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A330F takes off into a treacherous freighter market
The new dedicated freighter variant of the A330 family completed its four-hour maiden flight from Toulouse on 5 November. (bit.ly)
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Gossip Column: CFI Falsely Accused of Flying Bombing Run
An experienced flight instructor, let’s call him John Doe, steps into the FBO with his student and notices the manager looking rather flustered on the phone.
“Hey John, it’s for you. It’s the FAA, and they ain’t too happy.” (www.aviationchatter.com)
 | Patrick Flannigan (Sabo)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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"Buzzing of Santa Monica Pier leads to questions about aviation safety"
"The pilot who flew his Soviet-made jet close to the pier has lost his license, but the use of military jets by civilian pilots is a broader issue." (www.latimes.com)
 | Ted Glenn (tlglenn)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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Delta Plane engine catches fire on T/O
"A company spokesman says a Delta plane headed to Philadelphia had to return to the gate just before takeoff from Atlanta because of an engine fire." (www.foxnews.com)
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Delta engine cone falls from aircraft after take-off
The engine cone of a Delta 777 fell off shortly after taking off from JFK en route to Tokyo. It landed on a lawn in NY. (www.newsday.com)
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Demonstration 787 section + vertical tail leading edge = ???
Why did Boeing pull a demonstration 787 section out of the museum and attach a vertical tail leading edge to it? (www.flightglobal.com)
 | Mark Duell (mduell)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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"Airplane part falls onto N.Y. home’s front lawn"
"Engine tail cone plummeted thousands of feet after Delta jet left JFK" (www.msnbc.msn.com)
| Ted Glenn (tlglenn)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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Pilot suspects static electricity in Citation X pitot failures
Static electricity may cause pitot static probes to fail, according to a Cessna Citation X owner-pilot who survived a simultaneous failure of all three pitots during a flight earlier this year. Kirill Minovalov, a Russian entrepreneur and private pilot, was flying in stormy weather conditions when the incident happened; he managed to land safely at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. (www.ainonline.com)
 | Matt Davis (mattdavis)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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General aviation deliveries down 47%
Deliveries of general aviation aircraft have fallen 47 percent in the first nine months of 2009 when compared with the same time a year ago. (www.kansas.com)
| Matt Davis (mattdavis)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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The letter you never - ever - want to receive
NWA188 fallout, including the actual letter of notification from the FAA. (www.jetwhine.com)
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NetJets plans to lay off nearly 500 pilots
NetJets Inc. said today it will lay off nearly 500 pilots, as its new management deals with a prolonged economic downturn that has hit the company hard. (www.columbusdispatch.com)
| Matt Davis (mattdavis)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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IT still flying high in airports
The worldwide airport IT industry is estimated to be worth $3 billion according to aviation solutions experts SITA. Their Airport IT Trends survey, which represented 172 airports around the world, found that the financial crisis had little impact on IT investments in 2008, though how it will affect this year's figures will not be known for some time. (www.itp.net)
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FAA tracking planes that flew over house hit by ice
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into a large piece of ice that fell from the sky and damaged the roof of a North Side house Wednesday night. The home is about 10 miles from Runway 28 at O'Hare International Airport, and lies under one of the airport's flight paths.
The FAA intends to look into whether any planes approaching O'Hare at the time . . . (www.chicagobreakingnews.com)
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One airline ticket for the price of two
Llouellynde Orahood's flight from Los Angeles to Dallas has all the makings of a trip from hell, including weather delays, cancellations and almost-missed flights. What could be worse? Having to pay again for the same tickets. Now, neither the airlines nor her online travel agency is willing to help her recover the money she should have never had to spend. Is there any hope for a re . . . (www.cnn.com)
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British Airways reduces cabin crew
Threat of Christmas walkouts as Unite fails to get injunction and vows that strike ballot will go ahead. British Airways cabin crew will "unwillingly" accept changes to work rotas later this month, according to the airline's largest trade union, after the high court failed to grant an injunction against cost-cutting measures. (www.guardian.co.uk)
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AirTran Airways Expands Schedule in Milwaukee
AirTran Airways today announced new additions to its growing Milwaukee route network. These additions include non-stop service from Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and expanded service to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport beginning April 6, 2010. (www.airtran.com)
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Zimbabwe plane hits wild pigs during takeoff
All 34 people aboard uninjured, but airliner sustains major damage.
