loftleiðir hf , internationally known as icelandic airlines ( abbreviated ial ) or loftleiðir icelandic , was a private icelandic airline headquartered on the grounds of reykjavík airport in reykjavík , which operated mostly trans-atlantic flights linking europe and america , pioneering the low-cost flight business strategy on these routes .

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an advertisement of the icelandic airlines from may 1973 , in new york’s historic fifth avenue .
1944 another important milestone was passed in 1944 , when three young icelandic pilots , returning from flight training in canada , founded loftleidir , later also known as icelandic airlines . initially , both companies concentrated on icelandic domestic air services .
another important milestone was passed in 1944 , when three young icelandic pilots , returning from their flight training in canada , founded loftleidir , which later became known as icelandic airlines .
the poster for “alfred eliasson & loftleidir icelandic , ” a 2009 icelandic documentary about the founder of what is now known as icelandair .
speaking to icelandic tourism and travel website urltoken ( link in icelandic ) , sas spokesperson trine kroman mikkelsen reveals sas’s plans to offer icelandic passengers through - bookings from iceland , via copenhagen , to sas world destinations .
professor of icelandic eirikur rognvaldsson says that english signs in the reykjavik city centre are a part of a more extensive problem involving the icelandic language .
the new food halls at grandi mathöll offers one very icelandic food stall : fjárhúsið , which means the sheep barn and specialises in icelandic lamb .
as things stand , icelandic airlines icelandair and wow air are the only airlines operating the route . sas’s only service to iceland in recent years has been a daily flight from oslo , norway .
magazine and he didn’t win any prestigious accolades . it wasn’t until 2009 that icelandic filmmakers told his story in the little - known documentary alfred eliasson & loftleiðir icelandic .
the entire crew of the plane was icelandic , and this was also the first time an icelandic airplane lands in antarctica . sixty passengers were on board the plane .
loftleidir icelandic airlines , inc . , a corporation , plaintiff and appellant , v . mcdonnell douglas corporation , a corporation , defendant and respondent .
first passenger jet to land in antarctica an all - icelandic crew landed the first icelandic plane and the first boeing 757 commercial passenger jet in antarctica . photo / ágúst hákonarson
in august , 19 airlines offered scheduled flights from keflavík international airport . an average of 55 airplanes per day left keflavík for destinations in europe and north america . icelandic airlines took the lion’s share of these flights .
sas is also offering competition against icelandic airlines on flights to boston , usa , with a new direct flight from copenhagen . up till now , icelandair and wow air have been the only nordic airlines serving the american city .
the all icelandic cookbook , taste of iceland , has been chosen best in the world by the prestigious gourmand cookbook award . the book is written by icelandic
wild chef
úlfar finnbjörnsson .
two are from nepal - - tara air and nepal airlines - - joining kazakhstan ' s scat airlines and afghanistan ' s kam air .
in 1952 , alfred eliasson , the scrappy ceo of icelandic airlines , came up with an idea to boost his company’s performance . the solution transformed eliasson’s country—and the world .
while 149 airlines have top 7 - star rating , almost 50 have just three stars or less . five airlines only achieved one star for safety : nepal’s tara air , agni air , and nepal airlines ; kazakhstan’s scat airlines ; and afghanistan’s kam air . except for agni air , all of those airlines are banned from flying within the european union .
s7 airlines ( siberia airlines ) airbus a321 - 211 vq - bqj ( msn 2076 ) muc ( arnd wolf ) . image : 941037 .
loftleidir icelandic to manage tacv cabo verde
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icelandair is organized and managed in accordance with the requirements of jar - ops 1 and the icelandic caa .
investigators examine the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 in hrabove , ukraine .
pieces of wreckage from the malaysia airlines jet rest in a field in shaktarsk .
born july 20 , 1921 , in the icelandic capital , reykjavik , sigurdur helgason came to the united states in his 20s and graduated with a business degree from colombia university in new york in 1947 . he then returned to iceland , where he managed a cement company before joining icelandic airlines as a board member in 1953 .
an american airlines boeing 737 - 800 departs phoenix sky harbor in january of 2015 .
all four are on a list of airlines banned from flying within the european union .
a woman looks at aircraft debris from the malaysia airlines jet near rozsypne , ukraine .
a piece of wreckage from malaysia airlines flight 17 fell in a field in shaktarsk .
at a board meeting in 1952 , eliasson and icelandic airlines’s chairman sigurdur olafsson decided to challenge that law by launching a flight from new york to luxembourg that was $ 100 cheaper than the prices set by hildred’s group . ad copy read , “icelandic to europe . for people who do a lot of saving . ” icelandic was nicknamed the “hippie airline” because its flights were the starting point for americans who embarked on the famous hippie trail through europe and asia .
lamb street food is a restaurant that offers a new take on icelandic lamb as a fast food using the best available ingredients .
vatnajökull glacier , the site of the september 1950 crash and rescue mission that determined icelandic airlines’s fate . [ photo : anjali kiggal , wikimedia ] the following spring , eliasson made a deal with the usaf and bought the salvage rights of the downed dc - 3 for $ 600 . he led a small team of icelandic airlines employees to vatnajökull to dig the plane out . the winter had been particularly harsh , and when they arrived , only the rudder was visible . eliasson and his group spent the next month shoveling snow , eventually leasing a bulldozer to drag the plane to an airstrip 60 miles away . the batteries and engine worked , so they flew back to reykjavik , where they registered the plane under icelandic airlines’ name and christened it jökull , the icelandic word for glacier .
an alaska airlines boeing 737 lands at seattle - tacoma international airport in september of 2015 .
“i can imagine supplying capacity for other airlines and some major forwarders , ” he said .
dutch military personnel transport malaysia airlines flight 17 victims ' remains to a hearse in eindhoven .
a piece of the fuselage from the malaysia airlines jet lies in a field in hrabove .
an amateur video captured a fireball when a malaysia airlines passenger plane carrying 295 people crashed .
a map of the flight route of malaysia airlines flight 17 ends over donetsk , ukraine .
even so , the total demand from ohio citizens desperate to get to reykjavik ( and icelandic theme - park fans heading in the opposite direction ) is unlikely to sustain two competing airlines on a six hours - plus route .
of the the 449 airlines it monitors , 149 have the top seven - star safety ranking .
visitors pay tribute to the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at amsterdam ' s schiphol airport .
personnel from the ukrainian emergencies ministry recover the bodies of victims at the malaysia airlines crash site .
smoke rises from the scene of a possible crash of a malaysia airlines passenger jet near donetsk .
the airline changed its name to malaysian airlines limited with the formation of malaysia in 1963 . two years later , with the separation of singapore , the airline became a bi - national airline , malaysia - singapore airlines . that partnership ended in 1972 , and the airline later was renamed malaysia airlines .
the low - cost icelandic airliner has already seen big success in linking boston , washington , toronto and montreal with european cities since last year .
icelandic airline wow air has applied to the municipality of kópavogur to build apartment hotels at kársnes by the seafront close to the planned wow headquarters .
in march , malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared en route from kuala lumpur to beijing with 239 aboard .
in july , malaysia airlines flight 17 was shot down over eastern ukraine , killing all 298 aboard .
of the 449 airlines surveyed by airlineratings . com , nearly 50 have just three stars or less .
photo of douglas dc - 4 , this one belonging to pacific western airlines in 1959 , photo credit .
an alaska airlines embraer e170 jet lands at night at seattle - tacoma international airport in september of 2015 .
one of the top 10 safest airlines , cathay pacific received seven stars from urltoken for safety and product .
the world ' s airlines reportedly carried a record 3 . 3 billion passengers on 27 million flights in 2014
this year , the site also included a list of the top 10 safest low cost airlines for 2015 .
investigators examine the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 on friday , aug . 1 , in ukraine .
rescue forces carry bodies of passengers at the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 near donetsk , ukraine .
a firefighter hoses down the burning wreckage of malaysian airlines flight 17 that crashed near the town of shaktarsk .
icelandic’s crammed planes , powered by turbo - prop engines while its rivals flew jets , took 10 to 12 hours to reach europe and usually landed late .
icelandic low - cost airline wow air has announced a new twice - weekly service to the british city of edinburgh to run july - october this year .
a united airlines boeing 767 - 400 rushes by the seattle - tacoma international airport tower in september of 2015 .
