LAX to LAX

My favorite flight. American 1586 takes off with blown gear, circles to burn fuel, returns to LAX. (flightaware.com) More...

Air Force grounds F-22s

The U.S. Air Force is grounding Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor fighter jets indefinitely after reports of a faulty oxygen system. (www.federalnewsradio.com) More...

Shortest trip between DCA and IAD.

Shortest trip between DCA and IAD. wtop.com WASHINGTON - A plane landed safely at Dulles International Airport Monday morning after reporting engine trouble. The Boeing 737, which took off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, apparently experienced left engine failure. Sources tell WTOP there was a bird strike. Rob Yingling with the airports authority says the flight was Continental 1559 headed to Houston. It was supposed to take off at 7:24 a.m. but was delayed 18 minutes.… (flightaware.com) More...

Boeing Initiates Changes to 787 Power Panel

EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) is developing minor design changes to power distribution panels on the 787 and updates to the systems software that manages and protects power distribution on the airplane. These changes come as the result of what has been learned from the investigation of an onboard electrical fire on a test airplane, ZA002, earlier this month in Laredo, Texas. (boeing.mediaroom.com) More...

Plane returns to Logan after smoky smell reported in cockpit

A Delta shuttle flight headed from Boston to New York City returned safely to Logan International Airport after a report of a smoky smell in the cockpit, an airline spokesman said. The pilot of Flight 1379, which was scheduled to fly to LaGuardia Airport at 9:30 a.m., reported a smoky smell shortly after takeoff from Logan, Delta spokesman Carlos Santos said. (www.boston.com) More...

TSA finds 13 knives in carry-on luggage at BWI

Genius of the day alert: LINTHICUM, Md. - Transportation Security Administration officers have found 13 knives in the carry-on luggage of a passenger attempting to board a flight in the Washington area. (wtop.com) More...

Police helicopter makes emergency landing in D.C.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Prince George's County police helicopter has made an emergency landing near a District of Columbia school. (wtopnews.com) More...

DC: Airliner forced to land after colliding with bird

A collision with a large bird forced a United Airlines plane to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski said the plane was a Boeing 757-200 bound for San Francisco. She said the airline is still investigating the cause of the incident. (www.wtopnews.com) More...

787 First Flight Website active

With a whole bunch of silly features.... tracking how many people are watching, tracking the flight itself, ATC communication and whatever real time video they can send your way. Flight scheduled 10:00 AM PST 15 DEC 09 (787firstflight.newairplane.com) More...

Delta fined $38M for Northwest cargo price-fixing

Delta Air Lines will pay a $38 million fine to settle criminal accusations that the cargo unit of Northwest Airlines conspired to fixed prices, the Justice Department said on Friday. (www.rr.com) More...