What: Embraer (Neiva) EMB-711C Corisco en route from Aeroporto Campo dos Amarais, Campinas to Condomínio Aeronáutico Fazenda Bonanza, Sorocaba Embraer (Neiva) EMB-711C Corisco Where: Santa Bárbara D’Oeste , São Paulo When: August 18, 2012 9:30 a.m. Who: 2 aboard 2 fatalities 2 aboard 2 fatalities Why: On a training flight, two Embraers collided. This... »
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Is this alarming? The Federal Aviation Administration may be facing a billion in mandatory cuts in January. Consequences of the cuts would result in fewer ATC, customs and security personnel. According to Aerospace Industries Association, the cuts will “cost up to 132,000 aviation jobs.” Sequestration Video Below You can read or download”Economic Impact of... »
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Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Andrew Compolo What: United Boeing 757-200 en route from Newark to Berlin Where: Newark When: Aug 18 2012 Who: 173 aboard Why: On takeoff, the plane blew a tire. Simultaneously, the plane gave feedback of problems with both engines, with witnesses seeing fire coming... »
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What: Alfa Airlines Antonov 24/26 en route from Khartoum to Talodi Where: near Talodi When: August 19. 2012 Who: 32 aboard, 32 fatalities, 6 crew, 26 occupants Why: Sudanese officials en route to a Muslim festival were aboard a flight that crashed into a hill near Talodi. According to some reports, the 35 year... »
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