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November 12, 2024

Seattle Museum of Flight Prepares for 2024 D.B. Cooper Conference

Event Provides Updates on One of Aviation’s Biggest Unsolved Mysteries

Seattle’s Museum of Flight is gearing up to host the 2024 D.B. Copper Conference, led by D.B. Cooper Events, from November 15 to 17. This event will host a variety of experts and discussions to provide new information on the industry’s only unsolved hijacking case. The FBI closed the case in 2016, but it continues to capture public interest and inspire new theories.

Landed After Airspace Closed To Russian Aircraft

In an apparent case of poor timing, or poor planning, an Aeroflot Airbus A320 was finally able to depart the Munich International Airport (ICAO: EDDM) in June 2024, 834 days after it landed shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. But only after a parking fee of €460,000 (about $493,000) had been paid. Shortly after the invasion on February 24, 2022, German and all European airspace was closed to Russian aircraft but the Aeroflot flight arrived in Munich on February 27 from St Petersburg. Parking fees for the Airbus ranged between 340 and 560 Euros per day.

Permits Aircraft to Take Off With Minor Wing Frost at Pilot Discretion

The FAA has granted Allegiant Air an exemption to take off with its Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 aircraft even if there is icing on a specific part of the wing. The filing was submitted on November 5 and made public a day later. The FAA’s decision took input from Boeing’s aerodynamic analysis and existing manuals. Allegiant Air’s exemption request explained that frost tends to form on this area of the wing even in non-icing conditions.