Archive for the ‘LCC’ Category
Friday, March 27th, 2009
Scott McCartney has some interesting details on the operational procedures after the A320 ditched in the Hudson.
Within 30 minutes, Sully called in to the operations center. The official answering the phone said, “Sorry, captain. I can’t talk to you now. We have an airplane in the Hudson River,’’ according to ...
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009
New York magazine has a worthwhile piece on how the pilot profession has changed over the years. I'm not sure I buy the argument that today's pilots are less equipped to handle dangerous situations, but it is an interesting read. Also, there is a brief discussion on Crew Resource Management ...
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Check them out here. A couple observations:
Reading these transcripts really gives you a sense of how quickly it happened.
There was a period of time where none of the relevant authorities knew exactly what had happened to the plane.
Despite the confusion, the communication between LGA, Teterboro, JFK and the various hovering ...
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
From US Airway's Jan. 16 press release on US Airways 1549:
US Airways (NYSE: LCC) has released the names of the crew onboard flight 1549.
Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, III, age 58, joined US Airways (PSA Airlines) in 1980. He has a total of 19,663 flight hours.
First officer Jeffrey B. Skiles, age ...
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Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Very few airplane incidents end as well as US Airways Flight 1549. Instead of focusing on why the plane broke up in midair or filled with water so quickly, the NTSB can study what happened to allow all 150 or so people to walk away from this crash. Hopefully the ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
I'm back in the States after nearly three weeks in Europe. I flew over in Business Class on US Airways and return on TAP Portugal and US Airways. I'll add a few comments about the return later on, but the highlight was the outbound on US Airway's fairly new 767 ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
The Chicago Sun-Times has a quick roundup on a luncheon with Southwest Gary Kelley in which he discussed Southwest's future. Unlike most of the other carriers, Southwest is actually moving forward with a strategy rather than simply reacting to the latest jump in fuel prices. Of course, the article notes ...
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