The air space around Area 51 is being closed by the FAA ahead of the planned 'Storm Area 51' event

Airspace around the fabled Area 51 facility in Nevada will be closed to all air traffic this week in advance of the upcoming " Storm Area 51" event. (www.businessinsider.com) עוד...

Airbus warns Trump he’s shooting himself with a tariff war

CEO Guillaume Faury warns US tariffs could rebound against the American economy. (www.politico.eu) עוד...

Multiple Airlines Now Blocking Last Rows On Airbus A320neos

Multiple airlines are now blocking the rear rows of the Airbus A320neo. This is due to an Airworthiness Directive issued by EASA which has limited the aircraft’s center of gravity envelope. (simpleflying.com) עוד...

International panel to criticise U.S. FAA's Boeing 737 MAX approval process

A panel of international air-safety regulators is finishing a report, which is expected to criticise the initial U.S. approval process for Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX jets, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people briefed on the conclusions. (uk.reuters.com) עוד...

Crash Has Destroyed STOL Superstar ‘Draco’ :(

Mike Patty, owner of the short takeoff and landing aircraft ‘Draco’ has been involved in an accident. The aircraft appears to be a total loss, though luckily there have been no serious injuries. (www.aopa.org) עוד...

Airline customer-service agents report abusive customers

Airline customer-service agents say they often get verbal threats from passengers, and sometimes they turn into physical confrontations. The agents say alcohol, airline fees and long lines can anger passengers. The Government Accountability Office reported Tuesday that more than half the 104 agents it surveyed reported threats or other harmful action by customers in the past year. About 10% say they were physically assaulted. The congressional investigative agency says comprehensive figures on… (www.yahoo.com) עוד...

Accident Report Roundup: Time In Type

“The number of hours in your logbook does not determine whether you’re a good pilot.” I’ve heard a variation of that phrase for decades, but in spite of the well-meaning advice, total time is still the measuring stick for pilots. A pilot with thousands of hours is assumed to be safe, and both his insurance premium and his reputation around the airport will probably reflect that assumption. But read through NTSB accident reports and you’ll quickly notice another measure of pilot proficiency is… (airfactsjournal.com) עוד...

Photos show the history of the Boeing 737, from the early days to the grounding of the 737 Max

A look at the 54-year history of the Boeing 737 in photos. (www.businessinsider.com) עוד...

You’re Right. You’re Spending More Time Sitting on That Plane.

One thing about flying from Washington to Los Angeles hasn’t changed: It takes essentially the same amount of time to go from Ronald Reagan National to Los Angeles International now as it did several decades ago. So why have schedules for the flights gotten noticeably longer? (www.nytimes.com) עוד...

Hainan Airlines makes history at O'Hare Airport in wee hours Tuesday

In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines made history in Chicago as the carrier’s inaugural flight from Chicago to Chengdu, China departed O’Hare International Airport at 12:07 a.m. (three minutes ahead of schedule, for the record). The flight’s departure officially made Chicago the first and only interior city in the United States to offer nonstop scheduled passenger service to interior China. Chengdu, famous for its pandas, is in the Sichuan province and is one of… (www.bizjournals.com) עוד...

A flight in India was delayed when a swarm of angry bees covered the cockpit window and attacked staff who tried to remove them

A domestic flight in India was delayed by two hours after a swarm of bees settled on the cockpit window, obscuring pilots' vision and attacking staff who tried to remove them. The Air India flight was about to take off when the bees landed on the window. Staff tried fruitlessly to shoo them away and disperse them with the aircraft's windscreen wipers before calling the fire brigade. Firefighters then used a hose to blast the bees away with water. An airline spokesperson said bees could… (www.yahoo.com) עוד...