( cnn ) aviation website urltoken has just released its annual list of the world ' s 10 safest airlines .
pieter - jaap aalbersberg , head of the malaysia airlines flight 17 recovery mission , gives a briefing in kiev .
people inspect flowers and mementos left for the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at amsterdam ' s schiphol airport .
people lay flowers near photos of malaysia airlines flight 17 crash victims at a central square in kharkiv , ukraine .
people watch from a bridge as a convoy of hearses transport malaysia airlines flight 17 remains in boxtel , netherlands .
a pro - russia separatist walks past a piece of the crashed malaysia airlines jet near hrabove on july 21 .
at the start of 2014 loftleidir icelandic manages one b737 - 700 , two b737 - 800 four boeing 757 - 200 and three boeing 767 - 300er . the aircraft are operated under the icelandair air operator certificate and on leasing contracts under aircraft , maintenance conditions to other airlines .
cabin of a scandinavian airlines system dc - 4 during a domestic evening service in norway in 1953 , photo credit .
a united airlines boeing 737 jet taxis to the gate at dallas / fort worth international airport in august of 2015 .
“there is a role airlines can play to facilitate this , ” he said . “we should take the initiative . ”
royale airlines embraer emb - 110p1 bandeirante n692ra ( msn 110240 ) msy ( bruce drum ) . image : 104648 .
a person writes a note for the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at a church in kuala lumpur , malaysia .
icelandic low - cost airline wow air is taking delivery of the twelfth aircraft in its fleet today , a brand - new airbus a321 aircraft , registered tf - joy .
the other story involves a company from the u . s . getting in on the icelandic market—that company being costco , the membership - based retailer with the huge fanbase . iceland is not a country known for its chains—infamously , mcdonald’s exited the icelandic market during its financial crisis in 2009 , and someone decided to save a burger from that time .
lithuanian airlines boeing 737 - 524 ly - agz ( msn 26340 ) cdg ( christian volpati ) . image : 941531 .
our top 10 safest airlines are always at the forefront of safety innovation and launching new planes ,
says thomas .
by dodging regulations , icelandic airlines ( later renamed icelandair ) was able to set its own prices and position itself as the world’s first low - cost carrier at a time when international travel was reserved for the wealthy . within a decade , icelandic was flying middle - class families across the atlantic in droves . with an incentive to lower prices , eliasson and his team found creative ways to cut costs–including flying older planes , a strategy used by many budget carriers today–and attracted more customers .
this documentary tells the story of the aviation entrepreneur alfred eliasson , founder and manager of loftleidir icelandic , who is recognized as one of the pioneers in trans - atlantic passenger aviation .
wow founder , skúli mogensen , is an icelandic entrepreneur and investor who lived in silicon valley and then ran oz communications — which sold for hundreds of millions to nokia in 2008 .
. lacking a flag carrier of its own , luxembourg was the only country in europe that would allow icelandic to land , and passengers then continued their journeys by bus or train .
icelandic low - cost airline wow air has turned around considerable losses in 2014 to post profits of isk 1 . 1 billion ( approx . €7 . 7 million ) last year .
ethiopian airlines ceo tewolde gebremariam has said the ethiopian government could be considering equity swaps with other african carriers . . . . more
australian and dutch investigators examine pieces of malaysia airlines flight 17 in the village of hrabove , ukraine , on aug . 1 .
victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 are prepared for transport on a dutch c130 cargo plane from an airport in kharkiv , ukraine .
a young girl takes part in a candlelight vigil for the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 in kuala lumpur on july 19 .
a man looks at a screen commemorating passengers aboard a crashed malaysia airlines jet at kuala lumpur international airport in sepang , malaysia .
relatives of people on malaysia airlines flight 17 from amsterdam react outside a holding area at the kuala lumpur international airport in sepang .
icelandair is an icelandic carrier based at the country’s largest airport in keflavík . with a fleet of 32 aircraft , the airline serves more than 40 travel destinations in europe and north america .
in october 1979 flugleidir assumed all operating responsibilities of its two “parents” , and decided to use icelandair as its international trade name , only retaining the flugleidir name in the icelandic domestic market .
famous icelandic stage and film actor þröstur leó gunnarsson will take over the role of chef at the restaurant at hlemmur square hotel in reykjavik tuesday june 5th for a period of two weeks .
to provide you with the opposite , i’ve also made a list of 10 amazing icelandic things that locals take for granted — take a look and tell us which is more up your alley .
he said airlines could work better with customs , and make sure that all the required documents are ready for customs clearance in advance .
contour airlines embraer erj 135er ( emb - 135er ) n16501 ( msn 145145 ) bwi ( brian mcdonough ) . image : 942603 .
selection of individual crewmembers , initial training , type training and recurrent training in icelandair confirms to the traditional pattern found in most airlines .
a person holds a white rose during a silent march in memory of the victims of the downed malaysia airlines flight 17 in amsterdam .
ukrainian soldiers escort a coffin with remains from the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash to a military transport plane on july 23 in kharkiv .
days following the deadly crash of malaysia airlines flight 17 , ukrainians continue with inspection and recovery at the crash scene on july 20 .
malaysia airlines became a full member of the oneworld airline alliance in february 2013 and is now connected to 850 destinations through that network .
in september of 1950 , an icelandic airlines plane carrying cargo back from luxembourg went down over the vatnajökull glacier , in the southeast of the island . a u . s . air force ( usaf ) rescue team flew to the crash site , landed on the ice , and found the icelandic airlines plane severely damaged , but all crew were alive . when they tried to take off , the engines of the usaf’s dc - 3 plane failed due to the frigid temperature . the rescue team had no choice but to depart on foot and leave the plane behind . assuming that the aircraft would get buried in snow , the americans wrote it off as a loss .
it brings you back to the old days of flying with ramps and outside approaches . also my father was an engineer at canadair and sold this aircraft to icelandic and flying tigers . great memories !
all examples made in this article are fictional and not arrived at from a personal experience . i’ve never been on a date with a relative or anyone that lives in my house , i have a great relationship with all my exes and always look like i just stepped out of the cover of vogue whenever i bump into them . i like icelandic food and actually , i love the icelandic weather .
sierra pacific airlines ( 3rd ) boeing 737 - 5l9 wl n709s ( msn 28722 ) bwi ( tony storck ) . image : 941354 .
mauritania airlines international boeing 737 - 8 max 8 5t - clj ( msn 64299 ) bru ( karl cornil ) . image : 941029 .
montenegro airlines fokker f . 28 mk . 4000 yu - aoi ( msn 11176 ) zrh ( rolf wallner ) . image : 941437 .
consistently offering the best service in all classes , singapore airlines is one of the most reliable in safety , according to airlineratings . com .
the group also named the safest low - cost carriers : aer lingus , alaska airlines , icelandair , jetstar , jetblue , kulula . com , monarch airlines , thomas cook , tui fly , and westjet . ( specific rankings were not assigned for this list , either . )
malaysian forensic experts attend a memorial concert for the victims of the malaysia airlines jet shot down over ukraine in a central square in kharkiv .
a convoy of hearses transport the remains of victims from the downed malaysia airlines flight 17 , from the eindhoven airbase to hilversum , netherlands .
a man looks at the crash field of malaysia airlines flight 17 , near the village of grabove , in the donetsk region of ukraine .
a rescue worker marks the location of a victim in the debris of a crashed malaysia airlines jet on july 18 in hrabove , ukraine .
in earlier times , news of two airlines slugging it out on a city pair like that would trigger derision and the prospect of another fares bloodbath . surely the only winner will be the passengers who take advantage of the plummeting prices before one or possibly both airlines abandons the route ?
