Archive for December, 2009
 

 

The Logbook: UAV Video Feed for Only $26!

In today’s daily digest, enemy forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have been hacking into Predator drone video feeds, AirTran launches new Orlando Magic scheme, Air Canada announces Heathrow service with an A319, and Sky Harbor vo...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

@NYCAviation Appears in CNN Segment About TSA Document Leak

If you happened to be watching CNN around 3:30 Eastern this afternoon, you may have seen our Twitter page being interviewed by Rick Sanchez about the TSA's leaked document debacle.
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The Logbook: Northwest Overfly, Chapter 683

More attempts to place blame on ATC in the Northwest Minneapolis overfly incident. Ryanair is skipping out on a Boeing deal, the 787’s MTOW is increased, Pakistan receives the first Saab 2000 AEW and Swiss to start ZRH-SFO.
by Phil Derner Jr.

 

 

On This Day in Aviation History: December 8th

Chicago's Midway Airport suffers crashes of Southwest Flight 1248 in 2005 and United Flight 553 in 1972. In 1987, a Peruvian football club crashes into the Pacific ocean with only the pilot surviving, an Olympic Airways DC-6 cr...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

United Airlines Places A350 and 787 Orders

United Airlines announced today that they have placed firm orders for 25 Airbus A350XWBs and 25 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, in addition to 50 options for 50 additional of each type in the future.
by Phil Derner Jr.