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That is not a typo. That's trillion with a T. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

N439UA I think - Gene Delaney

Thanks! - FlightBlogger from email

Where south? - Andrew Boydston

Heading down to see Embraer. - FlightBlogger from iPhone

BA's crews have turned to youtube - via dramatic interpretation - to convey their message about why they are striking. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

This is a pretty incredible turn of events. Boeing expands into South Carolina then BMW expands into Washington State. I believe that is the definition of irony. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

"N787EX (cn 40691/2) Dear Spotting gods. I will never ask you for anything again! Boeing 002 heavy gets cleared and begins to roll as it departs on one of it's many short test flights. Only way to describe seeing this is total elation" - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

testing out my new buddyfeed app for iPhone - FlightBlogger from BuddyFeed

An afternoon shot in Toulouse of A400M shooting approaches. Note engine number three is shutdown. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

BOE1 is burning it up on Day 2 since down time on engine= Mach .92 - Andrew Boydston

MAKE THAT MACH .93 !!!!! COOL - Andrew Boydston

One heck of a day for flight test. - FlightBlogger

"Touch Screen Controlled Lego Airbus A380" - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

The caption is the interesting part here. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

Really? - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

"GE, Rockwell Aim to Supply Plane Guaranteed to Sell in China" - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

"Home" - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

Any news on 002? - Ian Howard

To my knowledge, ZA002 has been in ground testing while ZA001 handles initial airworthiness tests. - FlightBlogger

Imitation is the finest form of flattery? - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

"Enter the twin-aisle narrowbody" - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

The dreaded un-upgradable fare bucket. How much to buy-up to the u/g fare (if offered)? - Farrell McGoohan

You know, they wouldn't even tell me because I'd have to do it day-of at the counter. I'm starting to wonder what good are miles or status if you can't even use them? - FlightBlogger

"Apparently, American now charges extra for landings." - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

DALLAS, Aug 21, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Southwest Airlines and Row 44 are continuing plans to roll out wi-fi beginning in the first quarter of 2010. Beginning this fall, Southwest will be moving to the next step of certifying Southwest's full fleet with plans to begin fleetwide rollout of the Row 44 satellite service in the first quarter of 2010. The airline has been testing the service on four aircraft since Feb. 2009 and has received fantastic Customer feedback on the product. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

"In the 24 hours after JetBlue's first Tweet on Wednesday, clicks to the airline's online route-map spiked a whopping 861% by Thursday evening -- presumably coming from would-be customers seeing where they might be able to fly if they bought a $599 flight pass." - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

"Republic Airways Holdings chief executive officer Bryan Bedford sits down with coffee in hand at the company's headquarters in Indianapolis after arriving back into town in the early hours from Milwaukee. Today the company is closing on its purchase of Midwest Airlines, which now makes Bedford the chief of Milwaukee's hometown airline. Through this and other acquisitions - including a bid for Denver's low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines- this near-invisible US regional player is firmly staking its claim in the country's domestic market upheaval." - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

Sources within the airline reported, that the airplane experienced a vertical acceleration of 4.6G on touch down causing substantial damage to the landing gear and one wing, where several rivets separated from the structure. According to available radar data the airplane originated in Ponta Delgada on Aug 5th, flew flight S4-124 arriving in Lisbon at 18:15 local (17:15Z) and continued to fly the rotation S4-467 Lisbon-Funchal and S4-466 Funchal-Lisbon arriving back in Lisbon at 23:15 local (22:15Z) still on Aug 5th just before midnight. According to radar data the airplane did not depart Lisbon after this flight anymore. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

Go on... - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

Priceless. Simply priceless. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

"The problems haven't caused injuries or crashes of widely used Embraer 170 and 190 aircraft, which are built in Brazil, but regulators cite significant safety issues in mandating enhanced inspections, modifications or overhaul of suspect parts. The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday proposed to mandate inspections and fixes to ensure that aft and forward cargo doors on the jets don't open during flight, which the agency said "could result in reduced structural integrity" and possibly rapid decompression. The FAA said there had been reports of two planes being dispatched with open cargo doors, but without any cockpit warning alerting pilots about the problem. The proposal indicates more than 150 aircraft operated by U.S. airlines would be affected." - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

Looks as though NWA commissioned the ad to publicize the introduction of the 787, which was supposed to be delivered to the airline (now Delta) in the summer of 2008. - FlightBlogger

Another really impressive display of the fly by wire A320 philosophy. What becomes abundantly clear is the virtues of both the Boeing and Airbus approaches to pilot control. I tend to think they're both right. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

Audio should be available at 9:00 ET: http://www.npr.org/templat... - FlightBlogger

Sometime in the 4th quarter of this year DOT data will begin to flesh out the state of the US side of this competition between Delta and United on the US-Australia routes. The older 747-400 is operated by United between LAX and SYD and Delta is using a new 777-200LR on the route. It will be very interesting to see how the planes stack up against one another in terms of hourly operating costs and fuel burn per seat. The results (2 engines vs. 4) won't likely be surprising, but it will establish an interesting guide for measuring a per-seat fuel burn baseline against the A380 and 777-300ER which are flown by Australian carriers QANTAS and V Australia, respectively. - FlightBlogger from Bookmarklet

In case you're wondering, NECN used a 777-200LR to represent 787. Whoops. http://www.necn.com/Boston... - FlightBlogger