by Jim Campbell | May 5, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
From 2011 (YouTube Edition): Looking At Rebuilding The Art and Craft Of Flight Instruction One of the few bright lights of 2009-2010 was the rise of SAFE… an uncommon new aviation association that seems to be on the road to DOING THINGS rather than just bragging...
by Jim Campbell | May 5, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Fuel Was Seemingly Cut Off Before China Eastern Airlines MU5735 Crashed, Killing 132 More than four years after a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 crashed, killing all 132 people on board, the NTSB released new data that backs up some early rumors that China’s...
by Jim Campbell | May 5, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Most Credit and Debit Refunds Have Been Processed as Airlines Extend a Helping Hand Spirit Airlines says most customer refunds have now been processed after the carrier shut down operations on May 2… but that answer comes with a pretty important qualifier....
by Jim Campbell | May 5, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Port Authority Of New York Says It Will Expand Use Of Transponder Technology Emergency vehicles at the New York City area’s three major airports will be outfitted with new tracking devices after the NTSB highlighted a missing transponder aboard a fire truck as a...
by Jim Campbell | May 4, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
DOT Secretary Claims Govt Tried to Bail Out the Budget Carrier, But It Was Too Late The sudden (yet widely foreshadowed) shutdown of Spirit Airlines has quickly turned into a political standoff, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy heavily placing blame on the...
by Jim Campbell | May 4, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Diamond And Airline Industry Leaders Discussed the Future Of Airline-Focused Pilot Training Diamond Aircraft hosted a one-day summit bringing together airline representatives, fleet operators, and flight-training organizations to exchange insights on operational...
