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The Unintended Consequences of the “1500 Hour Rule”
The FAA recently raised minimum flight hour requirements for commercial pilots to 1,500 hours. Brad Tate explores whether this stricter hiring requirement truly benefits flight safety.
March 14th in Aviation History: Pan Am is Founded in Key West
Pan American Airways is founded, the first American flies a Russian spacecraft, a number of US boxers are killed in a LOT Poland crash, and more...
Investigators Successfully Recover All Data from Air France Flight 447 Recorders
In the biggest breakthrough yet toward discovering the cause of the crash, French investigators have successfully downloaded the entire record of data from the recently retrieved flight data and voice recorders of Air France Fl...
The Logbook: Ilyushin Tanker Up For Grabs in Michigan!
An IL-78 that diverted to a small airport in Michigan last July has been abandoned and seized by airfield management. The DOT will be issuing a Passenger Bill of Rights, the last original 747 is delivered while Northwest will r...
Touch N’ Go: Boeing Hits Milestone for NASA, Ryanair finalizes 737 Max 200 order
(Touch N’ Go is updated throughout the day with our favorite AvGeek news, pictures, videos, tweets & more.) AvStories: ✈ Ryanair finalizes 737 MAX 200 Boeing order. [Seattle Times] ✈ A Complete Guide to Aviat...