Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
 

 

Up Close and Personal with the Cast of Airplane Repo

Standing in a tight circle at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the cast of Discovery Channel's Airplane Repo looked like they could be ready to repossess an airplane or two.
by Sarina Houston & Eric Auxier
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Charlottetown Airport Terminal

Smoke In The Cockpit: A True Story of Danger and Hilarity

A routine flight is plunged into weirdness after the crew smells smoke. How to deal with a possible emergency — not to mention a plane full of obsessed Japanese tourists.
by Patrick Smith
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An Air China plane prepares to land at the Beijing Capital International Airport. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP/File)

China Approves New $11.2 Billion Beijing Airport

Chinese leaders have given final approval for a long-awaited new $11.2 billion international airport in Beijing to ease congestion at PEK.
by AFP
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Divert (From the Pilot’s Point Of View)

The vast majority of airline flights reach their destination as planned. Occasionally bad weather or other factors cause flight crews to have to divert to an alternate airport, disrupting both the airline's and passenger's plan...
by Brad Tate
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A Southwest Airlines jet on approach to Logan Airport passes over Revere Beach. (Photo by Sara Jeanne Edwards via Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA)

Revere Beach Reveries: A Summer Oasis On Approach to Logan Airport

Sometimes when I hear the whine of jet engines, I think of the beach.
by Patrick Smith
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