Dynon Avionics has announced a slight reorganization of its product line with price reductions on two models, the SkyView Classic and SkyView SE, and the discontinuation of the SkyView Touch. Dynon has also said it’s close to receiving approval to fit the SkyView HDX to Beech 35-series airplanes via an STC. Woodinville, Washington-based Dynon says […]
The 62nd annual Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Palm Springs, California, marked the official retirement of Paula Derks, the association’s longtime president. In this podcast recorded at the show, Paula reflected on the changes she’s seen in more than two decades overseeing AEA. Hint: It’s a lot. Duration: 8:40 File Size: 8.5MB download here
Passengers bound for Dusseldorf from London City Airport Monday morning on board British Airways Flight 3271 were surprised by the landing announcement, “Welcome to Edinburgh.” After a delay of 2.5 hours, the aircraft, operated by WDL Aviation for British Air, eventually made the two-hour flight to Dusseldorf. The BBC is reporting that the Embraer 170 […]
On Saturday, Boeing met with pilots from several airlines to review changes to the 737 MAX’s MCAS software in preparation for a more public explanation of the alterations expected to remove the beleaguered airliner from its worldwide grounding. On Wednesday, Boeing is expected to bring together “pilots and officials” from the airlines with the affected […]
Boeing and the FAA say they expect to finish a software and training update for the 737 MAX series of aircraft shortly. Boeing said it’s been working on the update since the crash of a Lion Air MAX 8 last October but the crash of an Ethiopian MAX 8 in early March prompted the issuance […]
For years in the late 1950s a billboard featuring a TWA Lockheed Constellation was a prominent feature in Times Square in New York and another one was front and center over the weekend. The refurbished fuselage of a former TWA Connie was trucked through downtown New York for a two-day residency at a pedestrian plaza […]
One of the largest civilian helicopter rescue operations ever undertaken ended Sunday when the crew of a foundering cruise ship managed to restore power and sail to a nearby port. Before the ship was able to move again, a total of 476 of 1,300 passengers and crew on the Viking Sky were winched to one […]
The NTSB says a United Express Embraer 145 that ended up off the runway at Presque Isle, Maine, in early March also started there. In its preliminary report, the board said the regional jet, with 31 people onboard, lined up between the runway and taxiway on its first aborted landing attempt. On the second try, […]
A journalist on a familiarization flight gained an intimate understanding of a system even the most seasoned military pilots almost never touch when he was accidentally ejected from a two-seat Rafale fighter in France this week. The unidentified 64-year-old man suffered a serious back injury in his abrupt return to the runway at Saint-Dizier 113 […]
James Baker famously called it “the worst ^%$&ing job in government.” He was referring to the job of White House chief of staff but he may as well have been talking about being FAA administrator. If it’s not the second-worst job in government, it’s surely in the top five. Now comes Steve Dickson, late of […]
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