The NTSB Utilizes Social Media During Asiana 214 Investigation
Most government agencies work in mysterious ways, often times closed off from the public until their work is done and a final report is issued. The National Transportation Safety Board, however, has taken a different approach o...
Allegiant Air to Add 19 Airbus A319 Aircraft
Allegiant Air will for the first time operate Airbus aircraft beginning in 2013, the company revealed late Sunday night.
United Flight 232: Surviving the Unthinkable
On July 19, 1989 an engine explosion left United 232 with no hydraulics and no controls, leading to a crash landing where many of the passengers survived. Now 25 years later we look back at this extraordinary accident and exami...
What They Don’t Teach You in Ground School, Part I: Pushy Corporate Clients
Desperate pilots don’t stay pilots long. In the short term, they may be in the air, but in the long run, the Client Factor will make a decision for them that they simply can’t live with.
British Airways Posts Slight Improvements During First Quarter, Despite Strike Action and Ash Crisis
British Airways on Friday reported an operating loss of some £72 million ($112.4 million), a slight improvement from the same period last year, despite strike action and the unprecedented volcanic ash crisis that canceled flig...