Airline Industry News
Below you will find my commentary on various news events that are related to commercial airline safety.
NWS-01Can a passenger really hack into Boeing 737 flight controls?A person that works in internet security claims that he was able to take over the flight control systems of a Boeing 737 while he was physically on the airplane as a passenger. The FBI is investigating this guy, but his story seems extremely unlikely especially since he claims to have done it multiple times on different flights.Read →
NWS-02Should depression be a deal breaker for pilots?Everyone has the potential to suffer from depression, even pilots. Should we permanently bar commercial pilots from flying if they have a history of depression? This is one potential way to try to avoid what happened on Germanwings flight 9525 where all evidence points to the co-pilot intentionally crashing the plane.Read →