Richard N. Aarons

For reasons too frustrating to detail, this, my last issue of BCA, has been one of the worst to put together in recent memory. You would think after doing this job for what some might consider a ridiculous number of years, publishing an issue of BCA would be “old hat,” maybe even boring. Well, trust me, being executive editor of this magazine has been everything but dull.

On Feb. 23, 2019, at 1239 CST (1839Z), Atlas Air Inc. (Atlas) Flight 3591, a Boeing 767-375BCF, dived from 6,000 ft. into a shallow, muddy marsh area of Trinity Bay 34 mi. east-southeast of George Bush/Houston Intercontinental Airport (KIAH) while on approach. The captain, first officer and a non-revenue pilot riding in the jump seat died, and the cargo aircraft was destroyed on impact.

Nov 19, 2019 Richard N. Aarons | Business & Commercial Aviation There comes a time when every person simply needs help, but asking for a hand can be difficult for some. Over the years, we’ve reviewed many accidents that befell business pilots who set themselves up for disaster by failing to take the simple step of inviting or hiring a “companion pilot” to lend a hand in the cockpit. This happened to an experienced older Cessna 500 pilot returning home to Atlanta from business meetings in Ohio.