United And Alaska Airlines Aborted Landing In San Francisco To Avoid Hitting Southwest Airlines Jet

On May 19, a United Airlines flight was forced to abort landing in order to avoid a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 on the runway. Then an Alaska Airlines jet aborted its landing, too. Air traffic control called out the Southwest pilot – “you shouldn’t be on the runway” – yet the FAA dismisses this in a statement to the San Francisco Chronicle saying that there was no runway incursion (because of the aborted landings!) and that they “looked into the incident and determined the appropriate steps… (viewfromthewing.com) More...

747SP owned by Sheldon Adelson damaged in hangar

A rare Boeing 747SP plane has suffered severe damage after a collision with another aircraft. The plane was set to undergo maintenance work before the collision occurred in an Arizona hangar, leaving a gaping slice beneath the fuselage’s front-end. Evidence suggests the aircraft has now been damaged beyond repair. (simpleflying.com) More...

DB Cooper may have worked at Boeing

Citizen scientists examining the JC Penney tie of DB Cooper have found particles that may place him at Boeings SST's project. (www.dailymail.co.uk) More...

Plane crashes, no pilot found

Plane was on auto pilot and crashed after it ran out of fuel. (www.foxnews.com) More...

Harrison Ford makes miss call to hold short

Harrison Ford is being investigated for making an error while operating a plane this week in California, according to a new report. The actor, an avid flyer, apparently landed at the Hawthorne Airport on Friday in Southern California when he began traveling from the runway to the taxiway. According to audio obtained by TMZ, Ford, 77, failed to follow a tower operator's direction to "hold short" on the runway due to "traffic." (www.foxnews.com) More...

Southwest Airlines doing away with paper tickets

I am curious how this is going to work out. What happens when someone needs to get on a flight and the phone battery goes dead or wont connect? I'd like to try it but would carry a paper ticket as a backup if possible. (www.foxnews.com) More...

DC evacuation, falae alarm over Army paratroopers

False alarm over sporting event. Did they check Flightaware? (www.wavy.com) More...

Pilot killed when historic plane crashes into prison

A pilot was killed when the last remaining prototype of a 1940s aircraft crashed in the exercise yard of a state prison in Norco on Monday, authorities said. The Northrop N-9M crashed about midday "under unknown circumstance" at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, about 15 miles west of Riverside, shortly after takeoff from nearby Chino Airport, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said. The pilot, whose name was not immediately released, was killed on… (www.desertsun.com) More...

DJI to release drone with ADSB reciever

Its a start. They have been tweaking the firmware to limit the altitude of the lower and mid range lineup. (www.flightsafetyaustralia.com) More...

Man charged with posing as air traffic controller, giving fake flight orders

A radio buff was busted for posing as an air traffic controller in Germany. The 32-year-old Berlin man was taken into custody Thursday night after police said he made contact with air traffic and gave fake flight orders. One of the aircrafts he illegally contacted was a police helicopter that was dispatched to his neighborhood as part of a police raid to capture him, German officials said. (nypost.com) More...