Ebola Scare Spreads to Airlines

Ebola, a problem in other parts of the world for decades, has finally reached the United States. The initial victim flew to Dallas before showing symptoms of the deadly disease. Since his death, two of his medical providers, both nurses, have been diag …

Mesa Airlines – An Unnecessary Trip To The Edge Of Tragedy

Yesterday, the right wing tip of American Eagle flight 5786 struck the runway as the plane was landing at the McAllen International Airport. The incident occurred just before noon after a short flight from DFW International Airport. The flight was bein …

Real ID Act May Be A Real Pain For Some Air Travelers

One of the lesser-known responses to the 9/11 attacks was the passage of the Real ID Act in 2005 (the Act). According to the Department of Homeland Security, the Act is a joint effort between state and federal authorities to improve the reliability and …

New Clues About The Fate OF MH370

Families of those on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 may finally have a potential clue as to what happened to the airplane, which disappeared on March 8, 2014 with 227 passengers and 12 crewmembers on board. One small piece of the puzzle may have …

Airbus A-400 Crash Highlights Issues With Modern Aviation Technology

Earlier this month, an Airbus A-400 transport plane intended for the Turkish Air Force crashed near Seville San Pablo Airport in Spain, killing four people. Two of the four dead were the plane’s test pilots. The crash has been blamed on issues within o …

Sikorsky Unveils UH-60 Drone Helicopter (Sort Of)

Forget the zombie apocalypse, before too long we are not going to be able to throw a rock with hitting a drone. The drone apocalypse is upon us! And last week at an Atlanta trade show of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (“AUVS …

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Still Experiencing Nightmares

On May 1, 2015, the FAA issued Airworthiness Directive 2015-09-07, which calls for near immediate and continuing efforts to fix a potentially catastrophic software issue with all models of the Boeing 787 aircraft. Boeing recently advised the FAA that a …

Amazon Moves Closer to Drone Delivery System

What an age we live in! Amazon just got a little bit closer to being able to deliver packages to your house via drones, taking the air or ground choice to a whole new level. On March 19, 2015, the FAA reported that it had issued an Experimental Type Ce …

The Day the Probable Cause Report Died – the NTSB Revisits the Buddy Holly Plane Crash

The NTSB recently announced that it might re-open the February 1959 investigation of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson). The announcement apparently came in response to a petition by a New Engla …

Look Everyone! I’m About To Be In A Plane Crash!

In a report released last week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that a plane crash last May near Denver was caused, at least in part, by the pilot taking pictures of himself with his cell phone. Both the pilot and his passenge …