an american airlines md - 80
mad dog
jet taxis out for takeoff from dallas / fort worth international airport in august of 2015 .
as mount rainier looms in the distance , an alaska airlines boeing 737 lands at dusk at seattle - tacoma international airport in september of 2015 .
according to a report on urltoken , the world ' s airlines carried a record 3 . 3 billion passengers on 27 million flights in 2014 .
the first officer had requested through scandinavian airlines system ( sas ) , the ground - handling agent , a technician to report to the aircraft .
investigators on aug . 1 examine a piece of malaysia airlines flight 17 that crashed near the village of hrabove , ukraine , on july 17 .
dutch embassy employees observe a minute of silence outside the dutch embassy in kiev , ukraine , to honor the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 .
people at aids conference 2014 attend a candlelight vigil to commemorate delegates who died on malaysia airlines flight mh17 at federation square in melbourne , australia .
a woman looks on before lighting a candle in front of the embassy of the netherlands in kiev to commemorate passengers of malaysian airlines flight 17 .
this appeal arises out of the crash of a dc–8 airplane operated by plaintiff , loftleidir icelandic airlines , inc . ( “loftleidir” ) , and manufactured by defendant , douglas aircraft company , inc . ( “douglas” ) . the jury returned a verdict in favor of douglas . loftleidir appeals raising two claims of error , both relating to trial court orders excluding evidence .
hard for malaysia airlines to survive after two disasters the crash thursday of malaysia airlines flight 17 is the second major tragedy this year for the airline , which is still searching for flight 370 that went missing march 8 . the country ' s national carrier flies check out this story on urltoken urltoken
a file photo taken on march 18 , 2013 shows a malaysia airlines boeing 737 plane flying over the sukarno - hatta airport in tangerang . malaysia airlines said on july 17 , 2014 that it had
lost contact
with one of its passenger planes whose last known position was over ukraine .
for customers nothing will change as a result of the transfer of flight operations : austrian airlines will remain austrian airlines – with a fleet of 77 aircraft serving 130 destinations around the world . for the employees of austrian airlines flight operations , who are 600 pilots and 1 , 500 flight attendants , nothing will change in terms of the workplace or actual salary . this is because , the savings should be achieved by means of level salary increases .
long before freddie laker and people express began no - frills flights across the atlantic , icelandic defied the state - run giants of the international air transport association , which controlled fares , by sharply undercutting their prices .
founded in 1944 , the airline company loftleiðir was an effort of alfred eliasson and two other young icelandic pilots . the first commercial flight was local : from reykjavik to ísafjörður , on 6th of april , 1944 .
a note from a malaysia airlines flight crew , rests among the flowers and mementos honoring the victims of flight 17 at amsetdam ' s schiphol airport .
ukrainian police officers secure a refrigerated train loaded with the bodies of passengers from the crashed malaysian airlines flight during a stop at a factory in kharkiv .
icelandic became one of the fastest growing companies in the industry . by 1953 , 5 , 000 passengers flew icelandic per year . by 1960 , that number spiked to 40 , 000 . and by 1970 , the airline was flying 71 , 500 passengers and generating $ 23 . 5 million in annual revenue . that’s the equivalent of $ 145 million today–an impressive number for a country with a population of 200 , 000 back then .
loftleidir icelandic has signed a five year aircraft maintenance contract with the french all business - class startup airline la compagnie . the airline started operations in july and has leased one 757 - 200 with maintenance services from loftleidir .
as well as its own 777fs and 747 - 8fs , the carrier also uses 747 - 400fs operated by air atlanta icelandic and act . “we prefer a fleet that breathes according to demand , ” said mr mueller .
finnair is one of the oldest airlines in the world and one of the safest . they have had no fatal or hull - loss accidents since 1963 .
and still nothing has been found . in the latest incident to dent the airline ' s image , malaysia airlines has had to ground a plane after a
armed separatists in military attire block passage of organization for security and co - operation in europe investigators heading to the wreckage site of malaysia airlines flight 17 .
icelandic airline loftleiðir introduces low - cost travel from the us to europe , using reykjavik as a hub . during the 60s it was used by young americans to reach the continent and therefore became known as the hippie airline .
in 1961 he took over the united states operations of the airline , and when icelandic airlines merged with a smaller competitor in 1973 , he returned to head the new entity , icelandair . he stayed on as chief executive for a decade and in 1984 became chairman of the board , remaining until he retired , in 1991 . thereafter he lived in iceland , new york and mustique .
not one , but two absolutely gorgeous stretch 8s , wearing the beautiful livery of icelandic airlines . silent film by the barstow family . many thanks to the rick prelinger archives . be sure to check my channel for the best in vintage & rare airliner videos !
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mogensen says he has always wanted wow to offer “the lowest airfares with a smile” , adding “i never understand why so many airlines fail on basic customer service” .
he said that saudia was talking with air china and the hainan group of airlines – which includes yangtze river express – for air cargo partnerships across the region .
turk hava yollari - turkish airlines douglas dc - 9 - 15 tc - jaa ( msn 47048 ) zrh ( jacques guillem collection ) . image : 941363 .
taiwan ' s eva air , which has its own hello kitty branded aircraft , also placed in the top 10 list of the world ' s safest airlines .
urltoken ' s rating system takes into account audits from aviation ' s governing bodies and lead associations as well as government audits and the airlines ' fatality records .
the united states doesn ' t blacklist individual airlines , but it does make public a list of countries it judges to fall short of international aviation safety standards .
mourners watch from a bridge as a convoy of hearses carrying some victims of the downed malaysia airlines flight 17 , drive from eindhoven airbase to hilversum , netherlands .
during his first years as director - general of the iata , hildred had succeeded in regulating the world’s 200 airlines . he organized meetings between airline executives and state officials , and by 1952 , there were thousands of bilateral agreements between governments and airlines . the iata regulated everything from prices to timetables , which earned it a reputation as one of the most powerful cartels in the world . one of the international laws it introduced restricted airlines to flights to or from their country of registry .
canadian airline zoom airlines began offering cheap transatlantic flights . it filed for bankruptcy in 2008 , blaming the
horrendous
price of aviation fuel and broader economic downturn .
making up the remainder of the top 10 are , in alphabetical order : air new zealand , cathay pacific , british airways , emirates , etihad airways , eva air , finnair , lufthansa , and singapore airlines . the site did not assign rankings to these airlines , but recognizes them as being among the safest in the world .
dutch military men carry a coffin containing the body of a victim of downed malaysia airlines flight 17 , during a ceremony at eindhoven airbase upon their arrival in netherlands .
pallbearers carry a coffin , at eindhoven military air base , netherlands , toa hearse , upon arrival of some victims from the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash in ukraine .
emergency workers carry remains in a body bag as pro - russia militants stand guard at the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 near the ukrainian village of hrabove .
loftleiðir was founded in 1944 , at first operating domestic routes . these were handed over to the other icelandic airline , flugfélag íslands , in 1952 . meanwhile , loftleiðir had started international routes , eventually concentrating on low - fare transatlantic flights .
there is much to be said about the bounty of icelandic restaurants and the great variety of food they have to offer , none of which will be stated in this article . this is all about the best places to shop for great food .
mr mueller spoke to the loadstar on the sidelines of air cargo india in mumbai , during which he called publicly for airlines to take more control of the supply chain .
austrian airlines’ ( vienna ) board of directors has approved a plan to move austrian’s flight operations to lower cost tyrolean airways ( innsbruck ) . austrian issued the following statement :
malaysia airlines , the country ' s national carrier , flies about 37 , 000 passengers aboard 250 departures daily to 80 destinations , according to the company ' s website .
malaysian buddhists light candles as they pray for passengers and crew of the crashed malaysia airlines flight mh17 at a temple in kuala lumpur , malaysia , july 20 , 2014 .
