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United plans largest transatlantic expansion in its history. United recently announced the largest transatlantic expansion in its history, including 10 new flights and five new, vogue destinations: Amman, Jordan; Bergen, Norway; Azores, Portugal; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; and Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands. All the new routes, which are set to begin in spring 2022, are not served by any other North American carrier. Additionally, United will add new flights to five popular European destinations: Berlin, Dublin, Milan, Munich, and Rome. Lastly, United will launch seven routes that were interrupted due to the pandemic to Bangalore, Frankfurt, Tokyo's Haneda Airport, Nice, and Zurich. Flights are subject to government approval. Source: AC Daily October 19, 2021 Full story at: www.travelagentcentral.com |
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Our 'Featured Video' was suggested by Ken Pickford - Entitled 'Canadian Pacific Railway: History of a Design' and posted by AmtrakGuy365 the video focuses on the railway but a few mentions of CP Air in the section on the 1968 'Multimark' rebranding of all the CP subsidiaries. The two "script" style fonts mentioned prior to the Multimark were also used by the airline. |
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How Concorde Ended Up On A Museum Roof In Germany Being such an iconic aircraft, most examples of Concorde have been preserved at airports and museums worldwide. Indeed, 18 of the 20 delta-winged supersonic airliners remain intact today. One of these is on display at the Technik Museum Sinsheim, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It sits on the museum’s roof, but how did it get there? Click the image below to view the answer on YouTube (narration in German). Additional info @ SimpleFlying.com |
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One of our most recurring themes at The NetLetter is how the movement of goods and services have shaped (and continue to shape) the aviation industry on Canada. The Lethbridge article chronicles the important role of mail service in the 1930's and how it was certainty a catalyst in the creation of Trans-Canada Air Lines. Quoting from the article: "On April 10, 1937, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) was created as a crown corporation with a mandate to provide transcontinental air passenger, air mail, and air freight service. Why was a crown corporation created de novo when a private sector firm, Canadian Airways (precursor to Canadian Pacific Airlines and later Canadian Airlines International), was already in existence as Canada's largest air carrier? The decision has been variously attributed to "a fit of absence of mind," the mutual distrust between James W. Richardson, founder of Canadian Airways, and CD. Howe, Minister of the Department of Transport, and by the unwillingness of Canadian Airways to participate in the new airline without having much influence in its management. Trans-Canada Air Lines was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian National Railways." |
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For the first nine years of trans-continental airline service, 1939-1948, Lethbridge was western Canada's principal airline hub. The city was ideally situated to fulfill this function due to its location on the southerly route of the 'Trans-Canada Airway' and the limited operational ceiling of the unpressurized Lockheed aircraft then in use. In 1938 TCA built the hangar pictured here at Kenyon Field (now Lethbridge Airport (YQL). The hangar is still standing today (pictured in this issue's header) and has (appropriately) been declared a heritage site. It is well worth the time to open the links below for a couple of great reads on this historic era. |
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Hangars and History: Lethbridge Airport history: |
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Click the image below for a larger view of the Trans-Canada Air Lines route map in 1939.. |
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Quote attributed to Golda Meir, former Prime Minister of Israel -
“Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard there’s nothing you can do.”
Source: best-quotations.com
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Once the envy of airlines worldwide, the Emirates Airline fleet of four-engine, double-decker Airbus A380's is now destined for a futuristic program of a very different kind. As part of a contract between Emirates and UAE-based Falcon Aircraft Recycling, the first retired A380 aircraft will be “upcycled and recycled,” according to Emirates. The program is aimed at limiting the environmental impact of the deconstruction process. Legacy salvage and recycling programs zero in on only the high-value components, such as landing gear and engines, but that leaves massive amounts of materials to either choke landfill sites or end up parked with little chance of generating any value. “We are delighted to partner with Falcon Aircraft Recycling on this first-of-its-kind project,” said Tim Clark, president of Emirates. “Through this initiative, our customers and fans can take home a piece of aviation history while saving valuable materials from landfill and contributing to a charitable cause through the Emirates Airline Foundation. It’s an elegant and fitting retirement solution for this iconic aircraft and our flagship. We look forward to unveiling more information on the retail items soon.” Source: AVweb.com |
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At the recent Dubai air show, the following deals were made - Driving the deals were low-cost airline investor Indigo Partners, which ordered 255 Airbus A321neo and A321XLR aircraft for Wizz Air, Frontier, Volaris and JetSmart, while Indian low-cost start-up Akasa Air signed for 72 Boeing 737 Max 8's. A 111 aircraft order from lessor Air Lease helped Airbus to dominate proceedings. Indeed, the deal launched the air framer’s new A350 freighter and meant the rumoured unveiling of a Boeing 777X freighter program did not materialize. Among other aircraft-related developments, ATR secured a raft of small orders and announced a re-engining initiative, while Embraer said e-commerce was set to drive a long-term increase demand for air freight as it begins to study a freighter conversion programme for its E-Jets. Cargo was further evident as Boeing secured 20 more freighter conversions from DHL Express and Icelease. Source: FlightGlobal.com |
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Researchers Design Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel Process Swiss researchers say they’ve figured out a way to make jet fuel out of thin air using solar power and can get the cost to as little as $5.25 a gallon. Digital Journal is reporting the researchers say they can make “solar kerosene” by extracting carbon dioxide and water from air and cracking it using solar energy into “syngas,” a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. That, in turn, can be turned into kerosene, methanol and a host of other hydrocarbons that are normally produced from oil and gas. Because the process uses carbon dioxide from the air, the “solar kerosene” is carbon-neutral when it burns and will presumably meet all the standards for aviation use. Source: AVweb.com |
