Air Travel

VIDEO: AeroVelo Atlas is First Successful Flight of a Human-Powered Helicopter

Sun Jul 14, 2013 06:29 pm Cardinal News

A team from the University of Toronto has won $250,000 for the first successful launch of a human-powered aircraft named “Atlas”. The American Helicopter Society has officially declared AeroVelo winner of the Igor I. Sikorsky […]

VIDEO: First Air Berlin Flight from Berlin to Chicago

Sat Mar 23, 2013 03:55 pm Cardinal News

Aircraft spotter and YouTube publisher fsxaviation1 caught the first landing of an Air Berlin A330 on its maiden flight from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD). Air Berlin Flight No. AB 7420 arrived […]

Meet Worldwide Aeros Corporation Aeroscraft “Dragon Dream” Giant Cargo Airship in Development

Fri Jan 18, 2013 04:09 pm Cardinal News

Worldwide Aeros Aerscraft ML 866 “Dragon Dream” is VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft for military and rescue missions. The Aeroscraft model ML866 is a planned 20-ton lifting capacity rigid airship, to be built by […]

Boeing 787 Grounded in Japan After Series of Glitches, Minor Mishaps Cause Safety Concerns

Wed Jan 16, 2013 03:53 pm Cardinal News

Japan’s two major airlines grounded all of their Boeing 787s after one of the planes made an emergency landing on Wednesday. UPDATE: FAA has grounded United Airlines fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft until battery issues […]

SpaceX Launches Dragon Capsule Toward International Space Station– First in Series of Supply Runs by Private Company

Mon Oct 8, 2012 07:41 am Cardinal News

A commercial cargo ship rocketed into orbit Sunday from Cape Canaveral in pursuit of the International Space Station, the first of a dozen supply runs under a mega-contract with NASA. It was the second launch […]

Fighter Jets Over I-355, West Suburbs, Lombard, Medinah Were on Flyover Mission for 39th Ryder Cup Opening Ceremony

Fri Sep 28, 2012 04:53 am Cardinal News

Who would expect that a golfing match — even a world-renowned tournament — might start a little like an NFL Super Bowl? Musical performances, patriotic processions including flag-waving and flag-raising, and a fighter jet flyover […]

Reports of F-16 Fighters Flying Low and Fast Over Lombard, West Suburbs

Thu Sep 27, 2012 05:36 pm Cardinal News

UPDATE: Who would expect that a golfing match — even a world-renowned tournament — might start a little like an NFL Super Bowl? Musical performances, patriotic processions including flag-waving and flag-raising, and a fighter jet […]

Airlines Set Baggage Fee Record in First Half of 2012 — Delta Wins

Tue Sep 25, 2012 04:23 pm Cardinal News

U.S. airlines collected more than $1.7 billion in baggage fees during the first half of the year, the largest amount ever collected in that six-month period. Airlines started collecting baggage fees in 2008. Delta collected […]

American Eagle Commuter Plane Returns to O’Hare, Skids Off Runway to Paved Area

Thu May 31, 2012 10:16 am Cardinal News

No injuries are reported after American Eagle Flight 4069 took off for Tulsa, but returned after the pilot reported problems with the landing gear about 8:30 a.m. The aircraft — an Embraer ERJ-145 twin jet […]

NATO Drone Chicago: MQ-1 Predator or MQ-9 Reaper Over Elgin?

Wed May 16, 2012 09:09 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: A drone spotted in the Elgin area on Saturday, May 12, 2012. A man with a video camera at a soccer field in Elgin, Illinois has claimed to have captured on May 12, 2012 […]

Video Surveillance Drone? Apparent Drone Sighted Over Elgin Headed Toward Chicago Week Before NATO Summit

Wed May 16, 2012 03:34 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: A drone UAV spotted in the Elgin area on Saturday, May 12, 2012. A man with a video camera at a soccer field in Elgin, Illinois has captured on May 12, 2012 what appears […]

International Cargo Center at O’Hare to Rise from Northeast Side Former Military Land

Mon May 14, 2012 07:14 pm Cardinal News

Singapore Air Cargo Boeing 747 passes over Arlington Heights. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday unveiled a $200 million International Cargo Project that he claims will create 1,200 construction jobs, 1,200 permanent on-site cargo jobs […]

Delta Flight 3163 Quarantined At The Gate At Midway International Airport.

Thu Apr 26, 2012 06:04 pm Cardinal News

UDPATE: CDC is not using the term ‘quarantine’ for this aircraft incident. Delta Flight 3163 was quarantined at a gate at Midway International Airport on Thursday afternoon. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was holding […]

Harry Mortimer League, of Arlington Heights; Patrick Franzen, of Bend, Oregon Killed in High Performance Lincair Kit Aircraft Crash

Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:10 am Cardinal News

Harry Mortimer League, 68, of Arlington Heights, Illinois and Patrick Franzen, 52, of Bend, Oregon were found dead after an single engine airplane crashed near Sisters, Oregon. League was also a resident of Terrebonne, Oregon. […]

O’Hare Named “Best Airport in North America” by Global Traveler Magazine 12th Straight Year

Fri Jan 20, 2012 06:15 pm Cardinal News

The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA), which operates O’Hare and Midway International Airports, accepted the “Best Airport in North America” award for O’Hare International Airport from Global Traveler, a business travel and lifestyle magazine for […]

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