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Cessna?s New Fighting Machine | 03/09/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
For those skeptics who just a few years ago tore into Cessna Aircraft as the development of the Skycatcher began to move ahead, comes this photo of the mighty Cessna 162 going nose to nose with one of America?s finest F-18s in the ultimate stare down contest on the Yingling Aviation ramp in Wichita recently.
I swear I saw the F-18 ... | | |
Nate Foster back home after epic flight | 02/09/10
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
Nate Foster is back home.
Foster is the 17-year-old Maryland pilot who departed on a flight from his home state to California on Aug. 23. Flying a 1975 Super Cub that he helped to restore, he was considerably wet behind the ears–he’d taken his checkride the previous Thursday. But, according to?Childs Walkers’ blog for ... | | |
Learn to fly | 01/09/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
CALGARY - I'm in Canada for the next few days meeting with media. I'll have more about that later in the week. But I wanted to share a bit about a significant event back home.
Last Thursday we officially launched 787 pilot training at our Boeing Training & Flight Services campus in Seattle, with a media day and public unveiling of the ... | | |
Straight on | 28/08/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
By now you've seen the news about the target for [first delivery of the 787](http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1391).
As you know, we said earlier this summer that it was *possible* that our first 787 delivery could move a few weeks into 2011. The reason was a combined impact of several issues unrelated to the airplane's ... | | |
NextGen Success Hinges on Showing Big Picture Integration | 27/08/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
Like many pilots, I still haven?t gotten my head around all the details related to the Next Generation National Airspace System. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, I figured, would be the perfect place to learn more about its components, like ADS-B, the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system, and have the people who really know paint me ... | | |
Your chance to land on the lakebed at Edwards | 26/08/10
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
Have you ever dreamed of landing on the expanse of Rosamond Dry Lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base–or even just flying over the historic site? This may be your chance.
The Air Force Flight Test Center will host?its first-ever?GA fly-in on Oct.1.?The?center?will give 100 civilian pilots the opportunity to fly themselves into ... | | |
Sharks and jets | 26/08/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
Aviation, like any other business, requires that you stay close to your customers, to understand their wants and needs - while at the same time always keeping your eye on the competition.
So I've been watching recently as Airbus has become more aggressive, a little bolder, both in their positioning vs. Boeing and in what they're saying ... | | |
Heavy rotation | 24/08/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
We like to say all the time how flight testing is about stretching the capabilities of the airplane above and beyond what you'd experience in normal flight operations.
How about taking off weighing more than a million pounds (454,500 kg)?
Check out the video story:
This test flight in Victorville, California for the 747-8 ... | | |
Playing Jeopardy with Aviation?s Future | 24/08/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
That Future of Flight Training session at AirVenture a few weeks ago left me feeling pretty cranky ? whiny even.? Not because of the session itself. All the folks on the panel, including moderator Greg Laslo, couldn’t have been nicer.
But we all walked away from the discussion with the same thought ? now what? Considering the lousy ... | | |
Electric Aircraft & Air Show Possibilities | 20/08/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
On many levels the 2010 Electric Aircraft World Symposium was a surprise. Sponsored by GE Aviation and held at the EAA museum on AirVenture Friday, I expected a geek fest with a small audience of a hundred or less, because that?s the space available in the Founder?s Wing, the symposium?s original location. But when I hoofed my way to ... | | |
Electric Aircraft & Air Show Possibilities | 19/08/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
On many levels the 2010 Electric Aircraft World Symposium was a surprise. Sponsored by GE Aviation and held at the EAA museum on AirVenture Friday, I expected a geek fest with a small audience of a hundred or less, because that?s the space available in the Founder?s Wing, the symposium?s original location. But when I hoofed my way to ... | | |
Business travel rebound | 19/08/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
I've been saying for months that this is a year of recovery for our industry, and I wanted to share something that gives a little anecdotal evidence that we are indeed seeing a rebound.
I'm traveling right now myself - on vacation - but clearly there are those who are seeing business travel returning as well.
Take a look at this ... | | |
The "Crickets" | 12/08/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
I'll be doing some traveling coming up, including some much-needed vacation, but I wanted to share one last bit of fun from Farnborough.
It has to do with an honor bestowed upon me for my performance on the field at the end of the air show last month.
The cricket field, that is.
On the field, batting ..
The Boeing air show ... | | |
787 flyover | 10/08/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
Crowds along Seattle's Lake Washington got a thrill over the weekend when ZA003 flew over the annual summer event known as [Seafair](http://www.seafair.com/weekend/airshow/).
The 787 Dreamliner over Seattle and Lake Washington on Sunday.
