A third $1.1 billion, 2,750m (9,000ft) runway opened at Lambert Field, the international airport at St Louis that was TWA’s hub until American Airlines bought it in 2001 and later slashed frequencies there by half. Separately, Atlanta officials say that Hartsfield-Jackson airport’s fifth runway is on schedule to open in May. The $1.2 billion runway will increase arrivals at Delta’s main hub from 98 to 140 an hour in good weather.
Source: Airline Business
Pilots of a Boeing 737-800 did not notice that the aircraft’s bleed-air system was not active before the jet took off from Manchester, triggering a cabin-altitude warning that remained active for over 40min. UK investigators found that the bleed-air switches had incorrectly been left off during air-conditioning pack maintenance, and ...
GE Aerospace is partnering with NASA to carry out a series of flight tests designed to improve the industry’s understanding of contrails.
Investigators have been unable to determine precisely why a cargo container on board a Boeing 737-400 freighter was not secured, causing it to shift in flight during a service to Edinburgh. The West Atlantic aircraft (G-JMCZ) had been inbound from London Stansted on 26 April. It was transporting 8.9t of ...
