Category Archives: Aviation

Not a Good Day for Aviation

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

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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Delta Aircraft Lands on Taxiway

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

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 →

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New Frontier Service to New Orleans and Louisville

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

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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Boeing delivers new 777-300ER to Cathay Pacific

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

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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Substandard Maintenance at American Airlines?

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

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 →

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World's First Commercial Flight Powered by Natural Gas

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

Qatar Airways flew the world’s first commercial flight using a “50-50 blend of synthetic Gas to Liquids (GTL) kerosene and conventional oil-based kerosene fuel.” Airlines and manufacturers have conducted numerous tests  in the past, but this is the first actual … Continue reading →

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Traffic Increase at Deer Valley Airport

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

What depression? It’s always nice to hear about Deer Valley (KDVT) in the news, but I was honestly a little surprised to hear that there was a 27% jump in traffic during August, and an almost 10% increase for the … Continue reading →

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Frontier Emerges from Bankruptcy

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

It is great to see Frontier Airlines, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., has exited bankruptcy protection. A promising point is that Frontier is reported to have posted profits every month so far this year while … Continue reading →

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48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences conference

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

The 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences conference is scheduled for Jan 4-7, 2010. Wish I could go. It would be a fascinating conference, plus I’m sure I could squeeze in a visit with my sister at the same time.

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Yet another study into a "green aviation fuel."

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

Boeing is once again getting involved with a study to find a viable “green” alternative to jet fuel. Not that this is a bad thing, of course. Anything that can both reduce our dependence on limited fossil fuels while simultaneously … Continue reading →

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