then on icelandic national day on 17 june , 1947 , the first international flight was launched to copenhagen , denmark , using a douglas dc - 4 , and in 1948 , the company flew its first dc - 4 to new york as well .
unlike a number of low cost carriers these airlines have all passed the stringent international air transport association operational safety audit audit and have excellent safety records ,
says thomas .
a pro - russia militant carries an aircraft flight recorder retrieved from the malaysia airlines crash site as donetsk people ' s republic officials present the device to malaysian representatives in donetsk .
iceland - based capacity solution provider loftleidir icelandic is to undertake a management contract with tacv cabo verde airlines , as the archipelago’s government seeks to restructure and privatize the national carrier . cabo verde ( cape verde in english ) is a cluster of islands off the northwest coast of africa that has become an increasingly popular holiday destination in recent years , especially for european tourists seeking to escape the continent’s winter months . tacv cabo . . .
paris — sigurdur helgason , an icelander whose pioneering “hippie airline , ” then called icelandic , made low - cost air travel to europe possible for a generation of americans , died on feb . 8 on the caribbean island of mustique . he was 87 .
traveling to europe in the spring or summer can be pricey , making it difficult for many people to visit during peak season . so when one budget icelandic airline announced its latest travel deal to several hot spots on the continent , it caught our attention .
paris – sigurdur helgason , an icelander whose pioneering “hippie airline , ” then called icelandic , made low - cost air travel to europe possible for a generation of americans , died on feb . 8 on the caribbean island of mustique . he was 87 .
búrið is an acclaimed gourmet store in reykjavik . it is a shop that first and foremost sells cheese but has a great variety of other gourmet products , a lot of them from icelandic producers . a personal recommendation is the horse salami from tairello , an italian that relocated to iceland a few years back . búrið has a big role in the icelandic food scene as 2 - 3 times a year they put up a giant food market in harpa concert hall , featuring local producers and companies importing gourmet food .
these are , in alphabetical order : aer lingus ( ireland ) , alaska airlines ( u . s ) , icelandair ( iceland ) , jetblue ( u . s . ) , jetstar ( australia ) , urltoken ( south africa ) , monarch airlines ( uk ) , thomas cook ( uk ) , tuifly ( germany ) and westjet ( canada ) .
paris ? sigurdur helgason , an icelander whose pioneering ? hippie airline , ? then called icelandic , made low - cost air travel to europe possible for a generation of americans , died on feb . 8 on the caribbean island of mustique . he was 87 .
dhl ( tasman cargo airlines ) boeing 757 - 236 ( f ) vh - tca ( msn 25620 ) ( jeremy clarkson ) syd ( john adlard ) . image : 940837 .
on may 23rd us airline united airlines will commence direct flights between newark airport and keflavik international airport in iceland . the flights are onlu scheduled for the summer season , until october 4th .
the scandal over children being separated from their parents by us border officials at the us - mexico border has drawn some of america’s largest airlines into the political debate . . . . more
british airways , which covers 179 destinations and carries approximately 40 million customers a year , is among the top 10 . urltoken says its list recognizes airlines at the forefront of safety innovation .
malaysia airlines was in dire financial straits even before losing a plane on march 8 , and analysts said it may be difficult for the national carrier to continue after the latest catastrophe thursday .
the convoy of funeral hearses carrying the remains of the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash victims heads july 24 from the airbase in eindhoven to hilversum , netherlands , where they will be identified .
the report rates 449 airlines , with seven stars as the highest possible rating . the grading system takes into account audits from aviation’s governing bodies as well as government audits and the airlines’ own fatality records . for example , airlines can earn two stars for having a safety audit certification from the international air transport association is worth two stars , and meeting all eight safety parameters of the international civil aviation authority ( a united nations agency ) is worth another two stars . airlines can earn additional stars for reasons including a 10 - year record of zero fatalities . they also can lose stars for being on the eu’s blacklist , for only operating russian - built aircraft , or if the airline’s fleet has been grounded by the county’s governing aviation authority because of safety concerns .
a malaysian investigator photographs debris at the scene of the malaysia airlines jet crash near hrabove , ukraine . the boeing 777 aircraft with 298 people onboard was shot down by a missile july 17 .
in the winter of 1951 , alfred eliasson’s company , icelandic airlines , was about to go under . the founder and his executive team had decided to pull out of the transatlantic market just a few months prior , after established carriers like pan - am proved to be tougher competition than expected . low domestic demand in iceland , a country of just 200 , 000 inhabitants at the time , also proved to be a challenge . by december of 1950 , the airline known as
today it announces ( and tickets go on sale at 8am , from £99 ) two new transatlantic routes to the canadian cities of montreal and toronto – all its transatlantic routes fly via the icelandic capital of reykjavik . the four times - weekly flights will operate from may next year .
guide to iceland is the world ' s largest marketplace for icelandic travel services . we offer more than 5 , 000 tours and packages that have been tried and tested for quality . book with us to secure an authentic local experience and find the popular and unique attractions in iceland .
you keep hearing all the wonderful things about iceland and reading top lists of all its amazing attractions and attributes . but what are some of the worst , most annoying things about iceland ? what do the icelandic people dislike , loathe or despise when it comes to their own culture ?
flashback 50 years and there were a staggering 87 crashes killing 1 , 597 when airlines carried only 141 million passengers - - 5 % of today ' s number ,
says the website .
subsequently , the loftleiðir grew in popularity among many young americans who became frequent users of the flights . during those years , it was also the company’s own staff that referred to the airlines as “the hippie express” or “the hippie airline” . young americans used their routes to reach europe after graduation and experience life and culture on the old continent . although the icelandic airline was infamous for its slow speed and lack of promptness , the youths preferred it as it was a cheap means of travel .
australian , malaysian and dutch investigators examine pieces of the downed malaysia airlines flight 17 near rossipne , ukraine on aug . 5 . the jet crashed on july 17 , killing all 298 people on board .
lufthansa systems today announced icelandair as a new customer of its windows - based lido / eroutemanual navigation solution . the icelandic carrier has also opted for the lido / amm ( airport moving map ) add - on module . the two companies recently signed a five - year agreement to this effect .
rounding out the rest of the top 10 in alphabetical order are : air new zealand , british airways , cathay pacific airways , emirates , etihad airways , eva air , finnair , lufthansa and singapore airlines .
the crash thursday of malaysia airlines flight 17 is the second major tragedy this year for the airline , which is still searching for flight 370 that went missing march 8 . the country ' s national carrier flies
for a time continental airlines used cleveland as a hub , and even had a daily link to and from london . but since continental merged with united , cleveland has watched other cities taking all the glory .
wow air ' s inaugural flight was to paris on may 31st , 2012 and in october that same year wow air took over the flight operations of iceland express . only a year later , in october 2013 , wow air was awarded the air operator‘s certificate ( aoc ) by the icelandic transport authority .
icelandair has been a member of iata ( international air transport association ) since 1950 , a member of aea ( association of european airlines ) since 1957 , and a member of the flight safety foundation since 1966 .
