by Alan Armstrong | Mar 8, 2019 | Airports, FAA, Law, Legal, Travel
by Alan Armstrong1 On February 22, 2019, the FAA Director of Airport Compliance found that the jet ban implemented by Palm Beach County at Lantana Airport violated FAA Sponsor Grant Assurance No. 22 which requires recipients of federal funds at public airports make...
by Alan Armstrong | Aug 15, 2018 | Air Service, Airports, Law, Legal, Media appearance, Travel
On August 9th, 2018, Alan Armstrong, pilot and aviation lawyer, was interviewed by Brooke Baldwin of CNN on August 9, 2018, regarding Frontier Flight No. 1756 that was to have landed in Orlando but diverted to Atlanta and the lack of communication between the airline...
by Alan Armstrong | May 30, 2018 | Airport Vulnerability, Airports, Legal, Media appearance, Travel, Uncategorized
Nicole Carr of WSB-TV, Channel 2 interviewed Alan Armstrong about aircraft mechanic Nuetne Williamson who, in Las Vegas, threatened to sabotage aircraft in the presence of law enforcement officers. Williamson was promptly arrested and incarcerated in Las Vegas, and...
by Alan Armstrong | May 30, 2018 | Accident, Media appearance, Travel
On April 17 2018, Alan Armstrong was interviewed on WAGA Fox 5 by Denise Dillon, about Southwest Flight 1380 which suffered a catastrophic explosion in its left engine (A cfm-56 engine). Southwest Flight 1380 took off from New York, and was headed to Dallas when the...
by Alan Armstrong | Oct 12, 2017 | Air Museum, Air Museums, History, Second World War, Travel
The Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California is a remarkable facility featuring an extraordinary collection of military and civilian aircraft. Having visited this facility perhaps 25 years ago, I found my recent visit to the museum to be a remarkable and rewarding...
by Alan Armstrong | Oct 8, 2014 | History, Travel
The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. is a repository of our nation’s aeronautical history and achievements. As one tours the facility, you appreciate the origins of aviation in America as accomplished by the Wright Brothers, as well as the...