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The co-pilot of Germanwings 9525, found to have deliberately crashed the Airbus A320 into the Alps in March, had contacted dozens of doctors before that flight — possibly in efforts to get help for a mental or physical condition, according to an Associated Press report on Friday. Andreas Lubitz, who killed all 150 people aboard […]
Mark Vanhoenacker, author of the new book Skyfaring, shares a story familiar to many aviators — as a kid growing up in the hills of western Massachusetts, he was fascinated with airplanes, but unsure how to pursue or afford an aviation career. So he got sidetracked — until he ended up flying a 747 for […]
The proliferation of technology in the cockpit can be distracting, and the NTSB this week issued a safety alert (PDF) reminding pilots to “see and be seen” and to visually scan for other aircraft. “As a pilot, your first job is to fly your own airplane,” said NTSB chairman Christopher Hart. “Part of that job […]
If doctors bury their mistakes and architects advise their clients to plant vines, what does the FAA do about its blunders? Existing as it seems to in its own alternate reality, the FAA simply pretends its mistakes never happened. Or it just refuses to acknowledge or answer legitimate questions about them. The mistake du jour […]
When Mark Vanhoenacker was growing up in Massachusetts, being an airline pilot seemed like an impossible dream — “like wanting to be an astronaut,” he says — but today he flies all over the world in the front seat of a British Airways 747. How he made that journey, and what the experience is like, […]
No matter how smooth and enjoyable the flight, your passengers always will remember the landing. Anything other than a single, bounce-free touchdown is ripe for comment and, if your passengers also are pilots, ridicule. While a good landing is a combination of many factors, the last chance you have to affect its outcome is in […]
Jeremy Monnett, CEO of Sonex, andMikeClark, a Sonexassembly mechanic,died Tuesday when the Sport Acro they were flyingcrashed into a row of military vehicles parked near the runway at Oshkosh’s Wittman Regional Airport, where the kit company is based. “It is with heavy hearts that we report the loss of two members of our Sonexfamily,” the […]
Two of Ireland’s busiest airports, Cork and Shannon, will soon get remote control towers operated from a third airport in Dublinin what appears to be the first operational full-scale test of remote tower technology. The Swedish aerospace and industrial conglomerate Saab is providing the equipment and overseeing the test program. According to Saab, the remote […]
The loss of an Airbus A400M and four crew on a test flight on May 9 was caused by incorrectly installed software, an Airbus official told a German newspaper last week. “The black boxes attest … that there are no structural defects, but we have a serious quality problem in the final assembly,” Marwan Lahoud, […]
Piper Cub 12345:“Bozeman tower, Cub 12345 is with you 10 miles to the west. I would like to transit through your airspace to the west.” Bozeman Tower:“Cub 345, squawk 0123.” Piper Cub 12345:“Bozeman Tower, Cub 345 is unable to comply as this is a non-electrical Cub. Those transponders were not invented in 1945.” Bozeman Tower:“Cub […]
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