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• Video parody of Northwest Flight 188: Tweetin\' from a jet plane

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 12:53 in humor, videos, airline pilots, northwest airlines

  by B.N. SullivanWhen a Northwest Airlines A320 overflew its destination last month, the incident became a huge news story. The media circus that ensued certainly was made worse when the pilots told the NTSB the reason they had been out of radio cont...

• NetJets to lay off 495 pilots in the U.S.

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 20:21 in business aviation, fractionals, furloughs, netjets

  by B.N. SullivanFractional jet operator NetJets, Inc. has announced plans to cut 495 pilot jobs in the U.S. The layoffs will become effective on January 15, 2010. Earlier this year NetJets had offered pilots early retirements and voluntary unpaid lea...

• Cessna\'s Citation Sovereign qualifies for operations between Los Angeles and Honolulu

  Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 22:16 in business aviation, aircraft, cessna

  by B. N. SullivanThe Cessna Aircraft Company recently announced that Citation Sovereign Part 135 operators will now be able to conduct certain over-water flights, specifically Los Angeles to Hawaii, without requiring FAA Extended Operations (ETOPS) a...

• Divi Divi Air Britten-Norman Islander accident near Bonaire takes pilot\'s life

  Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 22:48 in aircraft accidents, gone west, divi divi air

  by B.N. SullivanOn October 22, 2009, a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (registration PJ-SUN)ditched in the Caribbean Sea after losing power in the number two engine. The aircraft, operated by Divi Divi Air, was en route from Curaçao to Bonaire at the t...

• Sudanese Boeing 707 freighter crash at Sharjah claims six lives

  Posted on Thursday October 22nd, 2009 at 12:24 in freight pilots, air cargo, sudan airways, azza air

  by B.N. SullivanA Sudanese-registered Boeing 707-300C freighter has crashed in Sharjah, UAE, claiming the lives of all six crew members on board. The aircraft (registration ST-AKW) was completely destroyed by the crash and the fire that ensued. No o...

• NTSB says 2007 Citation crash into Lake Michigan caused by pilots’ improper actions

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 20:26 in business aviation, aircraft accidents, accident investigations, marlin air

  by B. N. SullivanOn the afternoon of June 4, 2007, a Cessna Citation 500 aircraft crashed into Lake Michigan shortly after departure from Milwaukee. The flight was part of a medical mission to transport a human organ for a transplant patient. On bo...

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