Boeing's backlog of broken promises and the aircraft programs that keep slipping
Boeing's 777X and 737 MAX programs face compounding delays that ripple across the entire aviation industry.
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The Montgolfier brothers and the first public flight of a hot air balloon on June fourth, seventeen eighty-three
On June 4, 1783, the Montgolfier brothers launched the first public hot air balloon flight in Annonay, France, launching the age of human flight.
TaildraggerThe short-field landing on the checkride and the airspeed you let creep up on final that costs you the numbers
Master the short-field landing checkride maneuver by fixing the real problem - airspeed control on final approach.
PatternThe Reno National Championship Air Races and the valley of speed where airplanes turn left at four hundred miles per hour
Everything you need to know about the Reno National Championship Air Races, where modified WWII fighters race at 450+ mph fifty feet above the Nevada desert.
RampWhich airline employs the most flight attendants in the world
American Airlines employs roughly 27,000 flight attendants, making it the world's largest cabin crew operator.
TowerEmirates promotes its first Emirati female captains
Emirates promoted its first two Emirati female pilots to captain, a milestone in the UAE's long-term aviation workforce strategy.
TowerU.S. and NATO allies in talks to expand American nuclear weapons capability across Europe
The U.S. and NATO allies are discussing expanding American nuclear weapons into Poland and the Baltic states, centered on F-35A aircraft.
TowerJohnson Creek airstrip in the Idaho backcountry and the grass runway that disappears into the wilderness
Johnson Creek (3U2) is a stunning 3,400-foot grass strip in Idaho's backcountry offering camping, creek-side solitude, and world-class mountain flying.
RampBuilding the navlog by hand and the six columns that keep you found when the GPS quits
Learn to build a VFR cross-country navigation log by hand using six essential columns that keep you on course when GPS fails.
PatternThe Boeing seven fifty-seven and the freighter that nobody can replace
The Boeing 757 has become the most in-demand freighter conversion candidate in aviation, filling a cargo niche no other aircraft can match.
TowerEddie Rickenbacker and the twenty-four days on a life raft that should have killed America's Ace of Aces
How Eddie Rickenbacker, America's WWI Ace of Aces, survived 24 days adrift in the Pacific in 1942.
TaildraggerThe Boeing seven sixty-seven and the miles-per-gallon number that surprises everyone
The Boeing 767 burns about 1,600 gallons per hour, but per-passenger fuel economy reaches 75 MPG - better than a Prius.
TowerThe ramp at the divert airport and the second decision that undoes the first good one
The most dangerous decision after a weather diversion is the second one - deciding when to leave the unfamiliar ramp.
PatternThe UK Civil Aviation Bill and the fines coming for airlines that fail their passengers
The UK Civil Aviation Bill would give regulators power to directly fine airlines for failing passengers on cancellations, compensation, and accessibility.
TowerAir France Flight zero zero seven at Orly and the Atlanta art patrons who never came home on June third, nineteen sixty-two
The 1962 crash of Air France Flight 007 at Orly killed 130 people, including 106 Atlanta art patrons, and reshaped a city's cultural identity.
TaildraggerConfessions from the back of the cabin and what flight attendants see at thirty thousand feet
Flight attendant confessions reveal cabin realities that directly affect flight safety, from unruly passengers to extraordinary professionalism.
TowerAirAsia Philippines grounded over four point seven million dollars in unpaid airport fees
AirAsia Philippines has been grounded by CAAP over $4.7 million in unpaid airport fees, signaling a hard line on fee enforcement.
TowerThe engine runup you rush through and the magneto drop that is trying to tell you something
Learn what your magneto check RPM drops actually mean and why the differential matters as much as the individual limits.
PatternThe F-fifteen-E pilot shot down twice in two different wars
An F-15E Strike Eagle pilot survived being shot down twice in two separate incidents during Operation Epic Fury, a near-unprecedented event in modern air combat.
TowerBoeing's seven thirty-seven MAX fuselage fastener rework and why completed jets had to be torn apart before delivery
Boeing had to disassemble dozens of completed 737 MAX jets after discovering improperly installed fuselage fasteners from Spirit AeroSystems.
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