I hope this is not another incident like Air France 447 :(

(Written on 03/07/2014)(Permalink)

Why would this pilot think that he can hijack a plane, fly it to Switzerland, get off, and have the authorities let him live in Switzerland! I think he forgot that some people get arrested for hijacking planes!

(Written on 02/17/2014)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Smog forces 'blind landing' training on China's pilots Smog in Beijing is now so bad and such a regular occurrence that the country's civil aviation authority will require the pilots of even small commercial airlines to be able to perform "blind landings." The move is aimed at easing delays at Beijing Capital International Airport, which has had the worst flight delays out of 35 international airports. http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/12/world/asia/china-smog-aviaition/

(Written on 12/16/2013)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Spanish 'Ghost Airport' Goes On the Block Spanish airport costing up to a reported $1.5 billion, little used. Starting price? $150 million. If that sounds improbable, you haven't been keeping up with the fallout from Spain's burst property bubble. The fire sale of the country's first private international airport has become a powerful symbol of the economic downturn triggered by that implosion. With a 4,400-meter-long runway, Europe's longest, on which the world's largest airliner, the Airbus 380, can land, Ciudad Real International Airport sounds as if it has quite a lot going for it. Accepting bids from this week until December 27, the five-year-old facility 200 kilometers south of Madrid also has a passenger capacity of 10 million people a year and, something rare for an airport, star quality. http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/10/travel/spanish-ghost-airport/index.html?hpt=tr_c2

(Written on 12/16/2013)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) New Virgin America Music Video Safety Demo New Virgin America Music Video Safety Demo is sooo fun! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DtyfiPIHsIg

(Written on 10/31/2013)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Fuselage panel falls from Boeing 787 Dreamliner in flight Boeing Co (BA.N) said a body panel fell off of a 787 Dreamliner operated by Air India while the plane was in flight on Saturday, a new problem for the high-tech jet that has suffered a string of mishaps since its introduction two years ago. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/us-boeing-dreamliner-idUSBRE99F02X20131016

(Written on 10/17/2013)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Threating Note Found on Egyptair Flight to JFK Five passengers from an EgyptAir flight diverted to a Scottish airport over an apparent threat to destroy the aircraft are now seeking asylum in Britain, authorities said Sunday. New York-bound Flight 985 from Cairo was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday after a threatening note was found in the plane's lavatory. http://www.newsday.com/news/world/egyptair-passengers-on-nyc-bound-plane-seek-asylum-in-britain-after-threat-diverts-flight-uk-police-say-1.5494249

(Written on 06/16/2013)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Plane Dented at 26,000 Feet Photos have emerged showing a Chinese passenger plane with its nose dented, with some suggesting that a UFO caused it. The Sun reported that the Air China plane, which was apparently damaged flying at around 26,000 feet above sea level, was forced to make an emergency landing after the denting. Officials have not elaborated on what caused the damage. http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/103134-ufos-suggested-as-cause-of-air-china-plane-dent/

(Written on 06/11/2013)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) Qatar Airlines Arrives in Philly Qatar Airlines will now fly to is 5th city in America, Philadelphia (KPHL) starting in March 2014 using its Boeing 777 aicraft. http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/06/3382915/qatar-airways-plans-philadelphia.html

(Written on 05/06/2013)(Permalink)

(Duplicate Squawk Submitted) American Eagle pilot arrested at Minn. airport MINNEAPOLIS — An American Eagle pilot was suspended after failing a blood-alcohol test as he prepared to fly on Friday to New York City from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, authorities said. http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20130104/US.Pilot.Arrested.American.Eagle/

(Written on 01/04/2013)(Permalink)