This whole thing has devolved into a panic, and it's not going to let up before November. Don't expect rational decisions from any corporation.

(Written on 2020年 08月 14日)(Permalink)

Unfortunately, I have to agree with you 100%.

(Written on 2020年 07月 03日)(Permalink)

It's sad that because at a different time in the past, a different country, used a different version of said symbol, Finland has to change things. Anyone familiar with military history easily recognized the light blue squared swastika as the Finish Roundel (later just their insignia) not as a "Nazi symbol", but what has been Finland's Air Force symbol for over *ONE HUNDRED YEARS*. I understand why they're changing it, and in the end it is their choice, but I remain not a big fan of historical revisionism and erasure to fit someone's modern ideals.

(Written on 2020年 07月 03日)(Permalink)

Please go somewhere else with the foaming TDS, or at least make an attempt to keep it aviation related.

(Written on 2020年 06月 27日)(Permalink)

What do they care, really? All their money comes from siphoning off Alberta's wealth anyway. It's more surprising they didn't just pay the money out and raid Western Canada's kitty one more time.

(Written on 2020年 06月 12日)(Permalink)

You're right, but most armchair accident investigators can't/won't understand it. This was a big reason and a primary cause of the Lion Air 737 MAX crash, that the crew intentionally continued to fly an aircraft that—due to poor maintenance—wasn't airworthy because they and the cabin crew would have been penalized for not completing the flight. This is why the previous crew flew that aircraft from China to Indonesia with the stick shaker activated the entire flight. When an atmosphere exists where pilots feel they will be punished for complaining about problems, and doubly punished for landing a sick plane rather than flying it anyway, you get preventable tragedies.

(Written on 2020年 04月 22日)(Permalink)

Both accident aircraft had two AoA vanes.

(Written on 2020年 02月 07日)(Permalink)

Thank you very much for posting this. I listened to all the Lion Air podcasts as I worked today. Good God Almighty does it put a new light on the Lion Air crash. No CRM, no situational awareness, no aircraft awareness, the FO seemingly being completely incompetent, the A/C being poorly maintained and the maintainers falsifying records, crews and maintainers ignoring no go faults on previous flights... you could go on and on. MACS has a role in the incident, yes. However, it seems like one more niggling background distraction on a bird not fit for flight, and sadly the crew drove a flyable A/C into the ground.

(Written on 2020年 02月 07日)(Permalink)

The completely new terminal at my base, IND, is a very clean, easy to use, and attractive airport. It's consistently voted among the top mid-size airports in the country and it's well worthy of its accolades. Trouble is "America is falling apart" or "America is horrible because X, Y, Z" or "America needs to be more like Europe/Asia" stories grab the headlines and keep the news sensationalist rather than informative. It sells so it will continue, and any improvements not mentioned will continue to be ignored.

(Written on 2019年 12月 31日)(Permalink)

Stories about America's failings (real or imagined) are far more popular now, and no doubt will ramp up significantly in the coming year.

(Written on 2019年 12月 31日)(Permalink)