How Pilots Predict Severe Turbulence
The Singapore Airlines flight begs the question of how pilots, dispatchers, air traffic controllers, and other stakeholders can predict turbulence and avoid it.
General Aviation
General Aviation; a fantastically diverse, integral, and often forgotten portion of the aviation world, it incompasses everything from powered parachutes to Gulfstream G650s. It is an important part of the aerospace world, providing scientific platforms for science, eyes in the skies for aerial survey companies or law enforcement, and lifelines to the most remote villages on the planet, as well as training the next generation of airline pilots. With this new section on AirlineGeeks.com, we will explore the ever changing world of GA, and you’re invited. Often times we get lost in the big, fast paced airline industry and its developments, and that’s completely fine, but it often overshadows “GA” and its equally important innovations and developments. General aviation is a wonderful sector of the aerospace world full of many awesome innovations, inventions, and enthralling entertainment. We’re excited to kick things off, and we’re happy you’re joining us.
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Laser Strikes on Aircraft Hit Record High in 2023, FAA Warns of Dangers
The FAA recently reported a concerning increase in laser strikes on civilian aircraft, reaching an unprecedented peak in 2023.
FAA Orders Grounding of 737 MAX 9 Aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets after a decommissioned emergency door blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight last night. The agency is calling for the inspection of these aircraft before return to service. “The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 Max […]
New Details Emerge About Rogue Alaska Pilot
More details have emerged regarding the off-duty Alaska pilot who attempted to shut off an aircraft while it was airborne.
Private to Professional Pilot: Minimum Crew Rest
How rest requirements work at both Part 121 and Part 135 carriers in the U.S., and what do they mean in the non airline world.
Private to Professional Pilot: Recurrent Training
Building high-level recurrent training into your schedule will ensure smoother flying and safer travels for you and those around you.
Private to Professional: Boosting General Aviation Safety Using Higher Standards
Any discussion of aviation, in the U.S. and everywhere, eventually comes to the question of safety. The U.S. airline industry is among one of the safest.
FAA Reauthorization Bill Needed by the End of Fiscal Year
The American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is bracing for a reauthorization. Every five years, Congress passes a bill outlining new steps the agency can take to promote further growth and safety in the American aviation industry. These bills also provide the agency’s funding and dictate where the funding should go to further the American aviation […]
Late Takeoff, Excess Weight Cause Near-Miss for Boeing 737-200 in Colombia
Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia, the state body in charge of regulating civil aviation in the South American country, has published the final report on the serious incident involving an Aerosucre Boeing 737-200 that occurred in February last year at Germán Olano Airport in the city of Puerto Carreño. See also: FAA Takes Action Following Recent […]
How Commercial Airlines Help Predict the Weather
We all know that aviation touches everyone’s lives in some way, either directly or indirectly. In this interconnected world, there isn’t much that can’t be attributed to aviation to some degree. If someone digs deep enough, more often than not an aviation angle is found. One surprising place that commercial aviation lends a helping hand […]
