Monthly Archives: May 2014

Lost and Stolen Liberty for Police State Security

Based on the May 2014 Supreme Court’s non-action regarding the 2012 NDAA law that allows the US military to come into our homes and arrest us and then throw away the key forever without any legal rights, I had to … Continue reading

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Emirates shows the way forward

I am a European who has watched the trajectory of Emirates since the beginning. In my early airline career in the 1980s, when a flatmate of mine, who had joined dnata in London, told me they were going to set … Continue reading

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MH370 Shapes New EASA Recorder Standards

WASHINGTON – Europe’s aviation regulator, finalizing the first mandated upgrades influenced by Malaysia Airlines Flight 370’s (MH370)’s disappearance, has fast-tracked and strengthened proposed enhancements to make flight recorders and aircraft easier to locate following overwater accidents. The European Aviation Safety … Continue reading

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Sikorsky wins $1.24 billion deal for new Marine One helicopters

Related It doesn’t look much different than its predecessor, but when Marine Corps pilots get their hands on the controls of Sikorsky’s new CH-53K heavy lift helicopter, they will quickly realize the aircraft is more powerful and can do more … Continue reading

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Digital Business is Everyone’s Business

By Jorge Lopez Gartner, Inc By 2020, more than seven billion people and businesses, and at least 30 billion devices, will be connected to the Internet. With people, businesses and things communicating, transacting, and even negotiating with each other, a … Continue reading

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U.S. Airways Tweets Hardcore Model-Airplane Porn at Dissatisfied Customer

Use the dirtiest parts of your imagination, if you must. If you thought brands were getting too cavalier on Twitter before … U.S. Airways told an unhappy passenger to go screw herself in one of the most graphic ways imaginable, … Continue reading

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Meet the garden shed aviator

(CNN) – If you walk past the Barford family garage in Northampton, England, on a Sunday afternoon, there’s every chance you’ll see a 10-meter-long wing sticking out into the driveway, and a dad and his two kids building a peculiar … Continue reading

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