NTSB Prelim Notes AA Crew's Decision To Continue On Battery
Power
What seemed initially to be a relatively minor runway overrun
incident at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport last month has
become something much more interesting... with the revelation the
American Airlines Boeing 757 landed with limited electrical
power.
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NEVER, EVER, Forget... LSFM's B-17 Is A Living/Flying Museum
Amidst all the gleaming and shiny new whiz-bangs at Oshkosh 2008, were a few ghosts of the past. Birds that had seen better days and been forced to prove themselves on the field of battle not once but a hundred times... and more. The have tales to tell and inside them all lay the hopes, dreams and even blood of the brave crews that chased the enemies of freedom from the skies, despite the fear, the danger and the uncertainty of a World War.
ASRS Data Indicates Improper Takeoff Flap Settings Reported 55
Times Since 2000
The August 20 downing of a Spanair MD-82 on
takeoff has cast the spotlight on a relatively
mundane task for most pilots: setting proper flap positions.
Shores Up Reserves To Help Airlines Continuing Buying
Planes
Hoping to hold onto existing record aircraft orders, Boeing
plans to ramp up its aircraft financing program in the face of
frozen investment markets and a slumping global economy.
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