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These planes feature hardened communications systems resistant to electronic warfare and cyber-attacks with electromagnetic pulse protection and nuclear-thermal shielding; in-flight refueling capability, extending mission duration indefinitely; secure conference rooms, briefing rooms, rest areas, and space for up to 112 personnel; and trailing low-frequency antenna extending up to five miles for secure communication with submerged ballistic missile submarines.
Boeing is facing a critical moment as it confronts federal criminal charges that it conspired to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration, stemming from the two fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019, which killed 346 people.
Why is it that airlines give up control of their aircraft to the government from the moment it pushes back to the moment it arrives at its destination?
The plane suddenly veered sharply right before realigning with the centerline. The jolt forced pilots to engage maximum braking, and the aircraft came to a stop just short of the runway’s end. Cockpit audio has the captain declaring, “We aborted the takeoff, we hit a car in the middle of the runway.”
When last week’s air disaster happened in D.C., the spotlight was thrown quickly on air traffic control – even without having any inkling that controller error contribution to the collision. That’s because there’s been a lot of attention paid recently to diversity efforts at the FAA, and because the President has railed against those sorts of efforts.
There’s a lot of misinformation about what happened. Here’s the basic truth, and how much it matters today.
New Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy reports that he’s spoken to Elon Musk’s DOGE team, and invited them to help fix U.S. aviation systems.
Lightning struck a British Airways Airbus A350 while at the gate in Sao Paulo – and it flew to London anyway, six hours late.
On Saturday morning, Delta Air Lines flight 1070 from Detroit and United Airlines flight 1724 from San Francisco came perilously close to colliding above Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Despite bad air traffic control instructions, the aircrafts’ onboard Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS) alerted the pilots in time, preventing what could have been a catastrophic accident.
Sharon Lavy has become the third Jewish American flight attendant in recent months to lodge a legal complaint against Delta Air Lines, accusing the carrier of discriminatory practices. Her lawsuit, filed in a New York district court late last month, alleges a series of retaliatory actions and fabricated accusations against her dating back to 2022.
Four passengers were injured evacuating Delta Air Lines flight 2668 in Atlanta this morning as the Boeing 757-300 to Minneapolis aborted takeoff shortly after 9 a.m. due to an engine issue. Passengers were instructed to exit via emergency slides.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
