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Home Airlines Airports Destinations Fidelity Programs Travel Health Travel Tech Travel Tips Aircraft Air Safety Air Security NEWS News Center Events FLIGHTS Flight Status Flight Schedules Airport Status Airport Guides City Guides AIRGUIDE Subscribe Advertising Marketing Content Info Services About Us Contact Us Site Map	NEW Updated Version ! Airports - North America Airport Services, Information and Live Status from A to Z with terminal maps. Airport Status Flight Status Departures, arrivals, security wait times at terminals, weather conditions also available. Destination City Information included at each airport. AIRPORT NEWS Air Canada Air Canada will launch daily Toronto-Copenhagen service on June 24 aboard a 767-300ER. 12/23/2009 Air France Air France has underlined its confidence in its newly introduced Airbus A380 despite having its operations with the type disrupted for a third time, in less than a month, by technical problems. Its latest incident, involving an issue with the electrical system deploying leading-edge slats, follows the cancellation of a service from New York Kennedy in mid-December. Air France attributed this earlier cancellation to a fuel-transfer problem. A third incident, linked to the autopilot, had previously resulted in the aircraft having to return to Kennedy shortly after take-off on 27 November. The most recent cancellation, affecting flight AF006 from Paris Charles de Gaulle, meant the carrier had to transfer travellers to a Boeing 777-300ER - although the lower capacity meant the jet could only accommodate 303 of the 481 passengers. Other passengers have been rebooked on other flights. 12/23/2009 American Airlines An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 overran the runway after landing in heavy rain at Norman Manley International airport in Kingston, Jamaica, apparently with no serious injuries to the 331 passengers and six crew. Flight 331 originated in Ronald Reagan Washington National and stopped at Miami. Separately, a Ryanair 737-800 landing overrun at Glasgow Prestwick left no injuries among 129 passengers on board. 12/23/2009 "The care of our passengers and crew members is our highest priority, and we will offer all the assistance necessary," said Gerard Arpey, American Airline's chairman and chief executive officer regarding American Airlines Flight 331. On Tuesday, December 22, 2009, AA's Flight 331, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, overran the runway on landing at Kingston, Jamaica's Norman Manley International Airport. The flight originated out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, operated into Miami International Airport, and then operated into Kingston's Norman Manley International Airport. Preliminary reports indicate there are no critical injuries. The aircraft was carrying 148 passengers and a crew of six. 12/23/2009 Forty passengers were reported injured after an American Airlines plane crashed and broke in two after landing at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston shortly after 10:00 pm Tuesday. “The injured passengers have been taken to the Kingston Public Hospital,” Information Minister Daryl Vaz told the Observer. “There are no reports of fatalities.” Airline spokesman Charley Wilson said in a short statement there were no reports of fatalities in the accident that occured about 10:22 p.m. local time. The flight from Miami was carrying 148 passengers and 6 crew members, the airline said. 12/22/2009 Delta Air Lines Federal Bureau of Investigation analysis has identified the explosive pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) as the substance alleged to have been used in the attack on a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 on 25 December. The FBI has formally charged a Nigerian national, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, with wilfully placing a destructive device on board the twin-jet, and attempting to destroy the aircraft, as it approached Detroit as flight 253 from Amsterdam Schiphol. Affidavit documents filed by the FBI with the US District Court state that, while analysis is continuing, an item Abdulmutallab carried on board, attached to his body, "appears to have been an explosive device", specifically "an explosive bomb". The FBI says that PETN was among the components of the device. PETN is a chemical which normally appears in the form of white, or colourless, crystals or powder. It can combust violently if exposed to heat or explode if subjected to shock. Witnesses on board the aircraft, says the affidavit, state that Abdulmutallab was in the aircraft's bathroom for around 20min just before the incident. On returning to his seat, reportedly the left-hand window position 19A, he covered himself with a blanket complaining of a stomach upset. 