1973 in 1973 it was agreed to merge both flugfélag íslands and loftleidir under a new holding company , flugleidir . in october 1979 flugleidir assumed all operating responsibilities of its two
parents
, and decided to use icelandair as its international trade name , only retaining the flugleidir name in the icelandic domestic market .
without a fatal crash in more than 60 years , qantas tops urltoken ' s list as the world ' s safest airline . the aviation website ranks airlines based on their operational histories , incident records and operational excellence .
but , truthfully , i’m beginning to find the constant complaining about things more annoying than the things themselves . sure , a string of issues aren ' t great and they need to be addressed for them to change , but sometimes it feels as if the icelandic people just love to complain . about everything , really .
pro - russia militants stand next to wreckage from malaysia airlines flight 17 near donetsk . the boeing 777 airliner with 298 people on board was possibly shot down by a missile on july 17 near the russia - ukraine border .
melabúðin is a small grocery store about a 15 minute walk from reykjavik centre . the amount of stuff cramped into this small space is nothing short of astounding . the variety is great , there you can find just about everything you need in addition to a lot of gourmet products not easily found in other places in iceland . the variety of vegetables is just about as good as it gets , and a lot of it is organic and the variety of cheese is better than in just about any supermarket . there you can even buy food to go , like crispy pork , icelandic meat soup , french fries , sheep head and icelandic blood pudding .
pylsumeistarinn is one of the best things about polish immigrants in iceland ( their brand refers to poland ) . the name translates as the master of sausages , a title the shop lives up to . even though sausages are a favourite fast food in iceland , the icelandic sausages available in shops by the ring road are a far cry from the great sausages found in germany and poland . the sausages available in pylsumeistarinn are the real deal , they are made on site so the staff know exactly what is in them . the variety is great , there are traditional sausages , some with exciting spices and others with an icelandic twist , like lamb sausages with blueberries .
malaysia airlines ' fleet of 88 aircraft includes boeing 747 - 400 , 777 - 200er , 737 - 800 and 737 - 400 , as well as airbus a330 - 300 , a330 - 200 and its flagship a380 - 800 .
hearses carry coffins containing unidentified bodies from the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17 on july 23 , in eindhoven , netherlands . the flight was traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it crashed in eastern ukraine killing all 298 passengers .
a woman mourns victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at amsterdam ' s schiphol airport on july 23 . the dutch government has declared a day of national mourning as two planes arrive , carrying victims from the flight that crashed in ukraine .
luggage and personal belongings from malaysia airlines flight 17 lie in a field on july 20 near grabovo , ukraine . the airliner was traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it crashed , killing all 298 on board , including 80 children .
“we’re slow but we’re low” was the slogan as the airline started ferrying 20 - something passengers to luxembourg on dc - 8s , with an obligatory stop in iceland . lacking a flag carrier of its own , luxembourg was the only country in europe that would allow icelandic to land , and passengers then continued their journeys by bus or train .
“we’re slow but we’re low” was the slogan as the airline started ferrying 20 - something passengers to luxembourg on dc - 8s , with an obligatory stop in iceland . lacking a flag carrier of its own , luxembourg was the only country in europe that would allow icelandic to land , and passengers then continued their journeys by bus or train .
across europe there are some 22 budget airlines , almost exclusively operating within the confines of the continent , save a handful that fly east towards asia , or south towards africa . only two fly west , across the atlantic , to america .
sympathizers hug in front of a flower tribute at the entrance to the korporaal van oudheusdenkazerne army barracks in hilversum , netherlands , on july 24 . victims of the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash in the ukraine will be identified at the facility .
deputy head of a european observer mission to ukraine alexander hug , center right , stands outside a refrigerated train as members of netherlands ' national forensic investigations team inspect the bodies of victims from the malaysia airlines crash in torez , eastern ukraine .
icelandair , wow air and easyjet all operate regular flights between iceland , usa and europe , among a number of other airlines . but flying anywhere is always pretty expensive , somewhat limiting your options , making many locals feel stuck in iceland .
people attend a silent march of remembrance in amsterdam on july 23 . the first bodies of passengers and crew killed on malaysia airlines flight 17 arrived in the netherlands from the ukraine . july 23 was an official day of mourning in the netherlands .
malaysian experts check debris at the malaysia airlines crash site on july 22 near hrabove , ukraine . the aircraft was traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was shot down by a missile on july 17 , killing all 298 people on board .
cheap flights to iceland are now available for a limited period of time , seize this amazing opportunity to visit this enchanting country ! iceland’s capital city , reykjavik , is the home of keflavik international airport ( kef ) , which is a 45 - mintue drive from the city centre . keflavik international airport serves many airlines , including british airways , icelandair and scandinavian airlines . popular international flights depart from cape town and johannesburg . the flight duration from johannesburg is approximately 15 hours and 15 minutes .
people inspect the debris after a malaysia airlines passenger jet with 295 people on board crashed near grabovo . ukrainian military officials say the boeing 777 passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down by a missile as it flew over rebel - held eastern ukraine .
under mr . helgason’s stewardship , the airline greatly increased its flights , to up to five a day from new york in its heyday , and the expansion also brought change to his home country , introducing new ways of thinking to the icelandic business community , while opening up an island of under 300 , 000 people to tourism from europe and the united states .
and don ' t even get me started on the panama papers . in icelandic politics , it seems corruption has become the norm , and the people are becoming numb to it all . those in charge just keep on hiring their family members and friends for important positions , allowing the corruption to continue and giving the nation an endless array of things to complain about .
yesterday the icelandic airline loftleiðir iceland made history when it landed a boeing 757 on the antarctic ice sheet , the local news site vísir reports . this is the first time a boeing commercial passenger jet lands in antarctica . previously the royal new zealand air force had landed a 757 in antartica . historically the transport planes have been hercules l - 282g and ilyushin il76 - td .
in 1973 , loftleiðir and icelandair ( flugfélag íslands ) , joined forces through a holding company , flugleiðir . the two airlines operated alongside , until they were finally completely merged as flugleiðir in 1979 . internationally , the new airline retained the name icelandair for promotional reasons .
one of today ' s giants of the budget airlines , ryanair has mooted long - haul routes a number of times but has not yet followed through . easyjet , its main rival , was founded 10 years later , and has also not entered the transatlantic market .
we are proud to be among the very first airlines to take the aircraft of the future into use . over the coming years , we’ll receive a total of 16 boeing 737 max planes and we look forward to sharing the new way of flying with our passengers .
malaysia airlines , which accounted for more than half of the airplane accident fatalities in 2014 ( there were a combined 537 people on flights mh370 and mh17 ) , was docked only for its record of fatalities , leaving it with five out of a possible seven stars .
the airline absolutely must take urgent , tangible , and meaningful steps to show it is in control of its destiny ,
harteveldt said .
though its airplanes fly , as a business , malaysia airlines seems to lurch from one day to the next .
pro - russian rebels , right , followed by members of the osce mission , walk by plane wreckage as they arrive for a media briefing at the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 , near the village of hrabove , in eastern ukraine , on july 22 .
a pro - russia soldier holds up a toy he found in the debris at the malaysia airlines crash . emergency workers , police officers and off - duty coal miners searched the scene of the crash for the bodies of 298 people who died in the july 17 crash .
if i ' m allowed to complain a little bit ; icelandic politics have really started to wear icelanders out . there was a massive financial collapse in 2008 when people rioted and brought down the leading political party . then , they assembled a brand new one , ( that did pretty well ) , only to re - elect the party that was responsible for the crash a few years later .
loftleidir icelandic has undertaken a complete reconfiguration of one of its boeing 757 - 200er . the aircraft is fitted with 50 custom - designed italian leather seats from avio interiors equipped with a personal massage system , 4 - way adjustable headrests and lumbar support , and a fully lie - flat bed more than 6 . 5 ' long ( 79
pitch ) . and full lavatory upgrades from mac interior .


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cal - aero field was located east of los angeles , near chino and ontario , california .
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zee aero and kitty hawk share the same nondescript headquarters near google ' s mountain view , california headquarters , according to the faa listings .
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aerial view of surplus military planes in storage at cal - aero field in california after wwii ( photo used by permission of the photographer , william t . larkins )
aerial view of surplus military aircraft in storage at cal - aero field , california after wwii ( photo used by permission of the photographer , william t . larkins )
1st aero squadron standard – 1913 . this is believed to be the original standard ( guidon ) ordered for the united states’ 1st aero squadron .
has anyone flown with aero california , if so what were they like ? i know they only started flying again last year due to a rubbish safety record . maybe they have…
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has anyone flown with aero california , if so what were they like ? i know they only started flying again last year due to a rubbish safety record . maybe they have changed ?
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the faa has confirmed a hawker hunter mk . 58 crashed wednesday afternoon near naval station ventura county in southern california .
curtiss c - 46a commando , s / n 42 - 3649 , for sale at cal - aero field , california , post - wwii ( photo used by permission of the photographer , william t . larkins )
zee aero is headquartered at a nondescript , two - story building near google ' s mountain view campus .
