Dan Bubb In The News
Fox9
The single-engine turboprop plane that crashed into a house in Brooklyn Park on Saturday could have plummeted to the ground for a couple of reasons, including a structural issue or a medical emergency, a former commercial airline pilot said.
Smithsonian Air and Space Quarterly Magazine
Only two of the four large propellers were still turning as the Boeing B-17D slowly descended in the mid-afternoon. The Flying Fortress—now essentially a 35,000-pound glider—was on a course to land in the Pacific Ocean.
Simple Flying
Shopping has become almost synonymous with the airport experience as both airports and airlines try to make the most of passengers having hours of time to burn with little to do. Nowadays, most of the world's leading international airports offer a wide range of shopping options both landside and airside.
The National Desk
President Donald Trump has nominated longtime airline CEO Bryan Bedford to lead the Federal Aviation Administration to steer the agency through an air traffic controller shortage and increased scrutiny of its safety procedures after a series of crashes and near-misses.
The Metro
If you are nervous about flying right now, you’re likely not alone. The last two months have been marked by a string of airplane crashes and incidents. In January, an American Airlines aircraft collided with a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter at Reagan Washington National Airport. All 67 people on both aircrafts died.
The National Desk
The Trump administration unveiled a plan on Thursday to “supercharge” the hiring process for air traffic controllers to address a longstanding problem with keeping control towers staffed that has raised safety concerns on America’s runways.
