Pics: 3 month old A330 gouged by service truck, may be totaled

Several pictures from several angles, nice long gouge under the nose. Poor driver. (imgur.com) More...

FlightAware and Boeing team up to track 787s everywhere

This is really quite amazing, especially the Google Earth integration and animations. I'm slightly surprised this hasn't been posted yet, since I got it from FlightAware's FB page. (flighttracker.newairplane.com) More...

Boeing Resumes Test Flights of 787

NEW YORK (AP) -- Boeing will resume flight tests of its long-delayed 787 jet on Thursday, six weeks after they were suspended because of an in-flight electrical fire in the plane's power distribution system. (finance.yahoo.com) More...

Boeing raises list prices on commercial planes

Boeing Co is raising list prices for its planes as global air travel demand resurges, and also said on Monday that it will stop offering a version of its 787 Dreamliner meant to fly shorter routes. Boeing Commercial Airplanes spokesman Jim Proulx confirmed the new prices, an across-the-board rise in list prices of about 5.2 percent. (www.reuters.com) More...

United Flight 734 (B737) slides off snowy runway 9L at Chicago O'Hare

A United Airlines flight landing at Chicago's O’Hare International Airport slid off the runway Friday afternoon, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Fire officials said the Boeing 737 plane skidded into the snow-covered grass while landing at the airport. United Airlines confirmed United Flight 734 from San Francisco to Chicago "partially rolled" off the runway. No injuries were reported, authorities and the airline said. (www.nbcchicago.com) More...

Runway Excursion at Chicago O'Hare (E145, snowy/icy runway, loss of lateral control on rollout)

An Envoy Embraer ERJ-145, registration N619AE performing flight AA-4125 from Greensboro,NC to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 38 passengers and 3 crew, landed on O'Hare's runway 10L at 07:40L (13:40Z), tower had reported medium braking action and 4000 feet RVR, when the aircraft skidded left off the runway, skidded sideways further yawing to the left and came to a stop with all gear as well as the right wing tip on soft ground about 5350 feet/1630 meters past the runway threshold,… (avherald.com) More...

Another Qantas SIN-SYD Flight Returns to SIN

Another Qantas Airways aircraft developed engine trouble on Friday and had to return to Singapore shortly after takeoff, according to a report on ChannelNewsAsia's website. (www.marketwatch.com) More...

Pilot Sues Continental Express

An Atlantic Southeast Airlines pilot has filed a lawsuit against codeshare partner Continental Express claiming retaliation against him and ruin of his professional reputation. The suit claims the pilot was targeted because he took precautionary action during severe weather conditions, costing the company money. In the filing the pilot alleges the airline used his pursuit of treatment for depression during a divorce years before as reasoning for grounding him. (www.aero-news.net) More...

Russia's Aeroflot to buy Boeing 777

* Signs deal for 16 aircraft over 2012-2017 * Planes have catalogue price of $4.1 billion * Move plugs gap created by delayed 787 Dreamliner MOSCOW, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot said it would buy 16 new Boeing 777s over the next six years as it strives to plug the gap created by the repeatedly delayed 787 Dreamliners. (www.reuters.com) More...

Internet to Boost Air Travel

WikiLeaks Fallout is Bullish for Boeing, Airbus and United-Continental One thing you can take to the bank: There will be more air travel because of Julian Assange. And it won’t be the paparazzi and news media stalking for photos, but all the staff that work in the trenches of getting business done and international diplomacy effected. If you want to negotiate and close a deal, you’ll do it in person – all the more so if there’s anything sensitive to be discussed. The threat of cyber leaks or… (blogs.forbes.com) More...