A Newcomer’s Perspective on SpotLAX2023
Mark Lawrence shares his experiences as a first time attendee at SpotLAX2023.
On This Day in Aviation History: December 23rd
The deaths of two aviation greats; Andrei Tupolev in 1972 and Anthony Fokker in 1939. The B-1 Lancer makes its first flight in 1974, the first dogfight with a UAV in 2002 and the crashes of Azerbaijan Flight 217 in 2005 and Ali...
The 3 Plane Crashes You’ve Never Heard Of: Aviation’s Sacrificial Lambs
There are more than a few crashes from the last decade that you probably have never heard of, but your safety could benefit from their lessons. Why the lack of media coverage?
Air Berlin Shrinks Boeing 787 Order, Defers 737s
Air Berlin says they will be cutting down their Boeing 787 orders from 25 down to 15, and their purchase options from 10 to 5 in an adjustment to travel demands.
COMMENTARY: NTSB Briefing on Asiana 214
The San Francisco crash of Asiana 214 during perfect VMC conditions (but with the ILS out of service) has prompted many questions. The answers have prompted many more questions about why the Boeing 777 was allowed to crash at all.