Friday Aviation News

Yes it is a Saturday. Apologies.

• Airline blunders in the past: http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/4691230/
• Today is the last day of the Northwest Airline call sign (label pilots use for calling their own aircraft through radio contact with air traffic control (atc) . Also last day for their website. A great era of aviation ends...today. 
• 14 great sights from an airplane: http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=14+Sights+From+an+Airplane:+Golden+Gate+Bridge&cid=msn1127287&gt1=41000
• CO increases EWR-LHR (Newak-London Heathrow) from 3 daily flights to 4 daily flights.
• Jetstar picks Singapore (SIN) as Asian Hub; applies for SIN-NRT (Tokyo) route.
• US Airlines drops from Philadelphia (PHL): Shannon, Ireland (SNN) Milan, Italy (MXP) Birmingham, England (BHX) and Stockholm, Sweden (ARL). All were to be operated with a 752. 
• Ethiopian Airliner crashes near Beirut. A Boeing 737-800, 7th hull lost for the 738, still none for other 737 NGs. Speculation indicates it could have been struck by lightning among poor weather. Chance of survivors very minimal.