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VFR | 10/11/09
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
Every once in a while, I come across a story on the Web that really ?gets it? ? that captures what our industry is all about.
Click above to go to the Vero Venia blog.
I want to share one such story I just read, from a Europe-based blogger.
The post is called Visiting Friends and Relatives.
For many of us on this planet, air ... | | |
Bahamian chocks of my own! | 08/11/09
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
Poor me, I never win anything?sniff, sniff. So imagine my surprise when the Bahamas Tourist Office (BTO) held an impromptu ceremony and gave me some very special chocks. The BTO has been promoting its new ?Gateway FBOs,? which are at select airports in Florida. The Gateway FBOs are set up to provide all sorts of [...] | | |
Doing the right thing | 06/11/09
Blog: http://www.faafollies.com
Integrity is our character. We do the right thing, even when no one is looking.
People are our strength. We treat people as we want to be treated.
That’s from the FAA’s “mission statement“. We’ve talked here before about the folly of the FAA’s mission statement; we used to have a perfectly good ... | | |
When the Feds Revoke Your Pilot?s Certificate | 05/11/09
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
You NEVER, EVER want to receive a letter like this one from the FAA telling you that all your months or years of hard work and effort to win your pilot’s certificate have just gone up in smoke. After flying past Minneapolis a few weeks back, the FAA pulled the certificates of both of the Air Transport rated pilots aboard NWA 1588 ... | | |
Battered wife syndrome | 04/11/09
Blog: http://www.faafollies.com
Several years ago, I made the acquaintance of a smart, pretty woman. She was reasonably well adjusted, hard working, loved her children, motivated, and had tons going for her.
She was also an abused wife of an alcoholic jerk.
It mystified me then, and still mystifies me, how people can get themselves into completely dysfunctional ... | | |
Magic carpet ride | 04/11/09
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
We often talk about environmental progress in aviation in terms of improving fuel efficiency and developing sustainable biofuels. But there are many other initiatives going on, including one that is literally under our feet. It involves carpet tiles for airplane passenger cabins.
Maybe you read about it. A sustainable, 100% recyclable ... | | |
Warning! Read Technology?s Fine Print | 03/11/09
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
Preparing for my first encounter with a new (to me) integrated avionics system, I dove into the system?s reference guide with eager anticipation. With a PFD, MFD, and FMS keypad this baby had all the bells, whistles, and databases that qualify it as a primary source of navigation and flight information. It is designed to guide me safely ... | | |
Happy birthday, Mama Bird! | 03/11/09
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
i’ll be in Florida all this week, scurrying around AOPA Summit, but I can’t let Nov. 4 slip by without wishing many happy returns to Evelyn “Mama Bird” Johnson, who turns 100. Johnson’s incredible career as a flight instructor and designated pilot examiner are detailed in Mike Collins’ article; he also ... | | |
Missing the point | 02/11/09
Blog: http://www.faafollies.com
I think some of you missed the point about the last entry. It wasn’t so much to argue in favor of healthcare reform (though I think that’s plainly needed), but to point out that there’s definite priorities in how the government spends money- and at least the spending that’s going on now will have [...] | | |
Cherokee Six aids ocean research | 01/11/09
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
Eddie Kisfaludy and freelance television reporter Natasha Stenbock have invented a business to support their flying habit. | | |
Be Very Afraid of This Pilot | 31/10/09
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
After running this blog for three years or so I can honestly say I’ve seen and heard quite a few really interesting stories about the aviation industry. I’m headed to AOPA Summit in Tampa next week because I want to hear a few more.
The other day I got a note with a video link from another avid blogger, Max Trescott, the ... | | |
Hello Winter! | 31/10/09
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
For the past two days Colorado and Wyoming have been hammered by the first real snowfall of the season. The wx geek in me took over and I was a clicking fool, capturing images and data of this remarkable weather event. A HUGE, very elongated trough dug southward over the mountain and central states. The [...] | | |
Ag Interest Reveals Risk Management Handbook | 29/10/09
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
Ag flying has always interested me because it is one of the last bastions of professional stick and rudder flying. Sure, technology has infiltrated the cockpit, but here it replaces the flagman (human or otherwise) who helps the pilot apply even coverage?not the pilot. Coordinating hand and eye and concentration still counts for ... | | |
Second line | 29/10/09
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
On Wednesday Boeing approved the choice of North Charleston, South Carolina for a second final assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner. Boeing Charleston will serve as a final assembly location, as well as supporting the testing and delivery of the airplanes.
