 3.09 million!
Boeing’s new CEO clips corporate jet trips in show of restraint www.seattletimes.com/business/boe... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social)
OTD in #aviation #avgeek
What she said ☝️
Air France-KLM in talks for a 20% stake in Air Europa, after IAG failed in its takeover bid. h/t @hype.aero www.reuters.com/markets/deal...
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I believe this is called being extracted from.
British Airways has finally announced its new First Class cabin, to be introduced on refurbished A380s starting in mid-2026. It makes the old First seat on the 787-9 look silly.
The Collin’s Aerospace manufactured seat 36.5inches wide with a bed length of 79 inches, it includes a 32 inch 4K monitor
Seems I’ve blown through the 700s in followers - thank you! - but I wanted to post this video of the very last 747 rolling out of the Everett FAL. It’s a -8F, in December 2023.
And another in slo-mo, just for fun #avgeek
The airport on St. Barths is known for it’s hair-raising approach down the side of a hill #avgeek
I’d like to introduce everyone to the “do not book any flights through EWR in 2025 challenge”
FAA has revised its security for NOTAM, drawing down the blanket prohibition against operations under 10,000 for all of Haiti to only specifically designated areas of the country
Spending the morning with Embraer at the company's investor day on the NYSE. Here's some our recent deep reporting on the Brazilian plane maker. theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev...
Good to see we have two flight tracking providers here on Blue Sky.
@flightradar24.com
@radarbox.bsky.social
Hopefully more will follow.
