Aircraft Spruce 'Everything for Planes & Pilots'
 
Volume 29, Number 26a, June 27, 2022
 
 
ITA A330 Keeps Going After Clipping Air France 777
An ITA Airways A330 apparently grazed an Air France Boeing 777 at JFK earlier this month and then carried on with its flight to Rome. According to Simpleflying, the ITA crew was warned the collision had taken place by ATC[…]   Read this article
Epic Weather Looming? Run Screaming Into The Night
One of the many things I inherited from my father, in addition to his volcanic impatience, is a predilection for planning, especially contingency planning. Aviation, for me, has honed that obsession into a habit of preloading decision making. By that,[…]   Read this article
Bose 'Test of time A20
Best Of The Web: The Death Of An Airplane
Although insurance is surely a nice thing to have, no one wants to suffer through the trauma of losing an airplane and cashing the check. But Rich Wellner recently did. A security camera caught the destruction of his Maule in[…] Read this article




AEA 'Upcoming Avionics Training'
United Pilots Offered 14.5 Percent Raise
United Airlines pilots will get a 14.5 percent pay raise and eight weeks of paid maternity leave in a two-year deal that’s been sent to the pilots for ratification. The fat contract was signed off by Air Line Pilots Association[…] Read this article




Aviation Consumer 'Take the guesswork out...'
Two Killed In USU Aviation Plane Crash
Two people were killed in the crash of a Utah State University (USU) aviation program Cessna 152 on Friday morning. The university identified them as USU flight instructor Blake Shumway and aviation student Michael Carpenter. The aircraft went down between[…] Read this article




Sully Quits ICAO Ambassador Job
After six months in the post, Capt. Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger has resigned as the U.S.’s ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Sullenberger said in a brief statement on Thursday that it was a tough decision but he didn’t[…] Read this article




Airlines, FAA Play Blame Game Over Cancellations
Airlines have fired back at the FAA over chronic flight delays, saying staffing levels at some facilities are contributing to them. The agency has hit back, reminding the airlines just how much federal aid money was sent to them during[…] Read this article




Top Letters And Comments, June 24, 2022
The Avionics Market Was There For The Taking. So Garmin Did For a VFR flyer, Garmin’s competition in avionics is the device I’m posting from. Installed avionics are one of the few things that make an Apple product look like[…] Read this article