Babbitt’s Departure Sparks ‘Draft Sully’ Movement

Dear Mr. President, We, the undersigned, wish to see a revitalized and strengthened Federal Aviation Administration. In the wake of the Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash, delayed pilot fatigue rulemakings, the furlough of 4,000+ FAA safety inspectors and other employees in Summer 2011, and the continued stalemate in Congress over long-term funding, the FAA has been through a lot. The FAA needs a steady hand who can guide it through uncertain times. We can think of no better person than Captain… (www.flyingmag.com) More...

Reporters & fans track wrong plane via FlightAware

But something funny did happen in Lawrence late Sunday night. Because the local reporters probably did what pretty much every crazed fan following a team's coaching search does, some unsuspecting family ran into a swarm of cameras at the airport. In all likelihood those who showed up to the airport checked FlightAware. (www.sbnation.com) More...

First Dreamliner retired

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE1/history/20111201/1630Z/KBFI/KPMD Talk about early retirement. It’s been just a couple of weeks short of two years since Boeing’s first 787 Dreamliner lifted off for its initial flight from Everett’s Paine Field, but that same plane shortly after 9 a.m. today took off from Seattle’s Boeing Field for what could be its final flight. The aircraft, ZA001, was headed for the desert at Palmdale, Calif., where it will lose its Rolls-Royce engines and be put into… (blog.thenewstribune.com) More...

TSA Agent Caught With Passenger's iPad in His Pants; Allegedly Took $50,000 in Other Goods, Cops Say

The cops say Santiago would immediately take pictures of his new goods and upload the photos online to sell the stuff. Santiago would typically sell the stolen goods to people before his shift was even over, police say. BSO detectives estimate that Santiago's haul totaled $50,000 over the past six months. (blogs.browardpalmbeach.com) More...

TSA Officer charged in distributing child pornography; searched airline passengers

A passenger screener at Philadelphia International Airport is facing charges that he distributed more than 100 images of child pornography via Facebook, records show. Federal agents also allege that Transportation Safety Administration Officer Thomas Gordon Jr. of Philadelphia, who routinely searched airline passengers, uploaded explicit pictures of young girls to an Internet site on which he also posted a photograph of himself in his TSA uniform. Homeland Security agents arrested the TSA… (articles.philly.com) More...

Duke of Cambridge makes water landing in Canada

Prince William has landed a Sea King helicopter on water as part of a demonstration of a search and rescue manoeuvre which is carried out in Canada. The prince was watched by crowds who braved the rain to see his flying skills in Dalvay-by-the-Sea. The Duchess of Cambridge was also watching from dry land. Canada is the only country which trains its Sea King pilots to perform 'waterbird' landings and the duke performed it for the first time. (www.bbc.co.uk) More...

Pilot having stroke diverts, lands safely

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N591WA/history/20110517/1400Z/KSBD/KCOS Plane makes emergency landing at Farmington airport [10 a.m.] By Ryan Boetel The Daily Times Posted: 05/19/2011 10:03:29 AM MDT FARMINGTON — A man flying a single-engine Cessna plane made an emergency landing at Farmington Regional Airport on Tuesday because he was having a possible stroke, said Airport Manager Ben Trujillo. The man landed safely at the airport around 12:30 Tuesday, Trujillo said. The man and his wife… (www.daily-times.com) More...

Grope TSA Agent - go directly to jail!

PHOENIX - We hear a lot of complaints about security screeners groping airline passengers. But now, a Colorado woman is accused of putting her hands on a TSA agent at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Court records show 61-year-old Yukari Mihamae grabbed the left breast of the female agent Thursday at the Terminal 4 checkpoint. Police say she squeezed and twisted the agent's breast with both hands. Officers say Mihamae admitted to the crime. There's no word why she touched… (www.myfoxny.com) More...

Firefighting pictures from Boise area

About 15-20 miles out of downtown Boise/State Capital. Air tankers and helicopters worked throughout the day making air drops of fire retardant and water. (www.idahostatesman.com) More...

Family's second fatal plane crash - 16 year old hoops star survives

Can anyone find details of the first crash in 2003? Yesterday's flight w/ two diversions http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N88MN/history/20110624/2130Z/KSMD/KCVX (www.nydailynews.com) More...