Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Hello, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past week or two. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that…
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Imagine being on a plane small enough where there are just 2 rows of passengers with an aisle between them. I mean, “there isn’t even a door separating the passengers…
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Imagine being a passenger in an Uber, when someone read ends your driver’s car. As a passenger, as long as you’re not in a hurry, it shouldn’t be that big…
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Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
This Sunday, I was paging through my Twitter feed and saw an article from The New York Times titled: Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind to a Late Design Change. Despite the sensationalistic headline, I went to check it out (amazingly, …
Written by Adam Morrison @ LoyaltyLobby
More details have emerged from the Aeroflot SU 1492 crash at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. Out of the 73 passengers and 5 crew, 35 passengers and 2 crew members were able to escape the inferno. The “black boxes” have been successfully retrieved from the aircraft and will be analyzed by the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK). While […]
Written by maxflight @ Airplane Geeks Podcast
Delta Air Lines celebrates 10th anniversary of the Delta/Northwest merger, new engine repair shop, first A220-100. American Airlines baggage handler, Lion Air crash, Boeing 737 MAX data servers, two Iceland airlines. Interviews with aviation Youtuber and Snowbird #1.
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A new airline from the founder of Jetblue, a change to training regulations for experimental LSA, Tyndall AFB devastated by hurricane, Bombardier sues Mitsubishi, helicopter passenger saves the day, Lion Air fatal accident, air show and fly-in interviews.
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The CEO of magniX talks about electric airplane propulsion. Also, FAA reauthorization, an initial NTSB report, why bad airline service is profitable, possible increase in the LSA weight limit, Air Force contracts for helicopters and the T-38 replacements.
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Our Appareo Systems guest talks about ADS-B systems. United Airlines goal to cut greenhouse emissions by 50%, Airbus investing in synthetic spider silk, fatal Cessna 335 crash, bad behavior by emotional support animals, passing the Cirrus SF50 checkride.
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Aviation program at University of Maine Augusta, stolen and crashed Horizon Air turboprop, proposed British jet fighter, elevated carbon monoxide levels, percentage of women pilots, lawsuit over lavatory access, fatal Ju 52 crash, pancake breakfast and fly-in.
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Our guest documents aircraft crash sites and helps next of kin find closure. Also, Boeing’s Aviall unit helping Antonov, GA fees charged by FBO’s, Delta’s new dining experience, an update on fan blade inspections following the fatal uncontained engine failure on Southwest.
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The media is reporting that a B737 on a domestic flight for Cuba’s flag carrier Cubana de Aviación crashed right after taking off from Havana this morning. Flight CU972 was scheduled to depart on Friday May 18 at 11am local time (5pm CEST) from Havana’s Jose Martí International airport (HAV) and land 80 minutes later in […]
Written by maxflight @ Airplane Geeks Podcast
Bye Aerospace founder George Bye on electric and solar aircraft, WC-130H crash in Georgia, breaking airplane windows, supersonic transports, history of Soviet airliners, Tom Larkin’s mini-jet, Mercury 13 documentary, the centennial of U.S. airmail service, lip syncing while flying.
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An OAG survey looks at future travel tech innovation and disruption. Uncontained engine failure on Southwest Boeing 737, integrating Bombardier CSeries into the Airbus organization, FAA reauthorization bill, and the effect of rising fuel prices on airfares.
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Celebrating our 500th episode with messages from our listeners and contributors, Airplane Geeks facts and trivia, AusDesk report, and a big announcement. Also, an emergency AD for certain CFM engines, a proposed mandatory retirement age for charter pilots.
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435 Airline Weekly’s Seth Kaplan on Commercial AviationThis episode, we talk about commercial aviation with Seth Kaplan, Managing Partner at Airline Weekly. In the news, we look at supersonic passenger jets, the third class medical reform rules, a 747 cargo jet crash, who is at fault for the Germanwings crash, the state of inflight WiFi, […]
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We talk with an Airbus captain and former military pilot. In the news, a charter flight runs out of fuel and crashes, first delivery of the Bombardier CS300, an airline pilot suffers a heart attack, managing massive amounts of aviation data, charging for overhead bins, an autopilot system for general aviation, and a big pay […]
Written by maxflight @ Airplane Geeks Podcast
The Ohio State University’s Center for Aviation Studies, a student pilot killed under mysterious circumstances, new wings for F-15C/Ds, new airline regulations, Bombardier layoffs, seat assignments by passenger size, hot props, airshow and air race reports, and a paint job that fails as a conspiracy theory. Guest Martin Rottler, M.S., CFI, is a Lecturer and […]
Written by maxflight @ Airplane Geeks Podcast
We talk with an experienced travel writer about the air travel experience, frequent flyer programs (should they be regulated?), and an idea to centrally lock overhead bins. Also, regulating commercial balloon operators, the future of the A-10 (yet again), GA and biz jet sales, and a massive FAA hiring plan for Air Traffic Controllers. We […]
