This page lists archived posts to the Aircrew Buzz blog for 2006 in reverse chronological order.
Aircrew Buzz features short articles commenting on aviation news and topics of interest to the aviation community.
December, 2006:
Happy Holidays
EU: Bulgarian aviation safety 'insufficient'
Lawmakers want all airport workers screened by TSA
British pilots opposed to FAMs
ICAO guidelines for liquids on board aircraft
Triple-7 gets all choked up over pilot's retirement
Tilton: Airline industry needs consolidation
A380 gets U.S. and European type certification
ExcelAire pilots: Back on U.S. soil
Latest buzz on explosives detection
U.S. pilots charged over Brazil plane crash
Brazilian aviation crisis
More than 100 orders for new HondaJet
Missile defense for commercial planes
U.S. pilots held in Brazil to go home
Making airliners 'hijack-proof'
November, 2006:
'Coyote ugly' incident at DEN
Investigation: Airline caterer security
NBAA to Brazilian President: Release pilots
O'Hare runway incursion animation
Brazil: Warning systems failed in midair accident
Runway incidents on the rise at U.S. airports
No carry-on crocodiles allowed
NTSB 'Most Wanted' List for aviation
DHS: Airport anti-missile program
Digital age NOTAMs
EU cabin baggage rules changed
'Silent jet' in development
American pilots still stuck in Brazil after mid-air
Miss Universe grounded by Air Deccan
Contaminants in passenger aircraft cabins
Ocean Tailored Approaches: Quiet landings
In-flight mobile calls by 2008?
NATA: New guidelines for charters
Business Jet Charters: Cabin crew issues
October, 2006:
Aircraft accidents: No prosecution before investigation is complete
Airport security news - Of fines and lines
De-icing at PDX harms Columbia River fish
Thirty Thousand Feet
Airline crew gossip about celebrities goes viral!
Airline merger speculation
TSA directives: Differences between theory and application
EU and US reach deal on passenger data
LAX runway incursion: Close call!
Midair collision said to cause Brazil crash
September, 2006:
Hamster grounds Austrian passenger aircraft
BALPA: Seven new security steps
World speed record for Lear 60
Update on Comair 5191 accident
Liquids and travel restrictions
Air Traffic Controllers oppose FAA cuts
Behavioral Pattern Recognition for airport security
Senate lifts limit on TSA screeners
Cyprus may lose EU landing rights over safety issues
Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter maiden flight
TSA airport screeners
Air blockade of Lebanon ends
CAPA: Aviation Security Report Card
Frontier orders 10 turboprops
United: New scheduled service to Kuwait
Canadian crews want exemption from U.S. rules
IATA: Transatlantic crisis coming
Qatar Airways resumes Beirut flights
Turbulence forecast
August, 2006:
Supersonic biz jet in development
Comair Flight 5191 aftermath
Jetlag zapper for airliner seats
FAA hiring nearly 12,000 new air traffic controllers
Aviation ground crew safety issues
Calls for broader passenger ID checks
IATA: Governments should pay for extra security
U.S. resistance to Virgin America
Beirut airport reopens
Boeing abandons in-flight Internet service
Northwest adds insult to injury
ILS outage at LAX -- again!
Official terrorism threat levels reduced
The liquid bomb threat
More TSA screeners needed?
U.S. airlines still on recovery path
Spotlight on passenger screening
British: Plot involved 10 airliners
U.S. carriers warn of delays
'Mass murder on an unimaginable scale'
Global flight chaos after alert
LHR closes, at least for now
London: Travel advice for passengers
London: 'Plot to blow up planes' foiled
Making aging planes safer
Thomas Cook Airlines: 'no louts'
Sad state of Serbian aviation
Increase the traffic, increase the bumps
Not your father's aviation industry
Happy Birthday Aloha
Airliner anti-missile systems
Who's reading Aircrew Buzz?
July, 2006:
Free kittens: See DEL ramp manager
Controllers unhappy with FAA changes
More widebody freighters soon
Honda to join jet aviation market
A380 in Etihad livery begins hot trials
MEA transfers operations to Damascus
United CEO: U.S. airlines over-regulated
Anti-terror airline cutlery?
Profits expected for U.S. airlines
Power failure halts air traffic in California
Beirut Airport Closed After Israeli Air Strikes
United to put broadband on 757 fleet
German plans airline for smokers
June, 2006:
Toronto Star air safety investigation
Night flights worsen climate change
Commuters lament
How long is your duty day?
May, 2006:
No posts...
April, 2006:
New non-stop commercial flight record
March, 2006:
Retirement age raised for BA crews
Airline Ride Across America
Nothing but grey skies for senior pilots
Cell Phones and Aircraft Navigation
Air cargo price-fixing in the EU?
February, 2006:
No posts...
January, 2006:
"Dear Bill..."