Mysterious Boeing 737- It's still green

No one seems to know who exactly owns the plane and what its purpose is. Never painted, it's still in its green zinc chromate coating. To the uninformed, it looks like it's held together with duct tape. Probably our tax dollars at work, maybe. (www.thedrive.com) More...

2 Air Canada planes have a near miss

Although this occurred on March 8,2020 it just goes to show you that reducing the number of aircraft flying doesn't reduce some dangers. Also makes you wonder what's going to happen at thousands of airports that now have almost no activity. It's nesting season, and birds will be very happy to have all this new airspace. The rule of unexpected consequences applies. (simpleflying.com) More...

Prison time for flight attendant attack

One of the first publically announced prison sentences for a person who attacked a flight attendant. This was in Federal Court, so she'll have to serve at least 85% of her time. (www.kron4.com) More...

Boeing outsourcing of software development

Much has been written about the 737Max's problems, but this topic has hardly been mentioned. The author writes for Bloomberg, but this was published in the Sydney Morning Herold. (www.smh.com.au) More...

747 supertanker in battle to save Brazilian forests

This is an amazing aircraft. It can fill, fly to a fire within 300 miles, drop its load, return, refill, and be on it's way within an hour. (www.ktvu.com) More...

Thai Airlines A330 chops off tail of Gulfstream

While the A330 wasn't damaged badly, there are plenty of commercial aircraft available to take it's place while it's repaired. Business jets are in critical demand due to the Corona virus, so this plane will be missed. (samchui.com) More...

Rough landing during a hurricane

It was a rough landing during a hurricane on one of the shortest commercial runways in the US. They cancelled over 1000 flight that day, and this probably should have been 1001 (www.cnn.com) More...

Fuel truck vs Havilland Dash 8-300

The truck driver has been charge with dangerous driving. The plane is a total loss. (avherald.com) More...

Southwest grounds two 737NG due to cracked pickle forks

Pickle forks are supposed to last the life of the plane, and now there's a 5% early failure rate. This is terrible news for Southwest and other carriers that are heavily invested in 737's. (komonews.com) More...

Planes wedged together after collision at Aberdeen Airport

It appears the Loganair jet was empty;. They Flybe aircraft was being taken out of storage at Aberdeen Airport. It will be interesting to see if something failed on the Flybe aircraft after sitting on the ground for so long, or if the pilots had lost some skills while grounded for so long. This could be an important learning experience for all airlines and pilots as we limp toward increased air travel. (www.bbc.com) More...