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World's Leading Independent Aviation News Service Volume 25, Number 49c December 7, 2018   View Online | Forward This Email help

Southwest 737 Overruns Runway   Kate O'Connor     Southwest Airlines Flight 278 slid off the end of the runway while landing at California’s Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) at 9:05 am local time on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the FAA, the Boeing 737 came to rest in the Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) at the end of Runway 8.   Read more Fuel Strainer Lottery   Jeff Parnau   Every time you drain the tanks and don't get what you're looking for, you're a winner. Skip this step at your own risk.   Read more

C-130, F/A-18 Collide Off Japan (Updated)   Russ Niles     One Marine Corps servicemember is dead and five others missing after the collision of a KC-130J Hercules and an F/A-18D Hornet during a refueling exercise off the coast of Japan. A seventh servicemember has been recovered alive.   Read more County Vote Forecasts Airport Closure   Kate O'Connor     The path is now clear for the proposed closure of San Jose, California’s Reid-Hillview airport (RHV) after a 3-2 vote by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday against accepting further FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds.   Read more

21-Hornet Flypast At Bush Interment   Russ Niles     Rather than a 21-gun salute, the Navy’s planned tribute to the late President George H.W. Bush could be called a 21-top-gun salute.   Read more Boeing Enters Composite Recycling Partnership   Kate O'Connor     Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre have announced a partnership to recycle excess aerospace-grade composite materials from 11 Boeing airplane manufacturing sites.   Read more

Picture of the Week, December 6, 2018     I couldn't resist doing some touch and gos on a bright and sunny day at Quad City International Airport (MLI), in Moline, IL. The Aircraft is a 1946 Ercoupe 415-C. Photo by Vahan G. Bedeian.   Read more Sponsor Announcement Transition to Glass The new flight and navigational display capabilities now at your fingertips are amazing. But matching your needs with the array of available products can be overwhelming. The editors of IFR Refresher and IFR magazine have kept pace with the glass invasion over the years and are pleased to announce a new e-book — Transition to Glass — filled with articles and advice to help pilots purchase, install, and safely master these new miracles of technology. Buy and Download Now

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