FOUL WEATHER SPOTTING
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The calendar indicated it was June 11th, 2023, but the weather on this day made it feel more like an October or November day. It was a raw and windy day with...
Category: Airliners
The origin of problems with the Boeing 737 MAX and a possible solution via return to fundamentals. :PART THREE
PART THREE Ironically, Boeing’s “bet the company” strategy — built on Engineering & Design excellence — in connection with each successive introduction of new generation commercial jet aircraft was/is less risky than its more recent focus on maximizing short-term...
Boeing 727: A Legacy of Ingenuity and Resilience
By George A. Haloulakos, CFA The Boeing 727 was a transformative aircraft as it was able to capitalize on a then under-served enduser market requiring a jet airliner that could serve smaller airports with shorter runways while flying routes...
The origin of problems with the Boeing 737 MAX and a possible solution via return to fundamentals. :PART TWO
VEERING OFF COURSE AND LOSING ALTITUDE How Boeing’s Problems With the 737 MAX Have Caused its Stock Price to Fall By George A. Haloulakos, MBA, CFA Boeing’s travails with its 737 MAX – two crashes that killed 346...
The origin of problems with the Boeing 737 MAX and a possible solution via return to fundamentals. :PART ONE
PART ONE From the mid-1960s to the late 2010s BOEING’s cyclical stock price tracked a sustainable increase in value over multiple Bull & Bear cycles with a culture of Engineering & Design excellence that produced multiple generations of commercial...
A Day at the Rockford International Airport
The Chicago Rockford International Airport is located approximately sixty-eight miles Northwest of Chicago, Illinois and was founded in 1946. The airport was built on the grounds of the former Camp Grant which served as one of the largest U.S....
55 Years Ago Concorde Made Its First Flight
G-BOAC at Miami International Airport Photos and story by Ken Kula March 2, 1969 was the day the first Anglo-French Concorde SST (Super Sonic Transport) took to the sky for the first time from Toulouse, France. A total of...
Plane Spotting – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Story and photos by Ken Kula Our winter 2024 cruise departed from and returned to San Juan, Puerto Rico. My wife and I flew nonstop between Boston, Massachusetts’ Logan International Airport to the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU...
Plane Spotting at Sint Maarten’s Maho Beach
Story and photos by Ken Kula COPA B-737-800 series arriving at SXM… on departure, the jet sent much sand and many hats from spectators into the ocean The largest airport on the shared island of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin (The...
The Ford Tri-Motor: The Tin Goose
Story and photos by Corey Beitler When the Liberty Aviation Museum’s 1928 Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor comes in for a landing during one of its ride flights at one of its “Fly The Ford” tour stops in the United States,...
AIRVENTURE 2023 A LOOK AT THE “HEAVIES”
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture always pulls together some very large and unique aircraft and 2023 was no different. In this article we will take a closer look at the common and not so common “heavy” aircraft...
EAA AIRVENTURE 2023: A Little Bit of Everything for Everyone.
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture 2023 is in the record books after celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. This year’s 6-day celebration was held from July 24th to July 30th, 2023, for those who have never attended...
