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It isn’t just passenger planes missing one another. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), a pilot of a U.S. Airways flight recently reported a near mid-air collision with an unmanned aircraft, also known as a drone. Over a year ago, …
Two planes that nearly collided last month at Newark International Airport were stunningly close. One plane, a United Airlines 737, was landing when a United Express flight was taking off on an intersecting runway. The ascending United Express Flight b …
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared on March 8, 2014. Despite the passage of nearly three months, the investigators have not found any trace of wreckage. Most recently, the focus of the search has been on the southern Indian Ocean. The key in isol …
All airlines lose baggage or have baggage delays. This is a fact, unfortunate as it is, and this post addresses what you should do when it happens to you. Why this happens is another question, and it is one being asked more frequently now that the airl …
The Wright Amendment, passed in 1979, is about to expire, and this will mean a big change for air traffic in Dallas. The Wright Amendment currently restricts flights in and out of Dallas Love Field. When passed, it was designed to protect the relativel …
Passengers on board a Jet Blue flight from Fort Myers, Florida, to Boston’s Logan airport on Wednesday heard a loud bang while in flight. What caused the frightening noise? Much to everyone’s surprise, it was the in-flight deployment of one of the plan …
About a week ago, a Korean Air flight, operating a Boeing 777, experienced a problem with the left engine shortly after take-off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in route to Seoul, Korea. Passengers reported hearing a large boom, and some r …
Washington politicians, demonstrating behavior fitting of a group of kindergarteners, has resulted in a government shut down. What does this mean to aviation? Well, how do you feel about commercial aircraft not being inspected? Yes, the government shut …
Another Southwest Airlines’ 737 was taken out of service Monday night following a bird strike. The flight was taking off from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, and heading to Chicago’s Midway Airport, at the time of the incident. News reports indic …
As discussed in an earlier entry, AMR Corporation’s proposed $11 billion mega-merger with US Airways was called into question recently when the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), six state attorneys general and the District of Columbia filed …