Deadheading Pilot Tries To Douse Engines In Flight The FAA says an Alaska Airlines pilot flying in the jumpseat of an Embraer E175 on Sunday tried to disable the engines on the aircraft by attempting to set off the fire extinguishers on both. The flight, operating as a[…] Read this article
Best Of The Web: Stunning Alaska Flight To go along with Paul Berge’s ruminations about airplane sounds, we offer this stunning short on flying a DHC-2 Beaver in Alaska. It’s from the Peter USA channel. The silent gliding approach to the dock on glassy water is itself[…] Read this article
Controller Catches Heading Mix-up In Portland What appears to be a good catch by a Portland tower controller kept two airliners apart at Portland International last week. An ATC recording and animation making the social media rounds over the weekend caught the attention of some networks[…] Read this article
Canadian Province Grants $10 Million To Public Benefit Aviation Group A Canadian province is leveraging the power of public benefit aviation to bolster its government-run healthcare system and ensure timely care for cancer patients. The British Columbia government has given a $10 million grant to Hope Air, a volunteer organization[…] Read this article
Royal Navy Tests Drone Resupply The British Navy says it will soon be routine for drones to resupply carriers at sea and it started that process in September. A STOL drone made by W Autonomous Systems landed on HMS Prince of Wales and then took[…] Read this article
