China orders its airlines to suspend use of Boeing 737 Max aircraft

Either hard ball or concern or both relative to Boeing and US and would think Boeing now needs to work this and make public valid info. (www.cnbc.com) さらに...

American Airlines CEO tells employees to brace for furlough warnings

I post this not as much for its content, but to see if anyone else has noticed the amount of traffic that was stable, if at a low level, now seems to be on a declining slope, if one looks at a 6 month view of the flight data from FlightAware starting around mid-December 2020. I.e. a visual to my eye seems to show lower highs and lower low peaks for Commercial & Cargo Airlines traffic trend now and maybe even a start similar on the General & Business Aviation traffic. Many things are… (finance.yahoo.com) さらに...

Jet Airways defaults on debt payment to banks, shares drop

(Reuters) - Cash-strapped Jet Airways Ltd said late Tuesday it defaulted on debt payment to a consortium of Indian banks, prompting ratings agency ICRA to downgrade the carrier and sending its shares sharply lower.....Jet and its second-largest shareholder, Etihad Airways, are in talks with bankers on a rescue deal.... (finance.yahoo.com) さらに...

Last year's F-16 crash in Ca. -- Report: Hydraulic failure caused jet crash into warehouse

Short take from article: loss of hydraulic pressure prevented a military pilot from controlling an F-16 jet that crashed into a warehouse last year just outside March Air Reserve Base in California... Two valves were improperly installed on the jet, resulting in damage that caused hydraulic fluid to leak.... (www.yahoo.com) さらに...

Ejection Sequence Failed Before Deadly Fighter Jet Crash, Investigation Shows

Pretty detail report (my view) of the sad event; my try at quick summery: After unsuccessful air re-fueling, returned to base with wingman. Gear contacted (and damaged by) localizer antenna array due to (per report) incorrect identify the runway threshold. Plane did a touch and go and communication with tower about proper landing procedure with damaged landing gear took place; some discussion about what was the proper checklist to follow for situation.... In any event, an ejection may be needed;… (www.yahoo.com) さらに...

Safe Emergency Beach Landing: C-172

Safe landing on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale (KFLL – actually Dania, FL) of a 172; video has pretty good view of the landing on a soft field / sand. (wsvn.com) さらに...

Sad news: US military identifies 5 dead in warplanes crash off Japan

Sad news from military (USMC) crash from a few days ago. (news.yahoo.com) さらに...

American MD-80s are enrolling in college this semester

Some more of these work horses (I always enjoyed riding in as a passenger) getting a bit more use.... (thepointsguy.com) さらに...

Sixth prototype of China's C919 jet completes first test flight

Additional aircraft going through prototype testing... (finance.yahoo.com) さらに...

X-Wing symbol for United 2352 tracking

Wonder if anyone else has seen the - Rise of Skywalker - X-Wing tracking symbol: United 2352 Sat. 21, 2019 (flightaware.com) さらに...