Posts Tagged ‘Aviation News’
United will retire Boeing 747, the ‘Queen of the Skies’, in 2017
Is this the final year for the Boeing 747? In a memo to workers this week, United president Scott Kirby announced the firm will retire its Boeing 747 jumbo jets by the end of 2017. Although the airline had already announced it would cease the use of the ‘Queen of the Skies’, many were expecting…
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New runway conditions reporting guidelines from FAA will improve safety This month, the FAA detailed new standards designed to increase safety at airports across the US. Intended to reduce the risk of accidents caused by runway overruns and runway contamination following bad weather, these new guidelines will be enforced from October 1, 2016. The new…
Read MoreAviation News: Student Pilot Makes Emergency Landing
Aviation News: The student pilot who made a safe emergency landing after engine failure Luckily, it’s not often that things fail to go to plan when you’re in the air, but this week, that’s exactly what happened for one student pilot from Georgia. Sierra Lund was flying a solo-cross country from her home base, Atlanta…
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