Insights and Stories from an Aviation Writer

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

StandardAero is hosting a hospitality booth at Bush Field in Augusta GA this week. It is located at the FBO (Richfield Aviation Services). We will be there 4/4/16 to 4/8/16. Please stop by and enjoy some good southern hospitality.

Read "Why the Cabin Modification Market Will Continue to Grow in 2016" by Bertrand Boisset, Sales Director for OEMs and Lessors at SR Technics http://bit.ly/1qkobLr

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Emirates and Malaysia Airlines announced enhancements to their codeshare agreement. This agreement will provide more seamless travel options for our passengers to visit 15 cities in Malaysia and elsewhere in the region with a convenient connection in Kuala Lumpur.

Qantas A380 from Melbourne to Dubai diverted to Sydney due to ‘vibration issue’ with engine

A mechanical issue has forced a Qantas A380 plane flying from Melbourne to Dubai to turn around and land in Sydney. Passengers on board a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Dubai have endured hours in a holding pattern over Sydney after their flight was diverted due to a ‘vibration issue’ with one of the aircraft’s engines.
The QF 9 flight departed Melbourne shortly after 11pm last night and was two-and-a-half hours into its journey when the captain made the call to return the plane to Sydney.
One of the aircraft’s engines was vibrating above its normal threshold, with the issue monitored by the crew and its operations teams in Sydney, the airline said.
The plane reportedly circled Sydney at 21,000 feet for hours before the curfew at the airport ended at 6am.
The Airbus A380 landed safely and without incident at 6.45am this morning, according to the airline.
There were 410 passengers and 20 crew on board. Passengers will be transferred onto another A380 flight to Dubai later this morning.

Monday, April 4, 2016

Airbus working A400M manufacturing glitches aviationweek.com/defense/airbus…

ALMA: reaching astronomical heights!

ALMA: reaching astronomical heights! http://thls.co/10aPdV Located on the Chajnantor plateau in the Atacama desert of northern Chile, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is a story of superlatives. You will dicover the reason why through this article!