F-16, call sign Stroke 3, dodging 6 SAM launches during Desert Storm. This is some INTENSE footage. Skip to the 3 minute marker for the action. But I would highly recommend watching the entire thing because the launches surprise me just as much as the pilots. (www.liveleak.com) More...
The F-16 that suddenly appears off our left wing is obvious. It wags its wings as it goes by, and its engine, in afterburner, shakes the sky like an aerial earthquake. An identical airplane that trails a few miles behind and slightly above us, however, isn’t visible to us at all. It’s there to intervene if we take some sort of hostile or evasive action. (www.aopa.org) More...
"Anyone who’s been stranded in an airport knows those awkward chairs at the gate aren’t conducive to sleep—especially when you need it most. Enter the pod hotel, a small in-terminal hostelry comprised of mini-rooms where you can get some comfortable rest." (www.forbes.com) More...
A Boeing employee, part of an escort team walking alongside a Japan Airlines flight at Paine Field, Everett, Washington as the aircraft was being towed, somehow got trapped beneath the tires of the 787 Dreamliner jet at approximately 6 PM, on February 3. The employee, who began working for Boeing in 2010, was dragged and then trapped beneath the (avstop.com) More...
Many Grand Junction, CO (KGJT) general aviation pilots and businesses feel that they are being thrown under the bus by the Airport Authority and its manager. (www.gjfreepress.com) More...
Since 2008, the German Air Traffic Control Authority (DFS) has been working closely with airberlin on the development of the new system. In November 2009, airberlin was the first airline worldwide to receive approval for its Boeing 737 Next Generation fleet to use the GBAS on landings up to a visual range of only 550 metres. (www.aviatime.com) More...
On February 10, 2012 Jet Blue Airways unveiled a new Boston Red Sox Logo Jet on an A320 (N605JB). Members of the Boston Red Sox Management and "Wally the Green Monster" were on hand to celebrate the festivities at Boston Logan Airport. (finance.yahoo.com) More...
