Today is GivingTuesday! Please donate to your favorite passenger advocacy group, FlyersRights! Donate GivingTuesday was created in 2012 for registered 501(c)3 charities. Over the past seven years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity…. https://www.givingtuesday.org … Read More
It’s still not certain that aviation authorities in the US, Canada, the EU and around the world will approve the 737 MAX as airworthy – but we are getting questions already asking how to avoid this aircraft. One tip would be to only book on the airline site, not an online agent, as the… Read More
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A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Committee (Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) of Indonesia was released:… Read More
Gregory Travis is a software architect, aircraft owner and writer. His first article identifying the issues with the 737 Max appeared in the May 2019 issue of IEEE Spectrum magazine. (use ^arrows ^ to scroll document) .… Read More
The Boeing 737 MAX situation is not an aberration. It is the logical result of a corporate strategy to take control of safety certification regulation from the FAA. Boeing chose this strategy to increase profits and maintain its competitive position as the top airline manufacturer. Boeing persuaded Congress to incrementally grant Boeing more control… Read More
The latest revelations that the chief Boeing test pilot knew there were serious problems with MCAS but admittedly deceived the FAA and then urged the FAA to omit MCAS – that caused two accidents killing 346 – from the pilot manual and, that a significant proportion of Boeing inspectors surveyed by Boeing felt undue pressure… Read More