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Delta Airlines celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Delta/Northwest merger, opening their new engine repair shop, and their first A220-100. An American Airlines a baggage handler gets an unexpected free ride, then another one home. We look at the latest on the fatal Lion Air crash, Boeing 737 MAX data servers, and two Iceland airlines that plan to join forces. Also, young pilot Solomon’s interview with an aviation Youtuber in Australia, and Launchpad Marzari talks with Snowbird #1.
Aviation News
‘Just getting started:’ Merger and A220 event celebrates Delta’s past, present and future
Some two thousand Delta Air Lines employees celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the Delta/Northwest merger, the grand opening of a new 127,000-square-foot state-of-the-art engine repair shop at Atlanta, and the arrival of their first Airbus A220-100.
Doctor accuses Delta of in-flight ‘racism’: ‘#BlackWomenDoctors do exist’
Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford noticed a passenger in distress next to her on a Delta flight operated by Republic Airline. Stanford says that while attending to the passenger, the cabin attendants questioned her medical credentials. A nearly identical situation occurred in 2016: A black doctor barred from helping on a flight gets an apology — and triggers a policy change.
Napping American Airlines baggage handler trapped in cargo hold on flight to Chicago
Apparently, one way to fly from Kansas City to Chicago is to get drunk and fall asleep on the job in the cargo hold.
Lion Air crash updates
Lion Air crash should remind us not to rush to judgment
Lion Air crash: Investigators recover 69 hours of flight data from black box
Lion Air jet’s airspeed indicator malfunctioned on 4 flights
The Boeing Aero publication from the 4th quarter of 2014 describes the Advanced Onboard Network System in the 738 MAX aircraft.
Icelandair to buy budget rival WOW
Icelandair says the brands will continue to operate independently. Icelandair shareholders and regulators must approve the acquisition. Icelandair operates an all-Boeing fleet while WOW is an all-Airbus fleet.
Interviews
Sixteen-year-old pilot Solomon talks with aviation Youtuber Stefan Drury, an expat Brit living in Australia. He makes videos on YouTube for viewers to experience the world of aviation, get travel tips and ideas, learn about gear and gadgets, and follow his adventures in regularly posted vlogs. Stefan’s website is stef747.com.
Solomon
Some examples of Stefan’s videos:
Pilot confidence self doubt – The Imposter Syndrome
Practising ELECTRICAL EMERGENCIES Cirrus SR22 G6
How Good is Qantas Inflight WIFI?
INSIDE an Air Traffic Control Tower
Also, Launchpad Marzari interviewed Canadian Forces Snowbird #1, Major Denis Bandet.
Blues and Snowbirds by David Vanderhoof, July 3, 1976.
Credit
Outtro by Bruno Misonne from The Sound of Flaps.