Category Archives: Civil Aviation News

“New” Eastern Airlines

Posted on November 6, 2014 by russ@AHS

The first Boeing 737-800(W) for the “new” Eastern Airlines was rolled out of a paint shop at Shannon,  Ireland on November 4th 2014.  It is, apparently, to be delivered to Miami by the first week of December, and will be used … Continue reading →

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Slightly wet and dented 737 fuselages for sale

Posted on July 4, 2014 by russ@AHS

Seems BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) suffered a train derailment today, spilling three Boeing 737 fuselages into the Clark Fork River in Montana. See this link for more details and photos. There is no information as to which versions, or the … Continue reading →

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COMAC ARJ21 Flight Testing in Windsor Ontario

Posted on April 4, 2014 by russ@AHS

The Chinese Commercial Aircraft Company (COMAC) has sent one of their ARJ21 (Advanced Regional Jet for the 21st Century) Xiangfeng (‘Soaring Phoenix’) to Windsor Ontario for flight testing.  Apparently it will spend 2 months chasing clouds to test its ability to fly … Continue reading →

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