ARTICLE: Amtrak high-speed rail to compete with airlines The establishment of a transportation policy has been the target of several aviation trade groups. The proposal, mentioned in this article, argues that high speed rail between…
ARTICLE: NBAA Marks the Passing of Business Aviation Safety Champion Al Ueltschi The NBAA memorial is one of many well-written tributes to one of the true aviation heroes. He flew with Lindbergh and was a…
ARTICLE: Hawker Beechcraft Announces Intent To Emerge From Chapter 11 As Standalone Company The demise of two historic aviation brand names (one US and one from the UK) is never a pleasant story to follow….
ARTICLE: Baggage Handler Who Smuggled Cocaine in Planes Is Sentenced to Life American Airlines baggage handler, Victor Bourne, created a network of fellow corrupt airline employees to smuggle cocaine into the United States through JFK Airport….
ARTICLE: EC Acts To Reverse Single European Sky Failure The news from Europe has a reoccurring theme—the EC is seeking consolidation of the sovereign safety authorities and of the airspace. As to the ATC function,…
ARTICLE: Pelican Demonstrator Aimed At Airlift The CargoLifter effort to utilize the zeppelin design concept to lift heavy loads from the point of manufacture to the delivery point failed. That visionary venture attracted substantial interest…
ARTICLE: Southwest Airlines names Randy Babbitt as senior vice president of labor relations Southwest is one smart company. In a period in which relationships with your unions and with the FAA are at a premium,…
ARTICLE: Everything Matters: November 6 Captain Lee Moak, President Air Line Pilots Association, International Captain Moak writes in his President’s Corner that the decision made by individual voters on November 6 matters. He starts his…