It's a bit of a tradition. Nearly every Boeing commercial airplane has flown over Seafair. ... | | |
An airline?s view of Oshkosh | 10/08/10
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
I had already left AirVenture 2010 when one of Southwest Airline’s Boeing 737s,??N948WN–a?month-old 737-700–arrived on July 31.??The jet carried?a special “2010 AirVenture” logo on its nose.
The arrival of an airliner at Oshkosh is nothing unusual; last year the show saw the gigantic Airbus A380, among ... | | |
Does the Aviation Industry Really Care About Pilot Population Growth? | 07/08/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
Given the underwhelming participation at an 1130? panel discussion about the subject the Saturday of AirVenture Oshkosh, the general answer must be a big, boldfaced NO.
For the discussion of? How to Grow the Pilot Population, just seven of the nearly 100 seats in the Learn to Fly Discovery Center?s presentation area? were occupied, by ... | | |
These are the times | 05/08/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
We've posted a great video highlighting the events and accomplishments of the 2nd quarter.
I thought you'd like to take a look if you haven't already discovered it.
Click above to go to the Boeing Commercial Airplanes 2010 2nd Quarter Highlights video. | | |
Hard lessons learned 25 years later | 04/08/10
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
August 2, 2010,?was the twenty-fifth anniversary of one of the most influential aircraft accidents of all time. The 1985 accident occurred when I was a newspaper reporter. But a few months later I was in my first job in aviation journalism, reporting for an aviation magazine and the accident investigation was fodder for many ... | | |
Exhibiting Aviation?s State of the Industry | 04/08/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
An EAA AirVenture Oshkosh participant every year since 1978, I started spending the week there in 1989, when I began a decade-long tenure as Flight Training magazine?s booth boy.? I spent roughly half that time in the old exhibit buildings, now the Federal Pavilion and GE Aviation Learning Center, and the remainder in one of the current ... | | |
Air safety report | 03/08/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
Boeing has just updated our annual air safety report.
It's the 41st annual "Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents," our way of studying trends to help prevent future accidents.
Much like the [Current Market Outlook](http://www.boeing.com/commercial/cmo/), this analysis is a definitive source for the aviation ... | | |
Oshkosh, the Verb | 31/07/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
Sometimes we bloggers simply talk too much trying to express how we feel about something like AirVenture when simply letting the story tell itself works much better.
With that clever insight in mind, may I present for your review, a few photos that made me realize what a special place – what a special experience – traveling ... | | |
Innovation generation | 30/07/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
Back in January, we had a great response to a couple of blogs pointing to our new "Design Highlights" interactive sites on [newairplane.com](http://www.boeing.com/newairplane/) - for the [787 Dreamliner](http://boeingblogs.com/randy/archives/2010/01/visionary_design.html), and the ... | | |
Checking Out EAA AirVenture?Day 0 | 29/07/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
For the decade I?ve lived just outside of Oshkosh, my favorite excursion of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh always takes place on Day 0. Otherwise known as setup up day, this year was little different, all because of the weather.
To say we?ve had a little rain is an understatement. In just July more than 10 inches has fallen, breaking a ... | | |
Q2 2010 results | 29/07/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
It's earnings season again, and today Boeing has reported on a solid 2nd quarter.
Our news release:
[Boeing Reports Second-Quarter Results](http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1354)
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You WILL go to the Dominican Republic | 28/07/10
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
Dominican Republic tourism officials have worked the world to attract tourists, and are seeing results. But not from American private pilots. For years they have appeared at press conferences at aviation trade shows and air shows,? but find few journalists waiting to hear their message. You’d think they might get discouraged. But ... | | |
The sound of 48 radial engines | 27/07/10
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
Arrived in Oshkosh last night after covering the DC-3 fly-in held last weekend at Sterling, Illinois. It was a fantastic event–yes, there will be a story in a future issue of AOPA Pilot–but the most memorable aspect was watching two dozen DC-3s and C-47s fly overhead yesterday afternoon on their way to Oshkosh.
Did you happen ... | | |
Checking out EAA AirVenture ? Day Zero | 26/07/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
For the decade I?ve lived just outside of Oshkosh, my favorite excursion of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh always takes place on Day 0. Otherwise known as setup up day, this year was little different, all because of the weather.
To say we?ve had a little rain is an understatement. In just July more than? 10 inches has fallen, breaking a record ... | | |
Let the Games Begin . . . | 26/07/10
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
Preparations for tomorrow’s EAA AirVenture 2010 opening are in full swing with an unimaginable assortment of aviation hardware arriving at KOSH and being made ready for display.
Everything from new concept aircraft such as the pre-prototype Cobalt are here along with a U.S. Air Force Global Hawk UAV and vintage airplanes dating ... | | |
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