Bob Collins
One of the great mysteries (for now) of aviation is how a talented pilot who can do this, flies into the side of a mountain while merely piloting a plane to another destination. Read more →
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Tag: Aviation
Finding the missing Malaysia Airlines plane in the Indian ocean is mathematically equivalent to finding a human hair in Manhattan. Read more →
An airline flight in Philadelphia came to a sudden stop on its takeoff roll in Philadelphia yesterday afternoon when its nose gear collapsed. The slides were activated and people evacuated. Read more →
In 1950, an airliner heading for Minneapolis disappeared over Lake Michigan and has never been found. Read more →
You can’t blame Carrie Steacy, an airline pilot in Canada, for being a little steamed. All she did was get “David in 12E” and all of the other passengers safety to their destinations in British Columbia. Read more →
A change in the way FAA hires air traffic controllers is upsetting those who train many of them.
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What do other airliners do when Air Force One is in the area? They go around in circles over Eau Claire and Redwood Falls. Read more →
A heart problem probably is responsible for a plane crash near Mankato, Minn., last spring that killed a pilot, the National Transportation Safety Board has revealed. Read more →
A look at the national air traffic today reveals one wide-ranging impact of the ice storm in the Southeast. Read more →
What are the odds that a day after winning a Super Bowl, the Super Bowl trophy would arrive back in Minnesota? It happened today. The Delta charter for the Seattle Seahawks, on their way home after yesterday’s game, diverted to Minnesota reportedly because of the need for a change of pilots and crew under FAA Read more →
The cost of increased airline safety is hitting a small city in Minnesota. On Saturday Great Lakes Airlines dropped service to Thief River Falls; Devils Lake and Jamestown, N.D.; Fort Dodge and Mason City, Iowa; and Ironwood, Mich. It also effectively shuttered its “hub” in Minneapolis. The suspension of air service highlights a problem for Read more →
Seattle’s taking the Seahawks’ “12th man” rallying cry pretty seriously leading up to the Super Bowl. Read more →
The San Francisco Fire Department is defending itself against allegations it was callous in its response to a 16-year-old girl who was injured when thrown from the Asiana Airlines jet that cartwheeled at the airport last year. Read more →
A private jet crashed while attempting a second landing in Aspen this afternoon, at least one of the three people on the plane died. The aircraft was a private Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 601-3R from Mexico. It was making a stop in Aspen and was to return to Mexico this evening. Comedian Kevin Nealon tweeted: “Horrible Read more →
Farewell, DC-9’s. The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal says Delta is retiring the fleet of the aircraft it got when it bought Northwest Airlines. The last flight will be January 6th. The last of the DC-9’s flown by a major carrier will leave Minneapolis St. Paul for Atlanta, one last takeoff for the plane that Read more →