Explorers think they’ve found Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane. Not everyone’s convinced

The Current11:27Explorers say they’ve found Amelia Earhart’s plane A deep-sea exploration company says it may have found the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s plane, reigniting a mystery that dates back to the famed pilot’s disappearance in 1937. “She’s America’s favourite missing person … she was a fantastic person, a pioneer in the aviation field, an early … Read more

Denver airport’s new security checkpoint expected to speed up lines

Denver International Airport is about to get a boost in its oft-maligned efforts to keep up with sky-high passenger traffic when the first of two new state-of-the-art security checkpoints opens inside the main terminal in less than two weeks. The sleek 17-lane West Security Checkpoint is in the northwest corner of the terminal on Level … Read more

Ukraine shoots down Russian A-50 surveillance plane and IL-22 command aircraft – POLITICO

KYIV — The Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection and control airplane and an IL-22 command plane over the Sea of Azov on Sunday evening, Ukrainian Army Commander in Chief Valery Zaluzhny said in a statement. “I am grateful to the air force for the perfectly planned and executed operation … Read more

$30M lawsuit over plane payments ‘premature at best,’ top Flair Airlines investor says

A key Flair Airlines investor says a $30-million lawsuit filed against it by plane-leasing firms over claims of missed payments is “premature at best.” Miami-based 777 Partners, which owns one-quarter of Flair, confirmed that three lessors of aircraft that were repossessed from the budget carrier last spring filed their claim in London in December over … Read more

Supernal’s electric S-A2 hits 120 mph, takes off vertically

Nick Mokey / Digital Trends While its earthbound automotive divisions have been stewing up hydrogen from sewage and developing modular vans, Hyundai Motor Group’s (HMG) advanced air mobility company, Supernal, has had some lofty plans of its own. On Tuesday, the first day of CES 2024, Supernal unveiled the S-A2, an electric vertical takeoff and … Read more

Trudeau says government looking at ways to designate Iran’s IRGC a terrorist organization

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is looking at ways to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. Trudeau made the comment Monday at a ceremony commemorating the victims of Flight PS752, which was shot down by the IRGC shortly after taking off from Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020, killing all 176 people … Read more

iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall from Alaska Air flight

Among the harrowing details of the blown-off fuselage panel that triggered a sudden decompression event on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, one revelation seemed to defy the laws of physics: one of the mobile phones that had been sucked out of Boeing Co 737 Max 9 jet’s cabin remained in functioning condition after a 16,000-foot tumble. … Read more

Air Transat reaches tentative deal with union representing flight attendants

Business Air Transat and the union representing its 2,100 flight attendants say they have reached a new tentative agreement, coming after the flight attendants rejected an earlier deal reached between the airline and CUPE in December. CUPE members at airline had rejected previous tentative agreement The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 08, 2024 9:02 AM … Read more

Air Canada lands last in on-time flights in ranking of North American airlines

Air Canada notched the worst on-time performance among 10 large airlines in North America in 2023, according to a new report. The country’s biggest carrier landed 63 per cent of its flights on time last year, placing it last among the continent’s 10 largest airlines, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics firm. That means roughly 140,000 planes … Read more