The environment and circumstances surrounding aircraft moving about on the ground at an airport is nothing short of puzzling. An almost random mix of legacy technology and procedures and state of the art innovation, an airport is a place where aircraft, already out of their element, meet special challenges and unique dangers. On average, there… Continue reading Airport Information Network (AIN) – What is this?
Tag: Atlanta
Can I do CDM alone?
At a recent informal meeting somebody posed an important, and very relevant, question: Is it possible to do collaborative decision making (CDM) alone? The question may sound like a contradiction in terms at first but it is not. And the answer is both yes and no. First of all, we must remember the First and… Continue reading Can I do CDM alone?
EFB Users Forum and Delta Expo – 21-22 April 2010, Atlanta, GA.
The first EFB Users Forum meeting will be hosted by Delta Air Lines at their world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting will be chaired by Captain Alan Kasher, Southwest, and Captain Andreas Ritter, Lufthansa. The EFB Users Forum was formed by airlines to enable aircraft operators to maximize the operational benefit and the economic… Continue reading EFB Users Forum and Delta Expo – 21-22 April 2010, Atlanta, GA.
A kid in the tower, a pilot without license and other things
The unprecedented success of the air transport industry is due mainly to the spectacular improvements in safety booked overt the years. True, the convenience of being able to travel to the other end of Europe for a meeting and back the same day count for a lot, but without the safety factor, few passengers would… Continue reading A kid in the tower, a pilot without license and other things
Delta 767 lands on taxiway in Atlanta
OK, so those Northwest pilots were having a heated argument about company policies (at least that was reported) and they overshot their destination Minneapolis by a cool 150 miles… But what was the crew of the Delta Airlines 767 coming from Rio doing in the early morning of 19 October when they landed on taxiway… Continue reading Delta 767 lands on taxiway in Atlanta