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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Licenses Revoked
The FAA today revoked the licenses of the two pilots of Northwest Airlines flight 188, effective immediately. It is truly unfortunate that it came to this, but as I have said before, their actions are inexcusable.
Distracted Pilots Going Over New Crew Scheduling Process
Investigators have determined that the pilots of Northwest flight 188 were both using their personal laptops in the cockpit at the time they stopped communicating with Air Traffic Controllers and overflew Minneapolis airport. While this may seem perfectly harmless on … Continue reading
Controlled Flight Into Terrain, an Exercise in Stupidity
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) claims lives every year, as pilots foolishly continue flying into situations where they are unable to see the ground. Here is a video of some folks literally coming within inches of becoming another statistic. It … Continue reading
FAA Considers License Suspension for Pilots
The pilots of Northwest Airlines flight 188 that overflew their destination airport by 150 miles may have their licenses suspended, according to the FAA. That is unfortunate for the pilots, but perfectly understandable. I do not agree that we should … Continue reading
Not a Good Day for Aviation
A second embarrassing incident for Delta/Northwest, and a horrific accident near Sharjah in the UAE. Yesterday was definitely not a good day for aviation. Northwest Airlines flight 188 from San Diego to Minneapolis was proceeding normally… right up until the … Continue reading
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Tagged 707, Aviation, Azza Air, Boeing, Delta, flight 188, Minneapolis, Northwest Airlines, San Diego, Sharjah
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Delta Aircraft Lands on Taxiway
I have not decided yet if I am more horrified or embarrassed by this incident. A Delta Airlines aircraft landed on a taxiway at Atlanta-Harstfield airport on October 19th. A taxiway should be easily distinguishable from a runway at any … Continue reading
New Frontier Service to New Orleans and Louisville
Frontier Airlines announced today that they will begin daily non-stop service from their Denver hub to both Louisville (April 19, 2010) and New Orleans (June 15, 2010). This may be a good step for the DEN-SDF route, where Frontier may … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviation, Denver, Frontier, Louisville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Southwest, Tampa, United
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Boeing delivers new 777-300ER to Cathay Pacific
Boeing has delivered a new Boeing 777-300ER to lessor BOC Aviation, and Cathay Pacific who will be operating the aircraft. Instead of Cathay’s standard paint scheme, the aircraft is bearing a oneworld paint scheme, that actually looks pretty good on … Continue reading
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Tagged 777-300ER, Aviation, BOC Aviation, Boeing, Cathay Pacific, oneworld
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Substandard Maintenance at American Airlines?
FAA investigations into maintenance performed on American Airlines aircraft are finding that “as many as 16 American Airlines twin-engine MD-80s…were operated for months despite allegedly substandard bulkhead repairs.” That isn’t just bad maintenance, that is downright scary, and very likely … Continue reading