A fire broke out on a plane operated by Air Busan Co. at a local airport in South Korea late Tuesday, with everyone on board evacuated. Flight BX391,
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Brookings Releases Travel Trends Report
According to a Brookings Institute study, people are traveling less since September 2008.
Most US travel is concentrated around 26 hubs.
Half of the flights are less than 500 miles.
Expect delays in metropolitan centers of air travel.
The replacement for radar, the Next Generation Air Transportation System will not be operable until between 2012 to 2018.
There are worse than average delays in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, and San Francisco.
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/reports/2009/1008_air_travel_tomer_puentes/1008_air_travel_report.pdf
India Moving into the 21st Century

Motivated by the recent tragedy of the Air India Express crash at Mangalore India, the government of India is setting up an independent Civil Aviation Authority to investigate aviation accidents, above and beyond the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The new authority will be analogous to the FAA. Additionally, the DGCA will have 550 new technical positions legislating upon the ICAO’s Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) ensuring incident reporting and sharing of global data.

The horrible concern remains that the horrific Air India Express crash in Mangalore that killed 158 people could have possibly been averted if the pilot had followed his co-pilot’s advice.
Transcripts show that co-pilot H S Ahluwalia repeatedly urged Captain Zlatko Glusica to go around.
Plane crashes into power line in Brevard County, police say

One person reported minor injuries, while the other was uninjured.
Plane makes emergency landing at former naval air station in East Bay, FAA says

A single-engine Cessna C152 was heading to Palo Alto Airport but had to make an unexpected landing at a former military base in Alameda.
Biggest Wi-Fi mistakes you can make on a plane
It’s hard to imagine life without in-flight Wi-Fi these days – but sky-high web surfing comes with its own set of privacy concerns. Here’s how to protect yourself. Read More
Two killed, 18 injured in small plane crash in California

A small plane crashed through the roof of a commercial building in Fullerton, California, killing two people and injuring 18 others.
