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A tale of two views on the present Concorde trial

“NOT ONLY MUST JUSTICE BE DONE, BUT JUSTICE MUST ALSO BE SEEN TO BE DONE.” THE CASE OF THE CONCORDE CRASH IN JULY 2000, AT ROISSY AIRPORT, PARIS. Ah, the wonderful world of aviation together with a volcano eruption in Iceland have me delayed in Europe and unable to provide a proper follow-up on the […]

April 16, 2010
Recent Developments in the Concorde Crash Criminal Proceedings

The following post has been updated a number of times by other posts in this blog. To access the latest post on the Concorde legal saga, simply click on the link in the PS note at the end of this post. SUMMARY: More than three weeks after criminal proceedings were initiated by French justice officials in Pontoise (France), little is known yet […]

February 26, 2010
Crash and Retirement of the Concorde Supersonic Airliner: What Next?

What more can be said by way of generality about Concorde that has not yet been said? Not much, I suppose, especially since criminal hearings are currently underway in Pontoise not far from the crash site. More detailed facts, incriminating or not, about the actual cause and chain of events leading up to the fateful crash are yet […]

December 31, 2009
European Union to adopt new rules for preventing and investigating aviation accidents

On October 30, 2009, news came that the European Commission would issue rules for the prevention and investigation of aviation accidents and incidents in member countries. The rule-making powers of the EU Commission will be expanded from its present focus on aircraft certification to include the power to set new rules governing aviation accidents and incidents across the EU, and to administer the new rules. So […]

November 5, 2009
A Surprising Type of Flying Boat…

… in the ultralight (or microlight) category. The story linked below, complete with photos and video, just came in through YachtPals, a major website dedicated mainly to sailing. Click here to access this most interesting new (or modernized ?) concept of flying boats. To be honest, this concept of flying boat caught me by surprise as I read the […]

September 13, 2009
Update on large airport rankings

I recently blogged on the world’s top performing airports. Today, news came that, at the opposite end of the spectrum, Charles de Gaulle (Paris) Airport, better known as CDG airport with popular variants such as Roissy and Roissy CDG, ranked among the worst international airports according to yet another ranking website “The Guide to Sleeping in Airports“. Oh, “le grand Charles” […]

August 26, 2009
Flying to Sydney’s Cabot Trail or Opera House?

Travelling by air to a remote destination? Make sure you are heading for the right one, especially when they are diametrically opposed on the Earth’s globe. A short taxi ride will not correct the situation, unfortunately. For example, given the choice, which destination would you prefer Sydney, Australia, or Sydney, Canada? Both can be considered as a paradise in […]

August 10, 2009
World’s Best Performing Large Airports

Just as Skytrax, a popular airlines and airports ranking website, stated that Seoul’s Incheon International Airport was awarded the best 2009 international airport rating, an annual study recently released by the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) ranks a number of airports around the world in terms of their overall performance, based on: 1) Productivity and Efficiency, 2) […]

August 10, 2009
Memorial X-Canada Centenial Flight

100 planes to fly coast to coast to mark Canadian flight centennial TheStar.com – Canada – 100 planes to fly coast to coast to mark Canadian flight centennial July 16, 2009 Steve Mertl The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–What may be the largest group of non-military aircraft ever to fly together in Canada will lift off from […]

July 16, 2009
Giving Young Flyers a Chance

Do you remember this food commercial that ran years ago on major TV channels in North America? The food producer (I forget their name for now) wanted to promote their particular brand by asking a youngster to express his opinion about that food brand. The youngster simply held out his plate towards the camera and […]

June 30, 2009