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nearly 1 , 900 aircraft would be transferred to cal - aero , of which about 500 were sold and the rest dismantled .
both of the aircraft use electric engines , according to the registrations which allow zee aero to fly the rotocraft for three years .
zee aero ' s more recent rotorcraft filings suggest that it ' s indeed working towards a design that bloomberg earlier said
resembles a giant version of a quadcopter drone .
the description also matches paparazzi photos of alleged prototypes and early zee aero patents .
many c - 46 commandos were sent to cal - aero field ( see photo to the right ) for storage , sale and disposal .
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zee aero has yet to publicly acknowledge or demonstrate its technology . the company couldn ' t be reached for comment on its faa filings .
eric allison lists himself as zee aero ' s ceo since march 2015 on linkedin . prior to that , allison served as the startup ' s director of engineering for five years . zee aero ' s president is former delta executive fred reid , according to his linkedin profile .
one smelter was operated by the sharp & fellows contracting company to melt the aircraft parts from cal - aero , offsite at norco , ca .
beginning in the early 1970s , the airport became the center of the warbird restoration movement in southern california . cal - aero field today is known as chino airport . it has become the airport of choice for many independent pilots , students and trainers , and corporate users . it ' s business - friendly atmosphere has created a haven for entrepreneurs and corporate ventures .
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larry page ' s mysterious startup , zee aero , is expanding its fleet of unusual aircraft as it races to create flying cars that could revolutionize transportation .
the 1st aero squadron , or the 1st reconnaissance squadron , is the oldest us military flying unit . it was formed march 5 , 1913 , and has an unbroken heritage of over 100 years ! general john j . pershing ordered the 1st aero squadron to become the first aviation unit to participate in military action .
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after the war , the reconstruction finance corporation ( rfc ) established a sales depot at the inactive cal - aero field , although it was referred to by the rfc as
ontario
.
cal - aero academy was a civilian aviation school , established before world war ii , and later contracted by the aaf to train pilots . while working with the army , the school trained army air cadets to fly stearmans and bt - 13s . the cal - aero academy was closed on october 16 , 1944 , after training 10 , 365 fighter and bomber pilots for the war effort .
kitty hawk , a smaller subsidiary of zee aero that ' s purportedly working on different flying car designs , also registered in january to fly a four - seater cessna 172 skyhawk plane , which is the most - produced aircraft in history .
larry page created zee aero in 2010 to reinvent personal aircraft transportation , but his involvement was kept secret until a bombshell investigation by bloomberg businessweek last year revealed that the billionaire google cofounder had personally poured over $ 100 million into the project .
zee aero registered two new aircraft with the federal aviation administration on january 18 , according to filings seen by business insider . the aircraft type for both filings is listed as rotorcraft , which means they use rotary wings to fly like a helicopter .
aside from flying its own designs , the faa listings indicate that zee aero and kitty hawk have been testing other outside aircraft , including the fixed - wing cessna 206 and an ultralight , engine - less sailplane with detachable wings called the sparrowhawk .
aside from page ' s backing , little is known about zee aero ' s management . the startup has around 100 employees , according to linkedin , and a handful of open positions listed on its website . the kitty hawk division has roughly 30 employees .
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collectively , zee aero and kitty hawk have filed more than a dozen different aircraft registrations with the faa to date , with the earliest filings dating back to 2014 . different aircraft types that have been registered include electric gliders , rotorcraft , and fixed - wing designs that function more like traditional , commercial planes .
on april 14 , only two of the airplanes were in a flyable condition . the 1st aero squadron had done all they could with the equipment they had . the bad news reached washington and secretary baker asked congress for a $ 500 , 000 appropriation to purchase 12 new curtiss r - 2 airplanes , equipped with lewis guns , automatic cameras , bombs , and radios . on april 20 , the 1st aero squadron was ordered back to columbus . when they arrived captain foulois determined the 2 remaining jennies were in such bad condition that he set them on fire to make sure no one could order him to fly them again .
the aero association of caltech ( informally known as the caltech / jpl flying club ) was established in 1966 , incorporated as a non - profit organization . it has grown from 18 caltech members and a single cessna 150 to the current fleet of 8 airplanes and approximately 180 members . the majority of our members come from the caltech / jpl community .
the greatest weakness of the squadron was it’s lack of airplanes . those observing operations in wwi in europe , understood that an aviation squadron needed a minimum of 12 operational airplanes , 12 replacements , and a reserve of 12 , 36 airplanes in all . the 1st aero squadron had only 8 curtiss jn - 3 airplanes , and was desperately short of spare parts .
during this first us military air action , the 1st aero squadron flew 346 hours on 540 flights and covered more than 19 , 300 miles , performing aerial reconnaissance and photography , and transporting mail and official dispatches . more importantly , the military learned that the airplane could no longer be considered an experiment or an oddity , but could become a useful military tool .
since bloomberg unearthed page ' s involvement in june 2016 , zee aero and kitty hawk have registered at least two additional glider and three rotorcraft planes with the faa . the filings signal that page , who is the firms ' only publicly - known backer , hasn ' t pulled his financial support , as bloomberg reported he once threatened to do if his involvement ever became public .
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leading aviation services provider , west coast aviation services headquartered in southern california , is pleased to announce the recent addition of the all new piaggio evo to its diverse fleet of aircraft available for private charter . recognizable for its unique shape and rear mounted turboprops , piaggio’s first u . s . sold evo aircraft makes its home at the john wayne airport in orange county , ca . a second piaggio , scheduled to arrive this month , will also join the company’s sizable fleet of fractionally owned aircraft , expanding the program’s membership opportunities . the two aircraft are part of a larger order for this new line of high - performance planes planned for delivery within the next four years .
in february , 1913 , tension with mexico was increasing . president william taft ordered the 2nd army division to mobilize a defense against mexico . on march 5 , a small group of officers and enlisted men were formed into the first aero squadron , assigned to the 2nd division , which was commanded by signal corps captain charles de forest chandler . nine airplanes were assigned to the squadron , which was formed into two companies . company a had 3 pilots , 4 airplanes , and 24 enlisted men ; company b had 3 pilots , 27 enlisted men and 5 airplanes . the pilots were all army officers , with the rank of 1st or 2nd lieutenant .
the distinctively stylish italian - built evo makes its debut to the southern california charter market offering spacious and elegant accommodations , faster speeds and a quieter cabin . its sleek and aerodynamically designed airframe brings benefits inside and out giving passengers an elevated inflight experience . the newly designed twin turboprop is the best performer in its class , even faster than some light jets . climbing to a maximum ceiling of 41 , 000 feet and reaching speeds of 350 mph , the aircraft produces efficiency as it saves valuable time and money . experience quiet solace and increased cabin dimensions offering a height of 5’9” and width of 6’ , giving the aircraft a much roomier interior than some business jets , to comfortably seat up to 7 passengers . the state - of - the - art inflight entertainment system with complimentary domestic wi - fi allows passengers to stay connected to the world below . a separate and enclosed aft lavatory also comes standard in this aircraft .
on march 9 , 1916 , more than 1 , 000 of pancho villa’s horsemen crossed the border at columbus , new mexico and raided the town . 17 americans were killed as they looted and burned the town . president wilson immediately asked permission from president carranza of mexico to send troops into mexico . carranza reluctantly gave permission , “for the sole purpose of capturing the bandit villa . ” with that permission , wilson ordered a “punitive expedition , ” and told general pershing to “pursue and disperse” villa’s forces . pershing thought this would be a good opportunity to use the airplanes , and ordered the 1st aero squadron to columbus to set up operations . he planned to use the aircraft for observation support of the ground forces .
miami — russian flag carrier , aeroflot , is negotiating with airbus the expansion of its long - haul fleet with a potential order of 28 airbus a350 - 900s , worth $ 7 . 8 billion at list prices . . . .
