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Category Archives: Model Airpanes
Countries and carriers around the globe ground the 737 Max 8
SINGAPORE (AP) — A growing number of airlines around the world have grounded their Boeing 737 Max 8 jets following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people on Sunday, five months after a similar Indonesian Lion … Continue reading
Southwest’s Fatal Accident Prompts Scrutiny of Engine Inspections
“It’s unusual that a fan blade would fail twice on the same engine model, with the same carrier, over two years,” said Kevin Michaels, the president of AeroDynamic Advisory in Ann Arbor, Mich., who has worked as a gas turbine … Continue reading
Boeing 737 Max 8 planes: Experts wary of linking Indonesia and Ethiopia crashes
Two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes less than five months apart have raised alarm, but experts are wary of linking the two. Following the lead of China, countries including Australia, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Ethiopia, Indonesia and … Continue reading
Is It Time to Worry About the Boeing 737 Max 8?
So no one knows, yet, what happened in the Ethiopian Airlines disaster, and anyone who feigns certainty now should be viewed with wariness. But here is an initial guide to the kinds of questions air investigators will be asking. What’s … Continue reading
Uber-For-Planes Startup BlackBird Raises $10 Million To Replace Road Trips With Flying Private
BlackBird wants to replace driving with private airplane travel.@2018 New Revolution Media If Rudd Davis’ vision comes true, the days of the road trip will be over—or at least massively curtailed. The former USA Today and Groupon executive wants to … Continue reading
The Boeing 737 Max 8 crashes and FAA controversy, explained
The second deadly crash of a Boeing 737 Max model airplane within months of the first has put flyers around the world on edge. Multiple countries have grounded the planes as a result, though the United States has, thus far, … Continue reading
A decade after entering service, the first A380s are being stripped and sold for parts
Fresh doubts have been cast on the future of the world’s largest passenger plane after a German leasing company said it plans to break up two A380s that nobody wants. Singapore Airlines returned two 11-year-old “superjumbos” – among the very … Continue reading