Seaplanes To Serve Boston-New York Route

Two companies, Tailwind and Cape Air, are working to secure FAA approval to fly seaplanes out of Boston Harbor, providing service to Manhattan, the Boston Globe reported today. (www.avweb.com) More...

Air Travel, Like Other Facets of American Life, Is Not What It Used to Be

An interesting article describing the depths to which we, the 'Merican consumer, have allowed our air transport system to sink. I suppose when we make our travel choices based upon who charges one dollar less than the other guy, we get this... By the way, does anyone else find it annoying when, as you're typing your description, a pink rectangle pops up to inform you that, "A similar squawk might have already been submitted"? It offers helpful hints, showing headlines like,… (www.nytimes.com) More...

Roy Halladay crashed and died in an ICON A5

A fantastic pitcher, hall of famer to be sure, dies while flying one of these questionable planes that require pilots/owners to sign a contract that prevents them from criticizing the airplane. Ummm... Thoughts? (www.espn.com) More...

United passenger says crew forced her to urinate in cup on ‘worst flight’ ever

You can beat people up, you can drag them off the plane, but making them pee in a cup? Yeesh. That Megabus is cheap and you can do what can do whatever you want in the back of that thing. (www.washingtonpost.com) More...

Sint Maarten jet engine blast kills New Zealand woman

A New Zealand woman has died on the Caribbean territory of Sint Maarten after the blast from a powerful jet engine knocked her to the ground. The incident happened at the famous Princess Juliana International Airport, which is just metres from the beach. (www.bbc.com) More...

Update: the F-35 is still a shockingly expensive disaster.

It's been a while since we checked in with the F-35 Flying Swiss Army Knife, the airplane that ate the federal budget. Let's see if they've gotten all the bugs out of the system yet. (www.esquire.com) More...