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Usually a good indication that a fair compromise has been reached on a contentious issue is representatives from both sides of the debate saying that they are the ones taking…
by J.A. Donoghue
Maybe it’s a consequence of too much information about the calamities that can befall this planet — comet and asteroid impacts, dramatic climate shifts, violent solar flares, volcanic winters and…
by J.A. Donoghue
When the U.S. Congress recently passed a law requiring pilots to possess an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate before flying as second-in-command (SIC) for an airline operating under Federal Aviation…
by J.A. Donoghue
Make no mistake, the effort to catapult air traffic control technology to a revolutionary and vastly more capable level in the United States and Europe is a very, very big…
by J.A. Donoghue
Not long ago I would write stories fairly regularly about aviation training, probably a couple each year. One of the most dependable recurring themes I would hear from training providers…
by J.A. Donoghue
Surprises in aviation are rarely pleasant, and that’s what a couple of Continental Airline pilots got in late 2008 when they taxied for departure from Denver International Airport (DEN) with…
by J.A. Donoghue
Last year I bought a parachute, not because I wanted to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, but just in case my airplane suddenly was no longer perfectly good.…
by J.A. Donoghue
For a domestic operator, the United States provides one of the largest contiguous airspaces in the world governed by common rules and procedures. However, the comfort domestic flying confers can…
by J.A. Donoghue