Day: February 17, 2023
Another Cessna plane goes missing in Albay — CAAP | Inquirer News
A Cessna plane with four people went missing in Albay on Saturday morning, and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has now declared the emergency to be in Distress Phase.
IAF plane carrying 12 cheetahs from South Africa arrives in Gwalior
Twelve cheetahs from South Africa were flown into Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning, from where they will be taken to the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district for release into quarantine enclosures.
South African peacekeeper killed after helicopter comes under fire mid-flight in DR Congo
A UN peacekeeper was killed on Sunday in the restive eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after the helicopter he was travelling in came under fire after taking off from the city of Beni.
Can leftover waste oil from restaurants power planes?
Waste oil from kitchens is emerging as a major source of sustainable jet fuel because it does not displace food production or encourage deforestation
Balloons, missiles, planes: What we know about objects shot down by the US this month
Not since a balloon crashed in Roswell, New Mexico have inflatable unmanned craft so dominated the American discourse. Alex Woodward and Andrew Feinberg sum up what we learned this week
Plane departs El Paso International Airport after bomb threat scare; FBI says no known credible threat – KVIA
UPDATE: According to Flight Aware, American Airlines Flight 2051 departed El Paso at 5:01 p.m. en route to Chicago O’Hare International with an expected arrival time of 9:03 p.m. CST. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An American Airlines flight was diverted off the tarmac Friday in El Paso before take-off due to a bomb threat,
BREAKING: Kellie Pickler’s Husband, Songwriter Kyle Jacobs Dead at 49
Kellie Pickler’s husband Kyle Jacobs has died. The 49-year-old songwriter was found dead at the couple’s home in Nashville, Tenn. on Friday (Feb. 17).
Somali rapist whose deportation from UK was halted being sent home
Yaqub Ahmed (pictured), then 19, and living in Clerkenwell, North London is finally being deported to Somalia after he and three other sick criminals gang raped a 16-year-old in 2007.
Easy, Top Gun: Wall Street Has Gone Full-Throttle On Pilot Talk, From Soft Landings to Market Turbulence
Aeronautical lingo—from hard and soft landings to crosscurrents and headwinds—dominate forecasters’ description of what they see ahead for stocks, bonds, interest rates, and inflation.
Delta flight makes emergency landing in Nashville
A Delta flight that was enroute from Atlanta to Sacramento had to make an emergency landing in Nashville on Monday, Dec. 26.
Naked woman bites flight attendant as she attempts to storm the cockpit: ‘you’re all going to die’
Drunk? High? Tripping? Or even crazy? There are no other ways of explaining what happened on a recent flight in Russia.
A woman, by the name of Anzhelika Moskvitina (49), was r
‘Plane Talks’ returns Saturday in honor of Presidents’ Day at the Air Force Museum
Hear from those that served on the plane that carried eight different presidents, from Kennedy to Clinton on Saturday
10 Years Ago Today: Mindy McCready’s Tragic Death
It was one of the most turbulent stories in Nashville history.
Rapist deported after passengers staged mutiny to stop him being kicked out
A GANG rapist whose deportation was halted after a mutiny by holidaymakers is finally being booted out of Britain after 16 years. Yaqub Ahmed and three other thugs attacked a teen girl lost in cent…
Small plane wreck at Hobby Airport causes full ground stop
A plane slid off a runway at the Southwest hub, grounding all flights temporarily…
New Doc is flying high – Gympie Today
A highly-skilled emergency doctor who is passionate about making a difference in his community has joined the Sunshine Coast aeromedical […]
Man blasted for ditching mate on holiday for date with bloke he met on plane
The man was supposed to be going on holiday with his friend but after meeting an ‘attractive guy’ on the plane, he decided to cancel his plans to go on a date
Turkey earthquake: Heartbreaking Christian Atsu details emerge revealing how he cancelled plane ticket to leave Hatayspor for France after scoring late winner | Goal.com US
It has emerged that Christian Atsu was set to leave Turkey but cancelled his plane ticket shortly before the earthquake, as he remains missing.
Wright brothers’ 1905 aircraft proposed as Ohio’s official state plane
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — More than a century has passed since Wilbur and Orville Wright ascended into the Dayton skies after designing the world’s first functional airplane. Today, two lawmake…
Since An Airline’s Frequent Flyer Program Is Worth More Its Planes, Should They Just Stop Flying? – View from the Wing
There’s a meme circulating in financial twitter that airline frequent flyer programs are worth more than the market cap of the airline itself, which means the market is assigning negative value to the airline itself. The unstated implication here is that the airline should quit the flying and focus on the core credit card business.
Aircraft engine failure causes emergency landing on NB Bangerter Highway
A single-engine aircraft made an emergency landing on Northbound Bangerter Highway Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported.
What I’ve learned about traveling by plane with supplemental…
Thanks to sickle cell complications, columnist Mary Shaniqua requires additional oxygen while traveling on a plane. Here are her experiences.
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Bodies recovered weeks after medical plane crashed off Hawaii coast, officials say
The crew members included the pilot, paramedic and flight nurse, officials said.
Is It Ever Acceptable to Remove Your Socks on a Plane?
Our editors dig into the dos and don’ts of in-flight footwear in our latest Travel Debates column.