My Letter to the Editor of New York Times Magazine - by Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger

The MCAS design should never have been approved, not by Boeing, and not by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (www.sullysullenberger.com) More...

NTSB releases preliminary report on deadly B-17 crash

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT (WFSB) - A preliminary report on a deadly vintage plane crash in Windsor Locks was released by transportation officials on Tuesday morning. The B-17 bomber slammed into a deicing facility at Bradley International Airport on Oct. 2. (www.wfsb.com) More...

Air Austral Orders Three Airbus A220-300

Airbus announced yesterday that French Réunion-based airline, Air Austral, has signed a firm order for three A220-300 aircraft. This order makes the continuation of a successful year for Airbus and the A220 with the plane now holding an order book of around 500 aircraft by the end of September 2019. (airwaysmag.com) More...

Danish Passenger Flies airBaltic 22 Times In 5 Days Just To Gain Status

It is not unusual for people to take a flight or two to keep their status when a collection year is expiring. However, a Danish man took it to the extreme, flying 22 airBaltic flights in five days to gain VIP status with the airline. (simpleflying.com) More...

Sikorsky makes its bid for Army’s next scout copter

As the Association of the US Army (AUSA) kicks off its annual Washington, DC meeting—a combination of Army conference and land-warfare trade show—Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky unit has unveiled the company's entry into the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) design shoot-out. As predicted, the "Raider X" is based heavily on the S-97 Raider demonstrator that Sikorsky showed off at the 2015 AUSA conference. (arstechnica.com) More...

Grounded Swiss Airbus A220s Start to Return to Service

Tuesday's grounding forced the cancellation of some 100 flights and affected some 10,000 passengers. (www.ainonline.com) More...

Swiss Grounds A220 Fleet

Airline Swiss grounds A220 fleet for engine checks (business.financialpost.com) More...

Flybe Unveils Brand New Name: Virgin Connect

More than 200 Flybe leaders and representatives have got together this week to unveil the brand new name for the airline. (airwaysmag.com) More...