The Federal Aviation Administration has launched a comprehensive investigation into production and safety issues at Boeing following a series of alarming incidents involving their aircraft over the past year or more. They are also looking into claims being made by whistleblowers who were formerly employed as engineers and supervisors at the company. Boeing has reportedly […]
The Senate passed legislation Thursday authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration for the next five years over the objections of Virginia and Maryland Democrats who sought to block a provision adding ten additional flights into or out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The legislation authorizes more than $105 billion over five years for the nation’s […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is not laughing at a video posted by a Colorado Rockies coach that showed him in one pilot’s seat as the team flew to Canada recently. Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens was videoed in the cockpit of a United Airlines charter flight to Toronto last week. “Had some fun in […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after the pilot of a Southwest Airlines was given instructions that could have caused a catastrophe at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Thursday. According to NBC News, the pilot of the Southwest jet was errantly and prematurely told to cross an occupied runway while taxiing. The result was a […]
A since-deleted Instagram video appearing to show a Colorado Rockies hitting coach in the cockpit of an active United Airlines flight is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. The coach, Hensley Meulens, wrote in the caption of the April 10 Instagram post that he “had some fun in the cockpit on our flight from […]
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it’s giving Boeing 90 days to come up with a plan to fix quality problems and meet safety standards for building planes after a panel blew off a brand-new Boeing 737 Max jetliner last month. The agency said the directive followed all-day meetings Tuesday with top Boeing officials at […]
David has written about this general topic at least once earlier this month. Today I happened to come across some new information published by an anonymous blogger who goes by the handle “Tracing Woodgrains.” In real life he (or maybe she) is a law student who has a part time gig working for the Blocked […]
There has been a lot of worry about the DEI push in aviation. Boeing has made a big deal about their DEI push, and their record ain’t so hot lately. The airlines have been bragging about how “diverse” they are, although “diverse” has an odd definition if it means that flight crews are all of […]
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