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A little-known 2016 study by Princeton University researchers is getting attention again for a different take on why airline passengers are so grumpy these days. The study, titled “Physical and Situational Inequality on Airplanes Predicts Air Rage,” confirms what every economy-class passenger headed to a middle seat on a crammed airliner is thinking as he […]

All five people aboard suffered only minor injuries in the crash of one of the last Grumman Goose amphibs in commercial service last week. The historic aircraft, operated in daily service off Canada’s west coast by Wilderness Seaplanes, went down shortly after takeoff from Bella Bella, B.C., on Dec. 18. “The aircraft appears to have […]

While it’s not clear how the actual air war is going, the war of words between the Ukrainian and Russian air forces would suggest each other’s aircraft are dropping like flies. Last week, the Ukrainians said they shot down three Russian Su-34 Fullback attack aircraft that were getting ready to drop guided bombs on Ukrainian […]

Passengers on the left side of a GOL Linhas Areas Boeing 737 MAX got more than they expected for a view when an advertising balloon came within 100 feet of the left wing. Airlive reported the aircraft was in its final descent for Rio De Janeiro from Porto Alegre on Dec. 17 when the helium […]

Bob Pardo, the fighter pilot behind one of the best known—and for decades officially least recognized—aviation exploits of the Vietnam war died in a hospital in College Station, Texas, from lung cancer complications in early December. He was 89. According to the Washington Post obituary, Pardo and his wingman both took ground fire in their […]

Aviation YouTuber Josh Cahill says he was banned from flying with Qatar Airways after posting an unfavorable review of the flagship airline.   Known for his aviation content and unbiased airline reviews, Cahill has garnered a following of 655,000 YouTube subscribers. The social media personality said he was banned from flying with Qatar after posting […]

This week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) introduced a panel of experts tasked with investigating air traffic controller fatigue as the agency works to improve aviation safety in the wake of several close calls at U.S. airports.  Mark Rosekind, former National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member and sleep specialist, will lead the panel, joined by experts Charles […]

BBC reported the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Southwest Airlines a whopping $140 million for last year’s holiday meltdown that canceled roughly 17,000 flights and stranded more than 2 million passengers.  The media outlet noted the penalty imposed on Southwest is about 30 times more than other previous fines against an airline in U.S. history. […]

The tragic double-fatal crash of a high-performance airplane could potentially have easily been avoided, according to one of the top experts in the field. The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report (text available here on the Aviation Safety Network) on the Dec. 7 crash of a 1965 Beechcraft 35-C33 Debonair that killed […]

According to local Belgian news sources, law enforcement officers thwarted a group of some 700 climate activists who tried to storm Antwerp Airport last week in an effort to disrupt flight operations. About 20 of the activists from the Netherlands-based group Code Rood (Code Red), also known as Code Rouge, did manage to break through […]