Last Day of Service for Aloha AirlinesToday is the last day of service for the one of the two major island carriers of Hawaii. Aloha is saying “Aloha” to Hawaii after today. The airlines are in some major issues as oil prices continue to soar and ticket fares get very competitive! Airlines cannot operate like they did before. Unfortunately, it was read more.. Video 2: Boeing 787 Dreamliner Composite ConcernsThe next short video in Dan Rather’s special on composite concerns of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
From Youtube Description: “Dan Rather reports on Boeing’s use of composite materials in the construction of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and introduces the concerns of former Boeing engineer Vince Weldon to the flying public.”
Video 1: Boeing 787 Dreamliner Composite Concerns
Here is a short video of Dan Rather reporting on the Boeing 787 composites. Many people are concerned of the new composite material compared to the traditional metal that airliners are made of today. Dan takes a look into these concerns.
Stay tuned for video 2 of 4 in this short series!
How concerned are you read more.. Cancellations Infuriate FlyersVideo American Airlines and Delta: Major players in the airline industry are cancelling flights en masse, scrambling to comply with a new audit by the FAA, and passengers’ tempers are flaring.
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Pilot’s Gun Discharging in Flight Deck Leads to Scrutiny of TSA Procedures
The head of a congressional homeland security panel said Friday that a program to arm pilots should get more scrunity after a US Airways captain’s gun discharged last week during a flight to Charlotte.
Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas said “The tragedy of a one-time accident is it could have been a one-time catastrophe. This is a read more.. Picture of Bullet Hole in US Airways Flight DeckThe first ever incident of a gun being discharged in the flight deck happened last week. These are brand new images showing the bullet hole in the Airbus from the inside and outside of the airplane.
The incident happened aboard Flight 1536 from Denver, Colorado to Charlotte, North Carolina, as the plane was getting ready to land. It was read more.. ForeFlight Introduces File! for the iPhone
The awesome ForeFlight Team has introduced yet another feature for the ForeFlight iPhone edition for pilots! Along with weather, aircraft data, and logbook, the team has introduced File! It allows pilots to file their flight plans via the iPhone on the go! The best thing of all it is being made for FREE for all read more.. Windy Landing in Germany - Lufthansa Jet
I am sure all of you have seen this video already, but here is info behind it:
The Lufthansa jet, with 137 passengers on board, struggled through the strong winds of a powerful winter storm to land at Hamburg Airport, Spiegel Online reported. After skidding along the runway and rocking violently, the pilot was forced to read more.. Southwest Under the Heat for Maintenance of Planes
Southwest Airlines has been a huge topic over the past week with their maintenance discrepancies and flying airplanes past inspection times. Southwest pulled 38 planes out of service this past Wednesday to check for cracks in the plane above and below the passenger windows, and they are being repaired. The planes should be back read more.. PilotJohn.com with Twitter and Skribit
PilotJohn.com now has Twitter and Skribit. You can follow all the site updates via Twitter at http://twitter.com/pilotjohn.
The awesome new blog feature Skribit has also been added to the left sidebar. With Skribit, it allows you as readers to suggest awesome topics to blog about and some say in the direction of PilotJohn.com. It will also read more.. King Air Wheels For SaleI have 4 King Air Wheels for Sale brought to you by Carolina GSE, Inc. Here is the product information and picture for the wheels.
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Contact me by contact section above or by posting read more.. Merry Christmas!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day and your travels were enjoyable. As for me, I was hard working and flying around the Southeast. The weather was excellent down here on Christmas!
The picture on the left is from Zurich! Hopefully, no one was caught in a snow mess at an airport this Christmas season!
Thanks read more.. Breaking News: Senate Unanimously Approves Change to Pilot Retirement Age LimitHere is an ALPA statement that I just received:
Dated: December 12, 2007
Just one day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.4343, a bill that would raise the mandatory read more.. Use Your Cell Phone/PDA to Check-in for Your Next FlightYou could be using your cell phone next time you board your flight. Continental Airlines is running a 3 month test program to allow you to use your cell phone or your PDA to check-in and board your flight. This program just launched yesterday at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
Instead of using the normal paper read more.. First Winter Storm of the Season!
The first winter storm of the season has caused some headaches for travelers across the country these past couple of days. From delays, cancellations, and even incidents with planes at the airport involving the icy runways and taxiways has caused a lot of headaches. It is never a fun time traveling when the weather turns read more.. Christmas Time in the Flight Deck
Over the past couple days on my trip, we added some Christmas lights to our flight deck to give everyone a little Christmas spirit! They are a little hard to see, but it’s best pic I took!
I hope everyone is have a wonderful Christmas season so far!
Breaking News! - American to Divest American Eagle AirlineWho is American Eagle? The American Eagle network is the largest regional airline system in the world, with over 1,800 daily flights to more than 140 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and Mexico.
American just released a news statement to everyone stating they are looking to divest their regional airline read more.. Pilot iPhone Ad Causing Problems!Who knew a simple ad for the iPhone could be causing so much trouble for passengers and some pilots. The ad deals with a pilot who checks the weather on his iPhone during a delay and 30 minutes later he is released by dispatch since the weather has cleared up. There is a lot of read more.. Are You Considering Driving?
As the holiday season is upon us and Thanksgiving is already gone, the big question of the season is “Are you considering driving?”
The combination of record passenger loads, security headaches, and the prospect of disruptive winter weather should be enough to make someone think about alternate travel. George Bush even made a comment about this read more.. It’s Christmas Time!
It is my favorite time of the year! Christmas is just around the corner! Today, I finished up the finishing touches on the Christmas tree.
I am all ready for Christmas, but maybe a little lights for the outside trees? That might be a project for tomorrow! Are you ready yet? I wanna see your Christmas read more.. My 4 Day Trip
After a long 4 days, I finally have a couple days off. The first two days of my trip were not too bad, but last two days were terrible and long! Here is a break down of my schedule.
Day 1
EWN - CLT
CLT - PGV
(Only a 6 hour day)
Day 2
PGV - CLT
CLT - HHH
HHH - CLT
CLT read more.. iNation MediaCast Tonight! - The Lifecast Revolution!
EPISODE4 - The Lifecast Revolution
Social mediums on the internet have become ever so popular among web 2.0 users in the recent future. People are now going even beyond video posting sites (youtube). I’m talking about lifecasting. What is it? Broadcasting your life via live streaming video. Come talk tech with us!
How can you come read more.. Airbus A380 Lands in Orlando, FL
The largest commercial airliner landed in Orlando, FL yesterday (November 13, 2007) at the Orlando International Airport. This is the first time the superjumbojet has touched down in the southeastern United States.
Orlando was extremely excited to see this new jet land and even Mickey Mouse was there to show his welcome. The arrival of the read more.. Unboxing My New Contour Design Showcase for the iPhone
After having my iPhone for a couple months and getting sick of the rubber Incase case expanding and getting a bunch of dirt on the back of my iPhone, I decided it was time to switch cases. I did a lot of research in the forums of different cases and what ones people liked. I read more.. Best Twitter Tracking Message about Prius Drivers
I do a lot of twitter tracking with my iPhone. I have a few words I have tracked. A couple are ijohnw, ijustine, and prius, and I had starbucks at once but I got so overloaded with messages. If anyone in the world writes a twitter message about these words, I get it sent right read more..
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