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?
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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
A taxiway will do… KLM 737 takes-off from Taxiway B in Amsterdam
I do have a trip scheduled to Warsaw… what I pity I was not on KL1369 two days ago! As I said in another article, I am one of the few air travelers who does check the life west (under your seat you know), follows the safety briefing and confirms the nearest exit (may be… Continue reading A taxiway will do… KLM 737 takes-off from Taxiway B in Amsterdam
Only heroes and luck stop terrorists today
It has been a long time ago since the media last brought us news concerning the airlines and terrorism. Until Flight 253 of Delta Airlines departing Amsterdam bound for Detroit came in the news. Second day of Christmas brought us back to reality. If you want to know what happened, you can read all the… Continue reading Only heroes and luck stop terrorists today
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
In memoriam Northwest Airlines
A few years back my business required a lot of travel to and all over the United States. I was a Northwest WorldPerks member and it was of course only natural that I flew via Amsterdam and than on the NWA system in the US. Northwest was the fourth largest airline in America… Continue reading In memoriam Northwest Airlines