Monthly Archives: August 2018

PENDER COUNTY — Michael McWhorter was keeping an eye on President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign countries — and retaliatory responses from other countries — when he received some bad news last week. McWhorter, the owner of Mojotone, a guitar … Continue reading →

N719AN, an American Boeing 777-300ER just in from Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo: AirlineGeeks | Tom Pallini) In what is widely regarding as the preeminent aviation event of the year, AirlineGeeks and American Airlines held the third annual AAviationDay on Friday … Continue reading →

FRANCE — Airbus recently made a big splash with its design for the latest version of its Beluga transport airplane, and now the company reports the first of five aircraft has successfully finished its first test flight. The new BelugaXL … Continue reading →

Fifty years after an AN-12 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in the Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh with 102 personnel on board while flying from Chandigarh to Leh, a mountaineering expedition has located the body of one of … Continue reading →

A groundbreaking competition could help blockchain take to the skies. The Aviation Blockchain Challenge, sponsored by the German airline Lufthansa’s innovation hub and the enterprise software company SAP, is seeking innovative proposals across the entire spectrum of the airline’s business, from flight … Continue reading →

— “If you loved me you would have called,” declared my now-ex-girlfriend. “What? I’m sorry, I didn’t see that in the rulebook, what page is it on?” I quipped. We didn’t last much longer. This was back in my twenties, … Continue reading →