Sometimes planes leave contrails, and sometimes they don’t. It depends on the weather, and specifically it depends on the weather at altitude. It’s also very localized. A plane might leave a trail in one region, and another plane a mile away might not leave a trail. NASA have put together a contrail forecast page that …
Monthly Archive: April 2011
Southwest grounds 79 737-300’s after hole prompts emergency landing – CNN.com
(CNN) — Southwest Airlines announced Saturday that it is grounding 79 planes for inspection following an incident in which one of its flights was forced to make an emergency landing after a 3-foot hole tore open in the fuselage of the plane. The plane managed to land safely at a military base in Yuma, Arizona, …
UPS to Install Cockpit Smoke Protection as Congress Debates Aviation Bill – WSJ.com
United Parcel Service Inc., after months of pressure from the union representing pilots, has decided to equip its entire fleet of cargo jets with smoke-protection devices designed to ensure that cockpit instruments remain visible in case of heavy smoke. The Atlanta-based company has informed its pilots about the decision, according to people familiar with the …