miami — delta air lines broke its own record by transporting 17 . 7 million passengers in june alone . the airline claims to have flown this number of passengers through both its . . .
miami — comparison research organization urltoken has unveiled its report on the ‘least reliable american airports , ’ based on a thorough study of the bureau of transportation’s 2017 records . the group has
london – southampton airport celebrated a new link this week between the solent - based airport and skiathos in greece . the airline will operate this flight on a once per week basis
story by david h . stringer • airways magazine , october 2017 many companies were started by entrepreneurs who saw that a
miami — eleven years ago today , boeing rolled out the 787 dreamliner in a flashy rollout ceremony at its plant in everett , washington . more than 30 , 000 boeing and supplier employees participated
miami — russian flag carrier , aeroflot , is negotiating with airbus the expansion of its long - haul fleet with a potential order of 28 airbus a350 - 900s , worth $ 7 . 8 billion at list prices .
miami — mexico’s new president , andres lopez obrador , is no longer threatening to halt the construction of mexico city’s new $ 13 billion mega airport . the socialist president - elect had threatened during
toulouse — the first half of 2013 and has certainly been a busy year in the annals of commercial aviation . in january the worldwide fleet of the boeing 787 dreamliner
delta air lines broke its own record by transporting 17 . 7 million passengers in june alone .
delta air lines broke its own record by transporting 17 . 7 million passengers in june alone . the airline claims to have flown this number of passengers through both its mainline and delta connection flights , wrapping up its second quarter with over 50 million passengers .
mexico’s new president , antonio lopez obrador , is no longer threatening to halt the construction of mexico city’s new $ 13 billion mega airport .
mexico ' s new president , antonio lopez obrador , is no longer threatening to halt the construction of mexico city ' s new $ 13 billion mega airport . the socialist president - elect had threatened during his campaign that the airport ' s construction was unnecessary and too expensive for the mexican taxpayer .
the first - ever airbus a380 has landed at islamabad international airport with emirates operating a one - off flight to demonstrate the airport’s capability in handling the double - decker plane .
the first - ever airbus a380 has landed at islamabad international airport with emirates operating a one - off flight to demonstrate the airport ' s capability in handling the double - decker plane .
argentina ' s air industry has been dominated by state - owned aerolineas argentinas ( ar ) and its subsidiary austral ( au ) .
this new joint venture between boeing and embraer means that both manufacturers will catch up with the recent c series aircraft limited partnership , which has both airbus and bombardier working together on the program .
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aviacsa flight attendant elizabeth mercado passes out anti - government fliers july 16 in mexico city . she calls the government ' s shutdowns
dirty war .
( editors note : this story on mexican airlines , which was posted on july 22 , misstated the operating status of republicair , a charter airline . mexico ' s communications and transportation department suspended the airline in april 2007 , and a government database shows that republicair did not carry any passengers in 2008 or 2009 . however , leonardo rojas , a spokesman for the department , said republicair resumed operations after the suspension was lifted later in 2007 . )
mexico city — on a normal morning , flight attendant elizabeth mercado would be at about 30 , 000 feet , pouring coffee on aviacsa ' s flight to las vegas .
but after the mexican government ' s recent decision to ground the airline for safety violations and unpaid user fees , mercado instead was taking part in a street protest on a mexico city avenue . she handed out anti - government fliers as her fellow co - workers stood in the crosswalk with banners and an inflatable airplane .
the government is waging a dirty war against us ,
she said .
they ' re out of control .
a recent spate of safety issues at mexican discount airlines such as aviacsa has led the government to ground several carriers , forcing some of them out of business for good and leaving the future uncertain for others . as a result , many employees are out of work — and angry at what they see as uneven enforcement .
cristobal guevara , the union representative for pilots at aerocalifornia , an airline that was grounded a year ago and has not flown since , says the motives behind the decision were
always political .
he said the company was targeted for closure to favor airlines with better connections to the government .
gerardo sánchez henkel , the head of enforcement at mexico ' s communications and transportation department , denies such accusations and says the financial and safety issues cited when the airlines were grounded are legitimate .
this is not harassment ,
he said .
mexico ' s national chamber of air transportation , which represents airlines , has sided with safety regulators in the suspension of the carriers .
prior to the recent problems , a new wave of discount airlines had increased popularity in mexico . the carriers had helped make domestic air travel , which has historically been more expensive here than in the usa , more accessible to middle - class mexicans . the airlines were also popular among u . s . budget travelers taking domestic routes to cities and resorts not served by u . s . airlines .
• azteca airlines , where inspectors found airplanes with engines that did not match the serial numbers in their logbooks ,
disorganization in ramp procedures
and shortcomings in training for pilots , mechanics and cargo loaders , the transportation department said . the airline also owed $ 10 . 5 million in user fees to the mexico city airport . its nine planes were grounded for safety violations in march 2007 ; the airline never flew again .
• republic air , a charter company that was suspended on april 23 , 2007 , after the transportation department said its inspectors found
evidence of deterioration
in two boeing 737 - 200s , among other failings . the airline resumed service later that year after its suspension was lifted , according to leonardo rojas , a spokesman for the department .
• aerocalifornia , which struggled financially after the non - fatal crash of a dc - 9 in mexico city on july 21 , 2004 . in 2006 , regulators grounded all 21 of its planes over unspecified safety problems . the airline fell behind on air - traffic - control payments and was grounded again on july 23 , 2008 , because it owed $ 19 million , the transportation department said . it has not resumed flying .
• avolar and nova air , both shut down on aug . 4 because of unpaid air - traffic - control fees . avolar owed $ 9 . 6 million , and nova air owed $ 1 . 5 million ( 20 million pesos ) , the transportation department said . neither has resumed flying .
• magnicharters , which had two boeing 737s land on their bellies within a year and half at the same airport in guadalajara because the landing gear failed to come down — once sept . 14 , 2007 , and the other april 27 of this year . no one was seriously injured in either incident , according to a statement from grupo aeroportuario del pacifico , which manages the airport . mexican regulators grounded all of magnicharters ' planes june 10 , 2008 , after they failed a safety inspection . the suspension was lifted 13 days later after the problems were corrected . it is still operating .
• aviacsa , which was barred from flying its fleet of 23 boeing 737s on june 2 after a safety inspection . it resumed flying after a court overturned the suspension , but it was then grounded again this month because of unpaid air - traffic - control fees .
mexico ' s two largest and most established airlines , mexicana and aeromexico , have also suffered amid the financial crisis but have not been shut down for any safety violations . four discount carriers are still flying : volaris , interjet , viva aerobus and click mexicana , which is owned by mexicana .
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aerocalifornia flight 706 was the evening flight from mexico city to durango and torreón . about half an hour late , the flight was cleared to takeoff from runway 05l . immediately after rotation the flight encountered windshear forcing the airplane into the ground with a subsequent loss of control . all three landing gears collapsed and the right wing was destroyed .
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distance from mexico city - benito juárez international airport to durango - guadalupe victoria airport as the crow flies is 763 km ( 477 miles ) .
this information is not presented as the flight safety foundation or the aviation safety network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident . it is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time .
an instrument approach to los mochis runway 09 was flown despite the fact that the weather was below minima due to fog . the dc - 3 went around and the crew elected to divert to las lomitas , a small airport nearby which was no longer being used for commercial flights . the aircraft crashed in the hills near the airport .
distance from villa constitucion airport to los mochis - federal airport as the crow flies is 266 km ( 166 miles ) .
