The Chairs of the Full House Transportation Committee and of the T&I Aviation Subcommittee issued a Press Release castigating the FAA for the “damning results” of an agency employee survey. Their conclusion was “the…
AVIATION POTPOURRI IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 (8.21) This is the nineteenth Potpourri edition. This information resource is intended to capture some of the articles about the coronavirus impact on aviation. Not included are, for…
Bespoke Planes designed for airline Some work; some do not Brequet 941 and Convair 990 Coronado NOT Sometimes an aircraft design is driven by the needs of major customer, bespoke design and/or by technology advances…
Having experienced the stimulus of Drones, will Airships do the same? Hybrid Air Vehicles introducing the “Flying Bum” Lockheed Martin adds technology to its Version of the Zepplins Aviation recently benefitted from the innovation of…
In a candid interview, David Calhoun largely laid the blame for the company’s 737 Max crisis on his predecessor. By Natalie Kitroeff and David Gelles March 5, 2020 FLORISSANT, Mo. — In his eight weeks…
Boeing v. Airbus competition drove both to strive for lower costs Lean Manufacturing seeks to optimize production SMS strives to reduce Safety Risks Boeing leadership adequately balance these two disciplines? The woes of Boeing’s…
Collection of COVID-19 articles with aviation angles AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, BUSINESS & GENERAL AVIATION, MANUFACTURERS and ET CETERA A POTPOURRI OF INFORMATION In these difficult times, the COVID-19 news is overwhelming and it is useful…
Need for Commercial Centers to Synergize UAS development Battle Creek Airport to learn from Grand Sky FAA Research Centers Unmanned Aerial Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or Drones entered the US aviation market a few years…