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Looks like EasyJet is falling apart. Hat tip to The Cranky Flier for the link. via Awesome Drama Over easyJet’s Unreliable Operation.

I’m sure that will buff out/off:

While working yesterday, I saw a huge supercell develop near my hometown. I sent a text to my dad and asked him to take a picture of the storm and text it to me (keep in mind he’s about to … Continue reading →

What a gorgeous preserved video. This is a testament to the 1945 Kodachrome that still looks this good after all these years. VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945 from Richard Sullivan on Vimeo.

From Monday, 31 MAY 2010: I hear the flight was cleared direct, but in this case the airplane was too heavy to land with the fuel on board (above maximum landing weight). So, the flight flew with the reroute to … Continue reading →

I saw a post on Flightglobal.com that was very much like my analysis of the 787 ETOPS question, and in that post the auther referenced that Boeing is aiming for 330-minute ETOPS certification, with a fallback to 207 minutes if … Continue reading →

As part of a Memorial Day celebration, a V-22 came in to land a bit too low and the downwash caused tree limbs to break with about ten injuries reported among the spectators.

To Auckland, but how? I see that Continental announced their flight to Auckland, and my initial reaction was “What about ETOPS?” See, the flight to the South Pacific passes through some pretty desolate ocean, and like most twin-engine aircraft, the … Continue reading →

So iWeb wasn’t working for me, and I wanted to add photos and comments (especially comments). Please continue to watch this site as I migrate old content over from the old site.