On The Fly…

A380 yesterday evacuated 873 pax in 90 seconds, through half its exits…British Airways to raise crew retirement age to 60 to save on pensions…First flight last week of Cessna’s Citation Encore+ bizjet…SpaceX Falcon rocket lifted off Friday, but then caught fire…Certain Airbus A300 rudders need immediate inspection, NTSB said…Two runway near misses at O’Hare last week, NTSB investigating…WWII airman whose body was found preserved in ice laid to rest… Fuel sales are under scrutiny at five California airports.

In evacuation tests this weekend, Airbus successfully evacuated 853 filled seats, two cockpit crew with the aid of 18 cabin crew (a total of 873 humans) from 8 of 16 exits, ATWonline reported today. Only one leg was broken in the process...

British Airways to raise crew retirement age to 60 in an effort to curb pension costs…

Cessna last week announced the first flight of its Citation Encore+ bizjet, equipped with new dual-channel FADEC engines and a full Pro Line 21 avionics suite...

SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon rocket on Friday, but shortly after liftoff it caught fire and was destroyed. The company says it hopes to try again within six months...

Rudders on certain Airbus A300s need immediate inspection, the NTSB said last week...

Two runway near-collisions at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago last week are under investigation by the NTSB...

A World War II airman whose body was found preserved in ice last October has been laid to rest in Minnesota...

Fuel sales are under scrutiny at five California airports.