Enlarge / So many airplanes are in line on the runway waiting for take off. These Air Force planes are part of Operation stop service to transport in Covid-19 situation. (credit: Naruecha Jenthaisong | Getty Images) Fastening the seat belt buckle and knowing your flight is on its way to its destination: Nice. Getting stuck […]
Dude, what did the Bay Area and people driving Hyundai cars ever do to you?! That’s the question everybody is asking of some unidentified Southwest Airlines pilot who was caught on a hot mic incident earlier this month while flying into San Jose’s Mineta International Airport. Related: Is It Rude To Recline Your Seat On An Airplane Or […]
Enlarge / Starship prototype SN9 has not launched yet. (credit: SpaceX) There were moments of high drama on Thursday afternoon, and again Friday morning, in South Texas. For two days in a row, SpaceX evacuated the handful of residents remaining in Boca Chica Village. Sheriff’s deputies cleared beaches and closed roads. And at the company’s […]
American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with paying passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the plane’s first commercial flight in U.S. skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes. American flight 718 carried 87 passengers on the 172-seat plane, and the return flight from LaGuardia Airport to Miami International Airport held […]
Enlarge (credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) After months of uncertainty, corporations and hobbyists alike finally have a set of drone guidelines from the Federal Aviation Administration. The final rules are a step back from some proposed restrictions, as they will allow flights over crowds and some nighttime operations. But all drones weighing over 0.25kg (0.55lb) will […]
Fatal flaws from the Boeing Co. 737 Max happen to be addressed and the airplane is currently secure to fly, U.S. aviation authorities claim. However for many airline travellers, a fundamental issue remains: Can I feel safe flying in an airplane which crashed , killing 346 individuals? “There is no way I am flying it, time,” explained […]
Expand / A Boeing 737 MAX jet lands after a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) test flight in Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, on June 29, 2020. (charge: Jason Redmond | Getty Images) Even the US Federal Aviation Administration issued an order on Wednesday allowing Boeing’s 737 Max to come back to the heavens, clearing the […]
Boeing Co.’s 737 Max may safely go back to the heavens with a comprehensive bundle of repairs, U.S. authorities ruled, following a scarring 20-month hiatus motivated by means of a set of deadly crashes. The activities announced Wednesday about the Federal Aviation Administration’s site mark the limit to the maximum grounding of a jetliner at […]
Expand / A Boeing 737 MAX jet lands after a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) test flight in Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, on June 29, 2020. A congressional report found that a”disturbing pattern of specialized miscalculations and upsetting management misjudgments produced by Boeing” with respect to this 737 Max. (charge: Jason Redmond | Getty Images) […]