The second 787 assembly line will do a couple of things. It will expand our ... | | |
Slow recovery, long-term growth | 27/10/09
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
SYDNEY - I've been on the "road" again in Asia and the Pacific region. I'm in Australia at the moment, where we've had an opportunity to talk about Boeing's outlook for the region we call Oceania - Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific Islands.
Later this week I'm off to Melbourne and then to Wellington and Auckland, New ... | | |
Thrills, chills, and a black Cessna Skymaster | 27/10/09
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
With Halloween in just a few days, I was reminded this morning of perhaps the only horror movie made that features vampires, creepy reporters, and general aviation. That would be the 1997 film “The Night Flier,” based on a short story by Stephen King.
The bizarre tale focuses on a reporter for a Weekly-World-News-ish type of ... | | |
Non-aviation post? | 26/10/09
Blog: http://www.faafollies.com
Well, mostly.
There’s been some carping and complaining amongst people who are unhappy with President Obama’s economic stimulus package. Never mind the fact that many economists are saying that it was only barely enough to stave off worse problems, and that in reality we should pass another stimulus package to really get the ... | | |
The Top 10 Reasons They Missed MSP | 26/10/09
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
Just like Alice falling down the rabbit hole, unraveling the real story behind the Northwest/Delta Airlines crew who forgot to land at MSP just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. Brings to mind the gap in the Nixon Watergate tapes. If that doesn’t ring a bell, just assume it has to do with people trying to cover something up. ... | | |
SATSair forced to halt operations | 25/10/09
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
SATSair, an air taxi company operating Cirrus SR22 single-engine aircraft, has ceased operations in Greenville, South Carolina. | | |
Hawker Beechcraft chief comments on recession | 24/10/09
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
Think the recession is on the mend? Not for the aerospace industry. That's likely to take until 2012 to 2013, says Hawker Beechcraft Chairman and CEO Bill Boisture. | | |
Results and progress | 22/10/09
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
Any time you?re reporting a net loss for the quarter, you?re having a tough time. Clearly the bottom line about Boeing?s 3rd quarter was that our bottom line wasn?t good.
You can read the full earnings news release on our Boeing Mediaroom site.
But there?s another significant part of the story that I?d like to stress. And that is, ... | | |
Is Wichita Obama's Post-Katrina New Orleans? | 21/10/09
Blog: http://blogs.flyingmag.com
Immediately following Hurricane Katrina, President Bush took a lot of heat for his tepid response?both personally and nationally?to the disaster. His airborne photo-op observation of the site of the catastrophe struck many Americans as being an insensitive and wholly insufficient... | | |
Testify | 21/10/09
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
I’m not going to get into details about the economy. There’s no need to waste electrons doing so. Let’s just all agree it’s bad. Despite that, work still has to get done. Goods and services are still being sold, and luckily for Brad Pierce, people still need to eat.
Pierce is the owner of a restaurant [...] | | |
Who Will Fly for America Tomorrow? | 20/10/09
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
So, you wanna be a professional pilot, huh? Despite the economy, there will be a good number of vacant cockpit seats in the next decade or so as the last of the baby boomer bulge reaches 65, the airline pilot retirement age. If you are a Wall Street bonus baby, go for it. If not, are you up to the challenge?
If you?re not yet a pilot, ... | | |
Rumours | 18/10/09
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
You?ve probably seen or heard some reports over the past couple of days implying that we?ve had to get ?back to the drawing board? on the 787 modifications.
Don?t believe it.
As 787 vice president and general manager Scott Fancher told employees on Friday, the reports that we?ve had to somehow redesign part of the side-of-body ... | | |
Why Being Geeky is Cool | 16/10/09
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
Most of you probably know that a few months back I was abducted at propeller point and forced to assume co-host duties at the Airplane Geeks. About that same time, I met Dan Webb, my other co-host, a truly brilliant young man who continues to impress me with his knowledge of the financial side of the airline industry. Of course, I ... | | |
Testing 1, 2, 3 | 16/10/09
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
Imagine this. Two new high profile airplanes in flight test at the same time. 9 or 10 airplanes involved. Yes, that would be a sight to see.
Actually you don?t have to imagine it. We did see something similar when we flight tested both the 757 and 767 at the same time back in 1982. I remember it vividly. I recall how quiet the 757 was ... | | |
Got NextGen questions? | 15/10/09
Blog: http://www.faafollies.com
Next week, Victoria Cox (no relation) is scheduled to visit Seattle Center. She is the FAA’s head of NextGen implementation, with a highly unwieldy title of “Senior Vice President for NextGen and Operations Planning Services”.
Fliers in the facility invite employees to attend and ask questions about NextGen. I plan to ... | | |
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