12/26/2009 An attempted terrorist attack today aboard an Airbus A330-300 with Delta Air Lines livery failed and the aircraft made a safe landing as scheduled at Detroit Metro Wayne County airport. According to US media reports, White House officials have confirmed a Nigerian passenger aboard Northwest Flight 253 tried to blow up the aircraft. Rep Peter King, the ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee, told media outlets the passenger used a "somewhat sophisticated" explosive device. Flight 253 landed in Detroit about one hour later than scheduled at 11:42am EST, according to the Flight Aware airline tracking web site. The flight also departed Amsterdam Schiphol airport slightly more than an hour late at 10:02am CET, the site says. Eyewitnesses interviewed by national media described hearing a firework-like sound, followed quickly by smoke and flames. Another passenger, Syed Jafry, told Fox News TV channel that the explosion occurred as the A330 began its descent to the Detroit airport. 12/26/2009 IATA IATA is encouraging security officials to keep increased pat-downs in security checks temporary, and has alerted US government officials that a complete overhaul of security management is necessary. In the first unified industry response to the 25 December attempt by a Nigerian national to destroy a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 with explosives, IATA director general Giovanni Bisignani told the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that the air transport system "cannot support 100 percent pat-down searches over the long term". Bisignani says the failed attempt in part emphasised the need for effective cooperation and information sharing among intelligence agencies. During a 29 December update on the government's examination of the thwarted attempt, US President Barack Obama acknowledged wide reports that the suspect's father warned US officials about his son's extremist views. 12/30/2009 Midwest Airlines Midwest Airlines will operate seasonal flights from Omaha to Orlando International (four/five-times-weekly) and Tampa (twice-weekly) Jan. 15-April 18 aboard E-190s. 12/24/2009 Northwest Airlines U.S. officials say a Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria said he was acting on behalf of Al Qaeda when he tried to blow up a flight Friday as it landed in Detroit. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., identified the suspect as Abdul Mudallad, a Nigerian. King said the flight began in Nigeria and went through Amsterdam en route to Detroit. Airport security in Lagos and Amsterdam may have been an issue on how this suspect was able to board Northwest Airlines. 12/25/2009 Telluride (Colo.) Regional Telluride (Colo.) Regional reopened last Thursday following completion of Phase II of the airport's modernization project. The USD22 million program included removal/replacement of the existing runway, reducing grades, widening safety areas, extending the length of the runway and adding all new runway lighting. The airport said that Phase III of the reconstruction "will likely begin in 2010 and will widen the remaining safety areas and add an engineered material arresting system for runway overruns." 12/21/2009 US Airways, Frontier Airlines, Airbus Bird strikes damaged four aircraft on final approach to the Sacramento International airport at various times over a 14-hour period this past weekend. According to FAA preliminary incident reports, the first strike took place at 1829h on the night of 19 December as a US Airways Airbus A319 (N816AW) was on final approach to the airport. The FAA says the aircraft ingested a bird into its right engine during the arrival, but landed without incident. Damage to the aircraft was not reported. Roughly one hour later, at 1927h, a Frontier Airlines Airbus A318 (N806FR) struck a bird on final approach at the airport, damaging a leading edge slat, but causing no issue for the pilots on landing. Another hour later, at 2025h, a Continental Airlines Boeing 737 (N31412) was on final approach to the airport when it "struck several birds", according to the FAA. The aircraft also landed without incident. Damage to the aircraft has not yet been reported. 12/22/2009 WestJet WestJet announced the following new routes: Vancouver to Waterloo (daily from June 27) and San Francisco (daily from June 28); Edmonton to Kamloops and San Francisco (each thrice-weekly from May 2); weekly Toronto-Puerto Vallarta beginning May 7. The LCC also will expand 18 seasonal routes to year-round service from early May. It launched five-times-weekly Montreal-Las Vegas and twice-weekly Vancouver-Lihue services last week. 12/22/2009	Subscribe
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