Zimbabwe's transport ministry says one of the national airline's planes collided with five wild pigs on the runway in the capital during takeoff. (www.msnbc.msn.com)
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Delhi flight almost crashes into rubble
A GoAir flight, carrying 154 passengers on board, just about missed crashlanding into construction rubble at the Mumbai airport-not once but twice-while landing on Tuesday. The plane, G8 105, from Delhi, descended dangerously low, almost where the construction works were being conducted on a part of the main runway. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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Expedia drops fees for booking over the phone
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a call to Expedia. If you have missed talking to a real human when making your travel reservations because the extra fees forced you to figure out how to do it online, get ready to have your life back. Expedia today, Nov. 5, let go of all its fees for booking flights, hotels, rental cars and cruises over the phone. Yesterday, calling in travel rese . . . (travel.latimes.com)
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Plane lands near Show Low after bird strike
A twin-engine cargo plane landed safely near Show Low after striking one or more birds on Wednesday, federal officials said, the second bird strike to force a passenger plane to land this week. The impact shattered the plane's wind screen, causing minor facial injuries and a bruised shoulder to the pilot and splattering bird blood across the inside of the aircraft, said Ian Gregor, . . . (www.azcentral.com)
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Delta's October traffic fell 6.5 percent
Delta Air Lines Inc. said it cut its flying capacity by 8.3 percent in October, as traffic fell 6.5 percent from October 2008. The world's biggest airline operator said it and its Northwest and regional airline subsidiaries flew 15.3 billion revenue passenger miles, or one paying passenger flown one mile. That was down from 16.37 billion revenue passenger miles a year earlier. (www.forbes.com)
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Police: Pair Stole up to 1k Bags at Arizona Airport
There were so many suitcases that Phoenix police could only give a rough estimate of their number Tuesday as they pulled them out one by one and gathered them in the yard of Keith Wilson King and Stacy Lynne Legg-King's suburban residence. (www.amtonline.com)
 | John Campbell (sparkie624)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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ALPA Adopts Landmark Pilot Fatigue Policy
WASHINGTON – The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), has adopted a leading-edge flight-time/duty-time and rest policy that is anchored to the Association’s “Schedule with Safety” motto and tailored to take into account the latest science on how pilots deal with fatigue and maintain maximum alertness. (www.alpa.org)
| Matt Davis (mattdavis)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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Plane Landing at Dulles Damages Wing, Scares Passengers
At Dulles Airport passengers on a plane suffered a scare during a landing. Officials confirmed a British Airways jet was damaged after reaching the ground Wednesday night. Officials say British Airways flight 264 struck the tarmac around 7:30 p.m. They say one of the wings collided with the jet brake and caused so much damage the wing was nearly cut in half. (www.wjla.com)
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Photos Show AA Plane at Center of Safety Investigation
NBCDFW.com obtained the pictures from an airline industry source. In one of them, you can see the typical aircraft rivets that hold the plane's skin together. But a closer look shows some of those rivets have been replaced by what looks like ordinary Phillips screws. (www.nbcdfw.com)
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Two Qantas pilots suspended for failing to deploy landing gear
Qantas, Australia's national carrier, has suspended two pilots for failing to deploy the landing gear when an aircraft was coming in to land in Sydney. The airplane's warning system alerted the crew to the dangerous oversight when the aircraft was just 700 feet above the ground. Luckily, the plane was able to climb back to altitude and landed without incidents minutes later. No on . . . (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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Pilot builds plane before he earns his wings in Jefferson County
Steve Craig learned to build his first airplane from nose to tail before he earned his pilot's license. Craig, a 45-year-old Bothell fire station lieutenant who works a 48-hour shift, then commutes home to Port Townsend and his airplane hangar for rest and aviation, said there's a reason he took that unusual flight path (www.peninsuladailynews.com)
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Airbus freighter makes first test flight
PARIS -- Airbus will deliver the first of its new freight cargo aircraft in the summer of 2010, the company said Thursday after the plane took off on its maiden test flight. Airbus says the aircraft, the A330-200F, meets a growing demand for freight haulers with smaller holds than the jumbo models currently based on rival Boeing Co.'s 747, and will be more economical to operate tha . . . (www.forbes.com)
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Ariz. medical helicopter crashes on reservation, injuring 2 aboard; no patients on flight
Authorities say a medical helicopter has crashed on Arizona’s San Carlos Indian reservation during a training flight and both people aboard are seriously injured. There were no patients on the flight. (blog.taragana.com)
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Updated: Aviation authorities to investigate Leon County plane crash that killed two
The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to investigate the Wednesday-night plane crash that left two people dead, Sgt. Tony Drzewiecki, spokesman for the Leon County Sheriff's Office. NTSB officials will likely arrive today. NTSB spokeswoman Bridget Serchak said the plane was a single-engine Cessna 172S. (www.tallahassee.com)
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FAA Approved?
