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(Written on 11/05/2015)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Out-of-Control Takeoff Try by Allegiant Jet Spurs FAA Probe U.S. air-safety investigators are looking into a mechanical failure that caused the nose of an Allegiant Airlines jet to rise off the ground prematurely before takeoff, defying the crew’s attempts to push it down. Pilots abruptly halted their roll on the runway at 138 miles (222 kilometers) an hour to regain control of the Boeing Co. MD-83 in Las Vegas on Aug. 17, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Allegiant blamed a fault in the elevator, the part of the tail that helps an aircraft to climb or descend. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-26/out-of-control-takeoff-attempt-by-allegiant-jet-spurs-faa-probe

(Written on 08/26/2015)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Plane Runs Off Taxiway at D/FW International Airport An American Airlines flight taxiing to Terminal A at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Monday night slide off the pavement and into the grass. Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to NBC 5 the front nose gear slipped off the taxiway as the airplane turned a corner and became stuck in the grass. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Plane-Runs-Off-Taxiway-at-DFW-International-Airport-293771201.html

(Written on 02/23/2015)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) JetBlue Flight Forced to Make Emergency Landing in Long Beach An Austin-bound JetBlue flight that departed Long Beach Thursday morning was forced to turn back shortly after takeoff after the pilot declared an emergency with one of the engines, officials said. Flight 1416 departed Long Beach at 9:17 a.m. and was back on the tarmac at 9:30 a.m., according to Flightaware, a tracking website. The Airbus A320 jetliner only climbed to about 9,400-feet before it began its descent and circled back for an emergency landing. http://ktla.com/2014/09/18/jetblue-flight-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-in-long-beach/

(Written on 09/18/2014)(Permalink)

Local media here in LA blasting on the screen with the headline "Emergency Landing" but then went on to say "safety was never an issue". How could it be an emergency when safety was not an issue? Why can't they just say "Unscheduled landing"?

(Written on 07/02/2014)(Permalink)

And this survey is just for flying economy class!

(Written on 06/24/2014)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Mesmerizing Video Tracks Flights There have been several attempts at depicting flight paths around busy airports and around the world, some more successful than others. One of the coolest visualizations has recently come out of Europe though a British company called NATS, which offers a variety of aviation-related solutions. Titled Europe 24, NATS' video depicts actual flights arriving at and departing from the area around London, England. High-tech looking blue paths track perfect rows of airplanes flying across the Atlantic to and from the United States, flight paths within Europe and holding patterns and approach paths around London. The tracks amalgamate data during two 24-hour periods: one from U.K. radar sources on June 21, 2013, and the other from European flight plan information on July 28, 2013. Read more at http://www.flyingmag.com/pilots-places/pilots-adventures-more/mesmerizing-video-tracks-flights#SmZo6bcBMHHuRfH7.99 http://www.f

(Written on 03/20/2014)(Permalink)

Another story from the AP: "UNITED AIRLINES DROPS CLEVELAND AS HUB AIRPORT" http://bigstory.ap.org/article/united-airlines-drops-cleveland-hub-airport

(Written on 02/01/2014)(Permalink)

This is the headline from CBS News: "Airliner crashes into building at Johannesburg airport"(http://www.cbsnews.com/news/airliner-crashes-into-building-at-johannesburg-airport/). Can't they just report news for once instead of sensationalize it?

(Written on 12/22/2013)(Permalink)

Right now they're 1L/R and 19L/R. Are they going to become 2L/R and 20L/R? The article didn't say what numbers they're going to be.

(Written on 11/21/2013)(Permalink)