FAA Saves $15M by Switching to Linux

April 28th, 2006 •

With the FAA clamouring for more funds, perhaps at the expense of us GA pilots in the shape of user fees, its nice to see them saving a bit of money. Even better to see them doing it by ditching Windows. You can check out the press release for more details if you really want.

A Little Weight and Balance Problem!

April 19th, 2006 •

Looks like someone didn’t do a W&B analysis of where to put the cargo….

A Varig airlines cargo plane from Brazil sits parked at the Mexico City airport with its nose up in the air after the cargo was unevenly distributed on Wednesday April 12, 2006.