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you mean the never - on - time airline . i ' ve done it 14 times , and never left or arrived on time . worst record was 24 hours late leaving . flying with them beats walking , barely . they fly in mexico , but they can ' t fly in the usa anymore because of their safety record .
we never flew with them , but they did take our money we paid for two round trip flights to manzanillo ( when they went ' belly under ' ) .
one travel agent we use told us not to use them . we have flown a few times with no hassles , but we try to avoid there days . they were ground a year or 2 ago because of poor maintenance . caveat emptor
i flew them once ! and never again ! my experience was something out of a bad
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movie . left la with a plane full of drunk americans and landed in pv with sloppy drunks . the flight attendants were surly at best . the only redeeming event is i have great fodder for posts like these .
since they were reborn its a decent option because they use the df airport instead of toluca if that matters to you . its not first class by any means and you might have fun trying to figure out what they are saying in english , but its still better than riding on a bus for an eternity . guess i was lucky but my last flight with them from df to tj was 50 minutes early ! i guess they build in a big cushion just in case .
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while the airplanes were ‘cutting edge’ at the time , very little scientific testing had gone their development . some of the airplanes were actually made by the pilots themselves . crashes were common , and repair was time - consuming and difficult . the fatality rate was high among the pilots . flight lessons were almost unheard of , and frequently consisted of general guidelines given on the ground , and individual practice . one of the early pilots , capt . benjamin d . foulois , was given instruction from orville wright , by mail !
the squadron arrived in columbus on march 15 , only with 8 airplanes , 11 pilots , 82 enlisted men , and flew their first reconnaissance sortie on the 16th . that was the first time american aircraft were used in an actual military operation .
3 days later , on march 19th , the squadron was ordered to report ‘without delay’ to pershing’s headquarters in casas grandes , mexico . the pilots departed early that evening . having little actually night flying experience , darkness proved to be a major problem for the pilots . one airplane made it to headquarters that night . the next morning 2 aircraft landed . one airplane had returned to columbus , and 2 others were missing . they then discovered another problem that could not be overcome . these airplanes , with their 90 horsepower engines were no match for the mountains . they simply could not climb high enough to cross the 10 , 000 – 12 , 000’ peaks . in addition , the strong turbulent winds meant they could not fly through the passes . the frequent dust storms played havoc with the engines , making it almost impossible to fly , and the unrelenting heat de - laminated the wooden propellers !
due to weather and maintenance problems , and the airplane’s lack of power , many missions simply could not be accomplished . captain foulois told general pershing the jennies “were not capable of meeting the present military service conditions . ” he asked for “at least ten of the highest - powered , highest climbing , and best weight carrying aeroplanes” that could be provided . “i knew i was optimistic in thinking i would get the planes i wanted , but i was duty bound to ask for them , ” foulois is quoted as saying . while he doubted he would get adequate equipment , he continued to do what he could with what he had ! it was decided that the planes would be used to carry mail and dispatches between us ground units and reconnaissance flights .
one of the biggest problems with the whole mission was the hostility of the mexican people and government . the mexican government refused to let the us troops use mexico’s rail system to transport men and supplies . the americans thought they were helping by chasing villa , but carranza’s forces , the carranzistas , were very hostile .
with the shortage of supplies approaching critical , captain foulois was ordered to fly to the city of chihuahua to ask the american consul for help getting the needed food and medicine to the troops . supposedly , chihuahua was held by friendly forces , but foulois was skeptical . the reports he had received from commanders in the field indicated they had been fired on by the carranzistas . he decided to send two airplanes , each with a pilot and an observer . one plane would land north of the city and the other would land on the south side . the pilots were told to stay with the airplanes while the observers walked into town to contact the consul . the pilots were to protect the airplanes , and fly them out of danger , if necessary .
on april 7 , two planes took off for chihuahua . captain foulois and lt . herbert a dargue were in one plane , and captain dodd and lt . carberry in the other . dodd landed on the north side of town without incident , commandeered a carriage , and went immediately to the consulate . consul marion h . letcher contacted some merchants , purchased the needed supplies and made arrangements for them to be shipped later that day .
in the meantime foulois plane landed on the south side of town . as he got out of the airplane , townspeople who had seen the plane circling to land came running at him . he said , “four mexican rurales waved rifles at us excitedly when we landed . when lt . dargue got the plane stopped , i got out and yelled to him to take off immediately to join lt . carberry north of town and that i would meet him there . ” foulois started walking into town , ignoring the shouts and the people shaking fists as the airplane took off . shots were fired , but the airplane got away safely . as he continued walking , he felt defenseless with only a colt . 45 against four winchester rifles . he commented , “there was nothing i could do but put my hands up and pray . i did both . ”
once at the jail , he was shoved into a cell and an iron door clanged shut . captain foulois had become the first american airman ever to be a prisoner of war ! somehow , he was able to convince the jail warden to send a messenger to general gutierrez , the military governor . he describes what happened next , “a colonel miranda , the general’s chief of staff , showed up , took me in custody , and we marched several blocks to the headquarters . general gutierrez was affable and agreed that i should not be detained any longer . i told him about the two planes north of the city and asked for guards to keep them from being harmed . again , he was agreeable . i asked if i might visit the planes to reassure my men , and we were soon on our way . ”
upon arriving at the field north of the city , they found only lt . dargue there . when he had flown in , a large crowd of carranzistas followed him . they crowded around the airplanes and began burning cigarette holes in the aircraft fabric . dargue and carberry tried to stop them , but then the crowd took out machetes and began slashing at the airplanes , and young boys began climbing on the machines trying to take them apart . the pilots decided they had to get the planes to safety and fired up the engines getting ready to take off . carberry was able to escape , but his escape only made things worse for dargue . the crowd ran after him throwing rocks . when he lifted off the entire top section of the fuselage behind the cockpit ripped off and damaged the vertical stabilizer . he cut the power and was able to land successfully .
captain foulois immediately had the guards take over and subdue the crowd . lt . carberry had landed just a few miles away at a smelting company , and returned a little later . the four pilots were taken to the us consulate where they spent the night . the next morning they were able to make enough repairs to make the airplanes flyable , and took off .
the whole situation seemed absurd . both sides were trying to locate and capture pancho villa , but they seemed to spend more time fighting each other . the further into mexico the americans penetrated , the more hostility they encountered . on april 12 , a us cavalry unit actually got into a battle with a band of carranzistas . they killed 40 of the mexican troops , while two americans died and six were wounded .
the bad news only got worse . when the new planes arrived , they were not twelve r - 2s but eight curtiss n - 8s . after testing them , foulois declared all eight of them unfit for service . eventually , the r - 2s did arrive , but were not practical for the conditions . every plane required alterations , mostly to the engines and propellers , due to the climate . however , on august 22 , 1916 they were able to get 6 planes in the air and give general pershing the first aerial review ever held by a us air unit .
the first attempt by the us military air unit could be considered a failure . but , it was a learning experience . while they had no success in finding villa , captain foulois considered this a turning point in the development of american military aviation . he later became a major general , and in 1931 was appointed chief of the us army air corps .
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within a year of the signing of peace treaties , about 34 , 000 airplanes had been moved to 30 locations within the u . s . the war assets administration ( waa ) and the reconstruction finance corporation ( rfc ) handled the disposal of these aircraft .
the rfc established depots around the country to store and sell surplus aircraft . by the summer of 1945 , at least 30 sales - storage depots and 23 sales centers were in operation .
the large agricultural area around the airfield was an excellent storage location for surplus military aircraft .
in later years the c - 46 went back to war , serving in both the korea and vietnam conflicts for various u . s . air force operations , including resupply missions , paratroop drops , and clandestine agent transportation .
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authorities have confirmed that former air force pilot , charles
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rogers died in wednesday ' s crash of a navy contracted hawker hunter .
abc 7 reports the retired seasoned fighter pilot had just finished playing the role of an enemy aircraft in an off - shore training exercise and was preparing to land , atac spokesman matt bannon said . the plane is a mk - 58 hawker hunter , a british jet which was first developed in the 1950s
according to local media reports and the ventura fire department , the pilot did not survive the crash .
the single seat jet crashed in a farm field . no one on the ground was hurt .
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at the risk of giving these jerks more exposure , let ' s hope there ' s a lesson that can be learned . . .
according to local media and emergency response officials , a jet piloted by mike mangold crashed . . .
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