ARTICLE: Aviation Safety: What Has Become of Us? In 1903 the Wright Brothers and especially Orville, as the first to pilot powered flight, were literally connected to their aircraft at Kitty Hawk. Over the next…
ARTICLE: How Airlines Kept 787s on Schedule This article provides interesting insights as to how a manufacturer and its lead customers work through the “hiccups” which are a normal part of the introduction of a…
ARTICLE 1: How Delays Propagate Across the US Airport Network ARTICLE 2: How many controllers handle each cross-country flight? The public is increasingly aware of the Air Traffic Control System, how it impacts the airlines,…
ARTICLE: Minor airline fender benders a major safety concern The NTSB has highlighted ground collisions as a major area for aviation safety improvement. The NTSB spokesman said “While commercial aviation has made extraordinary strides in…
ARTICLE: On Electronic Devices on Planes – Blogger Displays Ignorance It is remarkable how many people are dependent (professionally and emotionally) on their iPods, BlackBerrys and other PEDs. Even more impressive is the level of…
ARTICLE: NBAA Supports NTSB Battle Against Distraction A careful reading of the NTSB’s Ten Most Wanted list would show that one of the targets for improvement IN TRANSPORTATION, not just automobile driving, is distractions that…
ARTICLE: Rethinking Stall Training The FAA and aviation safety organizations are pushing hard for improvements in pilot training and specifically stall recovery training. Unfortunately the last commercial air carrier accident, which was a stall related…
ARTICLE: FCC Calls on FAA to Allow Electronics on Planes Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, obviously is not busy enough – he has time to write the FAA Acting Administrator to let…