Pilot as passenger jailed for using GPS on plane

A 73-year-old man arrested after he repeatedly ignored a flight crew’s demands to stop using his Global Positioning System. The man told court he was a pilot and routinely used his GPS when flying. That didn’t excuse Ego from complying with flight crew instructions, said Judge Lee Anne Martin. (www.p3air.com) More...

Common explanation why wings fly is WRONG!

It’s one of the most tenacious myths in physics and it frustrates aerodynamicists the world over. Now, University of Cambridge’s Professor Holger Babinsky has created a 1-minute video that he hopes will finally lay to rest a commonly used yet misleading explanation of how wings lift. (www.physorg.com) More...

After 68 years finally found: World War II pilot buried with military honours

The site was so remote it took military investigators four years to reach the wreckage, and two attempts had to be abandoned because of poor weather. They finally reached the wreckage in January 2007, and spent three months scouring the site. They found human remains and several ID tags. (www.p3air.com) More...

Delta to phase out DC 9-50 jets, Saab turboprops after Labor Day

Delta announced in its first-quarter earnings report that it will retire 130 of its least-efficient aircraft over the next 18 months. The fuel bill increased by 29%, or $483 million, during the first quarter when Delta paid $2.89 per gallon for fuel with 41% of its fuel consumption hedged. That is expected to increase to $3.26 per gallon in the second quarter with 40% of fuel hedged. (www.p3air.com) More...

Get caught, change the law: Inhofe to introduce 'Pilot's Bill of Rights'

Inhofe said his bill also would address what he called the "rubber-stamp" approach routinely taken by the National Transportation Safety Board when FAA actions are appealed; would allow a pilot to appeal to a federal court; would simplify the so-called Notice to Airmen system for providing relevant information to pilots; and would require a review of the current medical certification process. He also maintains his innocence: "I did nothing wrong, but at any time I could have… (www.p3air.com) More...

Singapore Airlines: Pilot 'refused sick passenger's plea to land'

An award-winning BBC journalist who suffered a heart attack on board a Singapore Airlines flight may sue the airline after it refused to make an emergency landing. (www.p3air.com) More...

Air NZ fights return of pilot accused of sex with flight attendant

Air New Zealand is fighting the return to work of a pilot who slept with a flight attendant and drank the night before a flight. The woman claimed she was too drunk for the sex to be consensual, though the pilot said she initiated the affair. Evidence from a third staff member confirmed the woman had acted in a provocative manner with two men. The trio lay on a bed together while the woman asked to be spanked and showed her breasts. (www.p3air.com) More...

Produce 1 HP for 1 min: Human-powered copter ready to rise

On Wednesday, Judy Wexler will pedal furiously, hoping to generate the force needed to lift a human-powered helicopter off the ground and win a $250,000 prize. (www.p3air.com) More...

Bomber T-bone steaks and meteor filet: Famous transatlantic airliner transformed into an a la carte restaurant

Airline food served on little plastic trays is always sure to divide opinion – but one unique restaurant is redefining what you’d expect to eat onboard a plane. This unusual eatery, which is the first of its kind in the UK, is set inside a Douglas DC6 aircraft and run by 35-year-old chef Tony Caunce at Coventry Airport. (www.p3air.com) More...

After 2 years: CitationAir calls back all furloughed pilots

CitationAir has asked all 85 pilots laid off in 2009 to return to work. Travel is picking up, but that doesn’t mean the economic downturn is over. Not all the CitationAir pilots invited to return could do so. (www.p3air.com) More...