#AbsolutelyFantastic
Passenger Arrested After Flight Diverts Due To Problem
After a flight’s diversion due to a technical issue, authorities arrested a passenger, described by some as a dissident. No, it’s a new one. The incident itself isn’t very unusual. But its repercussions, after the aircraft landed in a third country, certainly were....
Airport Slots Row Returning In Europe?
It has been simmering in the background, but the airport slots row in European airports returns as airlines disagree over the slot waiver's duration. The pandemic has thrown many challenges to aviation and many other industries. One of the earliest ones in 2020 had...
FedEx – Missile Defence Systems For A321 Freighters?
FAA documents show that FedEx wants to install a missile defence system on A321 freighters, as a countermeasure against missile attacks. Missile defence systems have been in use on aircraft for some time. But few of them are on commercial aircraft. Other than...
X-59 – Supersonic Flight, The NASA Way
Other supersonic aircraft programs have perhaps gotten more public attention, but NASA’s X-59 could well be the first one to actually fly. Supersonic commercial flight has been capturing people’s imagination for a very long time. And of course, it isn’t without...
INCIDENT: Antonov An-225 Landing Gear Sensor Trouble
The crew of the unique Antonov An-225 had to deal with a malfunctioning sensor in their landing gear, as it came in to land a few days ago. The incident happened on the 9th of January, although the company first wrote that it occurred on the 10th. It involved...
5G And Airports In The US – What’s Going On?
Why is there a dispute around 5G near airports, between telecom providers and the FAA and airlines? Is this an issue beyond the United States? We previously saw that the FAA and telecom companies in the United States have agreed to delay 5G deployment. The delay in...
INCIDENT: 777 Starts Takeoff, Other 777 Crosses Runway
A 777 crew had to abort their takeoff at high speed when the crew of another 777 was crossing the runway. But was this a runway incursion? This incident happened on the 9th of January, involving two Emirates flights departing from Dubai, in the United Arab...
New Or Used Aircraft: When Does Each Makes Sense?
How does an airline make a decision about whether to buy new or used aircraft? There are many more factors in this than simply purchase cost. This is a recurring topic in the airline world. And it got new attention most recently, thanks to Allegiant. The airline...
INCIDENT: Passenger Damages American Airlines Cockpit!
A passenger appears to have broken into the cockpit of an American Airlines 737, damaging the controls before getting himself arrested. We have seen a rise in unruly passenger events in recent months, but this appears to be different. The incident happened on...