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Colgan Air

Last week, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security held the second in a series of hearings about airline safety. Some of the testimony of the Airline Pilots Association was presented earlier on tripso. Here is the statement of “Families of Continental Flight 3407.‟

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With the decline in demand for first class, Qantas has decided to eliminate first class on some routes.

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Charlie LeochaAccording to reports from pilots when discussing the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, many major airlines might be in for a similar result should their pilots face an icing stall similar to the one that grounded CO Flight 3407. Simulator training for dealing with icing is not regularly held.

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Mysterious deaths at Thai resort
Jill St. Onge and Ryan Kells from Seattle took a three month vacation in Southeast Asia. Jill kept a journal that described the trip as idyllic: “So amazing… just drinking eating and living so cheaply and having a blast. Food, drink, good books, sun and warm waters… What else do ya [...]

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