Aviation
Emergency Landing In Water By Commercial Jetliner Saves All 155 Lives
Friday, January 16th, 2009January 15, 2009, US Airways flight from NYC-LaGuardia bound for Charlotte, NC crash landed in the Hudson River minutes after take-off. The plane encountered a flock of geese and lost both engines resulting in complete loss of power.
Pilot Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger saved all 155 passengers and crew members by successfully making an emergency water [...]
Terrafugia’s Innovative Roadable Plane (Flying Car)
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009Here’s a problem that every private pilot has experienced:
You hop into your Piper or Cessna at Hanscom and fly to the Vineyard for the weekend. But once you land on the island, how do you get from the airport to your vacation home in Edgartown?
Terrafugia, based in Woburn, MA, is developing the first ‘roadable plane’ [...]
Economic Climate Impacting Logan & Massport
Friday, October 31st, 2008Logan International Airport is seeing 5% YTD decline in passenger traffic due to airline cost cutting & passenger belt tightening.
Growth has been slowing year-over-year since 2005. But this slide is expected to continue through 2009 and likely into 2010.
Massport operating budget of $364.6m has been reduced by 5% or $18m.
Travel expenses have been cut by 20% and [...]
Massachusetts Air & Space Museum
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Just got a call from Albert Mundo introducing his new organization Massachusetts Air & Space Museum (MASM). Since late 2006 they have been working on a concept to establish a museum at Hansom Airport to celebrate the rich heritage of aerospace in Massachusetts.
In the very short period since their first meeting, they have brought together a number of aviation [...]
Massport Unveils the Boston Logan International Airport 9/11 Memorial
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008The Massachusetts Port Authority today dedicated the Boston Logan International Airport 9/11 Memorial as a place of reflection and remembrance for those affected by the events of September 11, 2001. The 2.5 acre site at the heart of the airport acknowledges the events of 9/11 and honors the passengers and crews of American Airlines Flight [...]