Twenty years ago, on 22 December 1992 a Libyan Airlines Boeing 727 crashed after a midair collision with a MiG fighter, killing all 157 people on board as well as the two pilots in the MiG. The 727 was on approach into Tripoli airport at an altitude of 3500 feet when the collision occurred. Eleven… Continue reading The world 20 years ago and 11 years ago
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Safety briefing – the missing element
This blog is about air traffic management. But, by the nature of our business, we tend to travel more than the average citizen and the pilots among us spend half their life strapped to the aircraft that carry us around. So it is appropriate to say something for once as a passenger rather than the… Continue reading Safety briefing – the missing element
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