Is spotting at Rome Fiumicino dangerous?
On Jan 18, I went to Fiumicino to watch some aircraft departing from RWY 25. After following the story of the US Air 1549 that performed a successful ditching in…
Some lessons learned from US Air A320 ditching in NYC’s Hudson River
The recent episode of the US Air Flight 1549 down in the New York City's Hudson River 5 minutes after departure from La Guardia airport underlined a few things about…
Capt. Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger: the hero of US Air Flight 1549
Until yesterday, if I was asked who was my favorite superhero, I would have answered without any doubt Spider Man. However, the images of an Airbus 320 floating in the…
A US Airlines A320 crash lands in NYC’s Hudson river after birdstrike
On Jan 15, at 15.26LT, US Air flight 1549 (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE1549), an Airbus A320 with 151 people (146 passengers and 5 crew members) on board taking off from La Guardia Airport…
A new era in Italy's civil aviation
On Jan 13, AP 2853, an Air One A320 from Palermo Punta Raisi to Rome Fiumicino and AZ676, a B777 from Milan Malpensa (MXP) to San Paolo in Brasil, both…
A "strange" picture from St. Maarten – Princess Juliana airport
I have often criticised media inaccuracy when talking about aviation matters. Usually, this happens when aviation emergencies are technically analysed, but today's inaccuracies have nothing to do with technical details.…