Plane ripped up by a bear and then repaired with duct tape. (www.fearoflanding.com)
 | Sylvia Wrigley (akaSylvia)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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Ares I-X Launch from Cessna Skymaster
An aerial video crew observed the October 28, 2009 Ares I-X test flight from
a Cessna Skymaster aircraft positioned approx. 10 nautical miles away from
the vehicle at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The videographer used a
gyro-stabilized high-definition camera system mounted to the outside of
the aircraft to capture this spectacular footage which provides extrem . . . (www.youtube.com)
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Video Tutorial on How To Skillfully Dodge Clouds Using Your Finger.
Here's a little trick an airline captain taught me that I've come to call "the point and wait trick." Now, I use it on nearly every flight when I'm wondering "am I going to hit that cloud?" - and it works surprisingly well. (www.aviationchatter.com)
| Patrick Flannigan (Sabo)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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How Terahertz Waves Tear Apart DNA
...and why you don't want to be scanned by some of the new scanners planned for use at airport security checkpoints. I thought the science behind the article was interesting, even if it was a bit tangential to aviation news. (www.technologyreview.com)
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Don't panic! iPhone app for fearful fliers
People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic. Long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched an application, or app, for its Flying Without Fear course which boasts a success rate of over 98 per cent. (www.news.com.au)
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With Airlines Shrinking, Your Flight Could Be Cut
Airlines are cutting money-losing flights during the current travel slump, and that can cause headaches for passengers who bought tickets on those trips. The airlines will usually rebook a passenger on another flight close to the original schedule. But sometimes the change can mean a delay of several hours — even overnight. (abcnews.go.com)
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7 Airlines That Really Need to Green up Their Act
in this arena, the difference between 'eco savvy' and 'who cares' is much more drastic than in most industries.... The good news is some airlines, like Virgin America, are making strides to green the industry. Greenopia ranked U.S. carriers' environmental record, noting big differences with older fuel-inefficient fleets. (www.treehugger.com)
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Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits
Lawmakers are moving to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles (www.google.com)
 | Sam Andrews (awesam)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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Phoenix police find more than 1,000 pieces of stolen luggage
Ever flown through Phoenix, Arizona, and had your bag go missing? (www.cnn.com)
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WTO Ruling Effect On KC-X Contest
WTO Ruling Effect On KC-X Contest (www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com)
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"Tweeting on a Jet Plane"
Musical parody of NWA188 overflight of MSP debacle. (airplanepilot.blogspot.com)
| Matt Davis (mattdavis)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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'You don't have a hometown airline anymore'
Midwest Airlines exists only in name (www.biztimes.com)
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Air India pilots, crew scuffle leaving cockpit unmanned
A bizarre experience for passengers on an Air India flight.... (digg.com)
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Virgin Atlantic Releases iPhone App for People Afraid of Flying
Virgin Atlantic, the award-winning long-haul airline, today announced its highly acclaimed Flying Without Fear course — with a success rate in excess of 98% — is now available as an app for the iPhone and iPod touch from the App Store — the first of its kind. (planegrazy.com)
| Matt Davis (mattdavis)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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Woman at airport hid terror manual
A woman has been jailed for two years after admitting hiding "a mini encyclopaedia of weapons-making" in a USB device in the sleeve of her burka. (news.bbc.co.uk)
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Controllers Help Passenger Fly Plane
October 16 — When the pilot of a small plane reported an oxygen problem over Ohio last week and asked to “lose some altitude,” Ron Lewis, an air traffic controller at Indianapolis Center, responded immediately. (employees.faa.gov)
| Matt Davis (mattdavis)
Monday (11/09) 03:09PM EST |
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FAA Issues Massive Proposed AD For Pipers
The FAA has received two reports of control wheel shafts that were incorrectly assembled at Piper -- one that led to separation of the right wheel from the shaft and another that was discovered during a ground inspection. (www.avweb.com)
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Airbus A330 Tanker
Airbus A330 Tanker (www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com)
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