Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Keeping us safe!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Under the watchful eye...
US FAA said it has heightened its oversight of American Airlines following three difficult landings in December. In the most serious of those, a 737-800 was destroyed when it overran the runway at Kingston on Dec. 22 and skidded onto a nearby beach. There were no serious injuries in that accident. The agency said AA had two other poor landings last month involving MD-80 wingtips hitting the runway in Charlotte and Austin. It said that in addition to stepping up oversight, it will examine the incidents to determine if there could be a link. AA is cooperating with the FAA. (Source: Air Transport World) Wikkipedia has a detailed article on American Airlines, including mention of some previoius issues regarding maintenance.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Monday, January 4, 2010
The Neuroscience of Screwing Up
I just read an excellent article on how our minds work and how we process data, often denying facts that conflict with our preconceived ideas. While this article deals with scientific research the lessons apply to aviation as well - and the way we view 'Life, the Universe and Everything.'
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Bloggers Beware...?
TSA subpoenas, threatens two bloggers who published non-classified airline security directive:
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Thought I'd pass this along. Sounds interesting. I wonder if this is also a first for a web-based first flight following?
The Boeing Company is proud to announce that the window for first flight is planned to open at 10 a.m. on December 15. The first flight will occur from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. This date is dependent upon final internal reviews, taxi test and receiving the final experimental ticket from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. We’d like to invite you to view this achievement via the World Wide Web. Our Web site will present a live broadcast of the takeoff, landing and post-flight press conference. You can access this site at www.boeing.com or www.newairplane.com.
The Web presentation will begin as the airplane starts to taxi to the runway.
A Boeing host will set the stage for takeoff. After the airplane leaves the ground, the Web site will carry live updates on flight status. The flight may last as long as three to five hours, so you will probably want to check back often. As the airplane prepares to land, the Boeing host will return and the landing and press conference will be carried live.
Please note that first flights are dynamic in nature and issues such as poor weather may affect timing. Please check the Web site for updates. We hope that you will join us in celebrating the first flight of Boeing’s most advanced commercial airplane.
Sincerely,
World Design Team
Boeing Commercial Airlines

