IT Problems for UK Airport

After numerous cancellations and delays stemming from the Icelandic volcanic eruption, the London Stansted Airport was backed up do to an IT failure that was preventing online and automatic check ins earlier this week. The problem, though not disastrous, had passengers and airport employees moving double time in order to try and get check ins [...]

Slow and Steady Increases in World Trade Lead to Plans for New Building by JFK

JFK Airport is one of the largest in the nation for shipping and receiving freight and due to that fact; there is never a lack of desire for the property surrounding the international airport. Though there isn’t an overwhelming amount of land surrounding the airport for building, and there has been no plan for new [...]

More News on the Green Front – Aircraft Tractors

The EPA recently recognized the monumental efforts of the Dallas Fort Worth Airport in doing what they can to protect the environment. DFW is making a difference by purchasing sixty million kilowatt hours from the green power source Champion Energy Services. This amount of power represents about twenty percent of their electricity needs.

This is [...]

New Musical “Take Flight” Gives a Glimpse into History of Aviation

The entertainment industry second attempt at capturing the world of aviation is getting a much better reception than it’s first – where “Fly Girls” disappointed virtually all critics and caused quite a stir as being sexist and a all but a waste of the viewer’s time, “Take Fly” is triumphant in both depicting the early [...]

UK Airports Getting Aircraft Back Up to Speed

After nearly a week of closures and cancellations due to the ash laden airspace, many European and UK airports have resumed regular operations. The ash from an Icelandic volcano eruption has had potential flight passengers stranded all over the world and basically wreaked have with the ability to fly over much of Europe.

Though flight [...]

Disruption of Volcanic Proportions

Over the course of the winter we saw massive delays and cancellations throughout all of the Northeastern US due to record breaking snowfall and frigid weather conditions. Last week a very different variety of natural occurrence wreaked havoc with airspace and caused the cancellation of hundreds of flights throughout the UK and many other parts [...]

Better Late than Never?

In order to create customer loyalty, airlines need to create a nearly flawless experience and with many of the major airlines reporting pretty substantial increases in late arrivals and departures in the month of February on both the previous month and over the same month in 2009 it seems as though there will be a [...]

Signs of Better Times – Ensure Best Service With Aircraft Tugs

There are a number of financial positives being reported from the aviation industry: American Airlines and Airtran Airways both reported increases in traffic during the month of March and though US Airways traffic remained virtually the same, the company reported a gain in revenue.

Increases in traffic and revenue gains are both good signs for [...]

Transport Worker’s Union and Critics in Aviation Industry Unhappy with Fly Girls

The first television series detailing the lives of people involved in the aviation industry has barely hit the airwaves and it’s already receiving some flack from critics and the Transport Worker’s Union.

The show, which is supposed to offer a sneak peak into the lives of flight attendants, focuses on five female employees of Virgin [...]

Making the Grade with Lindbergh Aircraft Towing Equipment

FAA airport inspections are underway, and the Nashville International Airport managed to net a perfect score on their inspection. The FAA inspections includes inspection or airport records of incidents, actions that were taken and goes over reports of in hose inspections and examines the airport’s overall compliance with safety regulations in virtually all areas of [...]