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The Swiss designed and made Solar Impulse plane set out Wednesday May 22 on the record-breaking second leg of its zero fuel solar-powered trip across America, from Phoenix to Dallas-Fort Worth. Andre Borschberg, Solar Impulse’s co-founder and CEO, piloted thesolar-powered
Qantas will extend the Select on Q-Eat service to flights from Singapore to Australia starting May 23. The service allows business class passengers to pre-order their meals, which are designed by the carrier’s consulting chef Neil Perry. Meals can be
Airline Avianca-Taca said on Tuesday May 21 that the cancellation of five routes to and from Costa Rica will affect some 50,000 passengers who will have to be re-routed or given refunds if they prefer. The cancelled routes between San
Swiss regional airline Darwin has opened a European base at Cambridge airport, launching four new routes to Amsterdam, Paris, Milan and Geneva. From September 2 Darwin will offer a total of 50 flights a week to and from Cambridge. This
US regional airline group SkyWest has agreed to buy at least 40 Embraer E175s, in a deal that could climb to 200 aircraft and a total price tag of more than USD$8 billion. The first 40 E175s, which SkyWest will
Australian low-cost carrier Jetstar is the latest airline to start preparing to launch Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights. The Qantas subsidiary airline expects to receive its first Dreamliner at the end of September, with a further two aircraft joining the fleet
A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully completed its first test flight this week with a package of performance improvements including enhanced GE engines. This package is designed to improve the fuel efficiency of the popular jetliner. With Boeing Flight Test and
Women from China are giving birth in California and getting US citizenship for their newborns, while authorities are cracking down on homes where they stay. Li lives in a boarding house in the affluent California city of Arcadia, about 13
EasyJet has announced a ‘guaranteed’ cabin baggage allowance which is 37 per cent below the maximum size allowed – because its packed planes can’t always fit passengers’ luggage on-board. The budget airline currently allows luggage to be taken into the
Dassault Falcon will present a full lineup of long-range large-cabin executive jets at this year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, May 21-23. The lineup will feature the recently certificated Falcon 2000S, Dassault’s new entry level jet, along with the
The Galapagos and Machu Picchu is a combination that is hard to equal. At one location, there is the archaeological beauty of Machu Picchu, and in the Galapagos, all the islands together form a stunning natural reserve. Activities include hiking,
Pavlof Volcano, one of Alaska’s most active volcanoes, has sent up ash as high as 22,000 feet, has forced regional flight cancellations. With the cloud blowing eastward and the eruption showing no signs of abating, according to the Alaska Volcano
OSI Systems said the US Department of Homeland Security has issued it a “proposed debarment notice” related to privacy concerns over its full-body passenger scanners used in airports, limiting the company’s ability to sign new federal government contracts until the
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) is displaying a 737-900BBJ 3 for the first time at the 2013 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The jet, based on the 737-900ER, was outfitted with its custom VIP interiors at
The rapidly expanding Turkish Airlines flies two US holidaymakers found themselves a long way from their intended destination after an airline confused two airport codes. Sandy Valdiviseo and her husband Triet Vo were intending to fly from Los Angeles to
