by Jim Campbell | Feb 14, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Airline Expected to Begin 300-Aircraft Transition Following Three Other US Carriers Southwest Airlines is moving to put Starlink in-flight internet on a major portion of its fleet, making it the fourth major US carrier to adopt the satellite-based service following...
by Jim Campbell | Feb 13, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Operational Factors Report Shows Pattern Of Overweight Flights The National Transportation Safety Board (NTB) has released a 3,000-page docket report on the Bering Air Flight 445 that crashed into sea ice on Feb. 6, 2025, killing all 10 people aboard. The NTSB release...
by Jim Campbell | Feb 13, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Pilot Trapped For Two Hours In Aircraft 50 Feet High In Tree Canopy A pilot taking off from Wakonda Beach Airport in Waldport, Ore. crashed into trees and was trapped in the branches 50 feet up in the tree canopy in his Hummel Ultracruiser. Emergency responders from...
by Jim Campbell | Feb 13, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Closes Public Charter Loophole That Allowed Different Safety Standards The Safe Flights for Passengers and Flight Crews Act is designed to close a federal safety loophole that allows some carriers to sidestep safety regulations. “The safety of the flying public...
by Jim Campbell | Feb 13, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Model TBM 700 Airplanes AD To Prevent Vertical Stabilizer Corrosion The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking with a superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Daher TBM 700 airplanes regarding repetitively inspecting the vertical stabilizer attachment fittings...
