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Small Plane Crashes in Idaho; 3 Dead

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    Trainer and trainee crash near Pueblo Memorial Airport

    What: Diamond DA20 two-seat trainer aircraft owned by Doss Aviation
    Where: Near Pueblo Memorial Airport
    When: Noon Monday Sept 8 2008
    Who: Instructor/pilot and a trainee
    Why: The plane fell down a ravine and landed upside-down in a dry creek. A wing, the front landing gear and the engine had to be removed in order to extricate the trapped pilot. The trainee got out on his own

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    Plane Returned to Philadelphia International Airport Due to Landing Gear Issues

    lufthansabombardierA Lufthansa flight returned and made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport due to issues with its landing gear.

    The plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, at around 5:45 p.m. on June 15. However, shortly after take-off, it was noticed that the landing gear of the plane was stuck.

    The plane turned back toward Philadelphia, where it made an uneventful emergency landing after venting off extra fuel.

    Authorities confirmed that the plane safely touched the runway at around 7:45 p.m. and all crew members and 270 passengers aboard remained safe.

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    Tuscaloosa Crash Kills Entrepreneur and Anesthesiologist

    What: Dagmar Transport LLC Cirrus SR22 GTS en route from the Dominican Republic to Miami to Tuscaloosa Alabama
    Where: Tuscaloosa Regional Airport
    When: May 10 2010
    Who: Pilot and passenger 41 year old Mark Yellen and 56 year old Paula Moffett
    Why: Witnesses say that on landing, one of the plane’s wings may have hit the pavement before the landing gear. The single engine plane flipped and crashed twenty-five yards short of the runway.

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    LAX Terminal 1 improvements to the tune of $400 Million


    Although Southwest has outstanding legal claims against Los Angeles World Airports, the following items are are on the table:

    Southwest Airlines will

    • build a new checked baggage security system
    • improve passenger security checkpoints
    • refresh passenger waiting areas
    • refurbish the baggage claim area
    • construct new passenger boarding bridges
    • renovate the terminal lobby

    Los Angeles World Airports will fund most of the renovations, along with—hopefully—federal grant money. Los Angeles World Airports may give the airline rent credits or by pay a lump sum.

    If the lease is signed Southwest will drop legal claims against Los Angeles World Airports; if renovation proceeds, Southwest will pay about $9.5 million in rent the first year, and US Airways will move to Terminal 3.

    The Board of Airport Commissioners has approved improvements in “dog-eared” Terminal one.

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    Airbus Emphasizes More Manual Flying and Monitoring Skills in Pilots

    downloadIn an international safety conference held in the USA on June 18, Airbus expressed their plan to overcoming the issue of pilots relying too much on automated flight control systems.

    The European plane manufacturing company is reviewing its pilot training priorities and putting more emphasis on manual flying and enhanced flight monitoring. According to William Tauzin, director of international regulatory affairs for Airbus, the new wide body jet series A350 will be the first with an approved training procedure which re-emphasizes manual flying and improved monitoring of the situations and progress of flight. “There are times when you have to take over manually…because even the most sophisticated automated systems can get planes into situations and places from which the pilots are going to have to fly out,” he said.

    The largest customer of the A350 is Qatar Airways which has 80 aircrafts on order. The airline is set to put the new design into service by the end of 2014.

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