The new aircraft will be similar to this Embraer 170 captured at Port Columbus International last November. Photo: Micheal Wass – OPShots Contributor // US regional airline group SkyWest has agreed to buy at least 40 Embraer E175s, in a deal that could climb to 200 aircraft and a total price tag of more than USD$8… Read more
Category Archive: Airline News
Virgin America Serves Up New High-Style, Low-Fare Flights From Los Angeles To Las Vegas – PR Newswire
A Virgin America A319 lands at Los Angeles International. Photo: Patrick W. Smith – OPShots Contributor // Virgin America, the award-winning U.S. airline known for its low fares, mood-lit cabins and upscale service, today celebrates the launch of its new daily nonstop flight service from Los Angeles International Airport… Read more
Dreamliner set to fly in a week as Boeing fixes battery – Reuters
The Boeing factory demonstrator lands at Oshkosh in July 2011, prior to all the battery problems. Photo: Andrew Jones – OPShots Contributor // Boeing began installing reinforced lithium-ion battery systems on five 787 jets in Japan on Monday, starting a process that should make the first commercial Dreamliners ready to fly… Read more
FedEx Marks 40th Anniversary with Community Service, Eye to the Future – Yahoo! Finance
Pictured at Cleveland in 1975, this Falcon 20 is one of the aircraft that helped start the small package freight revolution, and forty years later, FedEx is celebrating its anniversary as a global carrier. Photo: George Mihalek – OPShots Contributor // The company that launched the overnight delivery industry is forty years… Read more





