Accidents/Incidents
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Latest Report on Air France 447 Crash Still Blames Pilots, Training
There was plenty of backlash when I wrote about the causes of the 2009 crash of Air France flight 447 into the…
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Pilot Error Likely Played Major Role in Air France 447 Accident
When the French found the black boxes from Air France flight 447 nearly two years after the A330 airplane crashed in the…
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Topic of the Week: Air France Wreckage Found
It looks like search teams have found most of the wreckage from the Air France flight that went down off the coast…
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Southwest, 737s, and Holes: What Happened and What Now?
I’m sure a lot of you have been wondering why I haven’t written about the Southwest 737 that had a big hole…
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Cranky on the Web (November 22-26)
Qantas A380: Now We Know Why the Planes Were Grounded — and It’s Scary – BNET Headwinds As more details on the…
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Cranky on the Web (November 1-5)
How Southwest Measures the Success of “Bags Fly Free” – BNET Headwinds Last week at Media Day, Southwest got into survey details…
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Honoring the Flight Crews That Died Nine Years Ago Today
I know, it’s Saturday, so you’re expecting Cranky on the Web, right? Well that’s going to have to wait, because today is…
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British Airways 747 Near-Accident in South Africa Combined Good Piloting and Luck
The details of the British Airways 747 near-accident in South Africa are out, and man, was that scary for the pilots. They…
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Cranky on the Web (January 18 – 22)
American Airlines, oneworld Increased Offer to Japan Air Lines May Not Be Enough – BNET American is desperately trying to keep JAL…
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34 People on US Airways Express Jet in West Virginia Love EMAS
How many of you know what EMAS is? I can guarantee that the 34 people on a US Airways Express jet in…
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2009 Was a Very Safe Year for Air Travel
I don’t like to dwell on these end-of-year facts and figures too often, but sometimes I think it’s worth pausing to take…
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How Did Those Northwest Pilots Miss the Airport?
It has been plastered all over the news, but I wanted to wait a little until we had more information on what…