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Category Archives: Aviation
Frontier-Midwest Codeshare Expands
Frontier Airlines announced today that it will be expanding its codeshare agreement with Midwest Airlines, which will allow it to sell tickets on all Midwest flights (except Kansas City routes) using a Frontier flight number, effective for all travel after … Continue reading
EASA Issues Airworthiness Directive Requiring Replacement of Fuel-to-Oil Heat Exchangers
The EASA issued an AD on Thursday requiring the replacement of FOHE units on Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 500 and 700 series engines. This is in response to the crash of British Airways flight 38, a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft powered by … Continue reading
First Composite Lay-Up for A350 XWB Aircraft Complete
Airbus announced yesterday that they have completed the first composite lay-up for the A350 XWB aircraft in Nantes, France. The 36 m2 (387.5 ft2) panel for the center wing box is the largest composite structure manufactured to date in Nantes. … Continue reading
Korean Air orders Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing and Korean Air today announced that they have reached an agreement on the purchase of five 747-8I’s by Korean Air. The aircraft, with a list value of $1.5 billion, are the first of the model to be ordered by … Continue reading
Will the USAF ever get a new tanker?
Earlier this year the US Air Force indicated that it was ready to hold another competition for a new Tanker/Transport aircraft to replace the aging KC-135 and KC-10 aircraft, which are becoming increasingly expensive to maintain and operate. Previous attempts … Continue reading
Please Make Sure All Personal Electronic Devices Are Turned Off
We have all heard those words on every flight, and there have always been lots of people who say they know why we can’t use personal electronic devices (PEDs) during certain portions of the flight. Everything from navigational interference to … Continue reading
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