“About two minutes after disappearing from view, the aircraft collided with terrain.”
Day: March 28, 2023
The F-16 is Still a Great Plane. USAF Pilots are Another Story
The F-16 has been flying high since the 1970s, and is still in production today, with capabilities that the original F-16A pilots could only have dreamed
The flying hospital bringing Ukraine’s wounded west
You can see the pain held just in check in the faces of Ukraine’s war wounded as they are evacuated in a flying hospital.
Prepare for landing: making airports more efficient
In Chaos, a team of scientists from Spain and Argentina present an original oscillating short-term memory model to study the dynamics of landing events at 10 major European airports. The model can estimate how landing volumes will influence those in consecutive hours – a critical ability given airport capacity constraints and external events that cause landing delays. Altogether, the model demonstrates that statistical analyses of hourly plane landing volumes can yield valuable insights into airport operations.
Man boards plane without a passport or boarding pass in airport breach
A man made it through Dublin Airport and boarded an airplane without a passport or boarding pass in a major security breach on Monday night.
Air NZ passenger alleges crew member was caught ‘vaping’ on plane
An Air New Zealand passenger has reported witnessing a cabin crew member breaking civil aviation laws this weekend, vaping and texting mid-flight.
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A Deadly Helicopter Crash Leaves Baton Rouge Police And Friends With A Burning Question: What Went Wrong?
The Baton Rouge Police Department is halting all nighttime helicopter flights as the agency tries to answer why a plane manning two of its officers crashed
Going Direct: A Sad Farewell from Isabel Goyer
It looks as though my time at Plane & Pilot is coming to an end, and that’s not for any reason other than business decisions … Read More “Going Direct: A Sad Farewell from Isabel Goyer”
Bad Design Led To Plane Crash That Killed Doctors, Suit Says – Law360
A married pair of Boston doctors were killed in a 2021 private plane crash because of a faulty Textron Aviation system that failed to warn the pilots the parking brake was partially engaged during takeoff, according to a wrongful death and product liability lawsuit filed in Connecticut Superior Court.
NTSB preliminary report for deadly Lantana plane crash notes engine ‘constantly smooth’
Authorities said two men, John Holland and Michael Marshall, were pulled from the rubble, and paramedics later pronounced them dead.
Report: Student was landing when 2 small planes collided
A preliminary report says a student pilot was attempting to land a small plane at a…
From groceries to booze, payday loans to plane tickets — here’s what the budget means for your wallet | CBC News
With inflation still near its highest level in decades, the federal budget unveiled in Ottawa Tuesday offered a lot of talk about making life more affordable for Canadians — but few details about how it’s all going to work.
I’d rather forget my passport than get on a plane without this $16 moisturizer
Weleda Skin Food is my emotional support moisturizer. The post I’d rather forget my passport than get on a plane without this $16 moisturizer appeared first on In The Know.
82-Year-Old Pilot Survives Mattituck Airport Single-Engine Plane Crash
Bernard Stepnoski of Mattituck, 82, crashed the plane at Mattituck Airport at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Man Desperately Pleads for Help From Passenger’s Bad Breath on Napkin Note to Flight Attendant
A flight attendant shared the time a passenger slipped them a note asking to save them from their neighbor’s bad breath.
Some Flair customers say they’re owed more after plane seizures, flight cancellations
Flair says in an emailed statement that virtually all refund requests have now been addressed, and that some compensation is available to all affected passengers
Ryanair opens its new 185 million base in Tenerife with two new planes
The airline has launched three new routes and increased the number of flights on eight more, and employed 60 new members of staff…
US Blu-ray and DVD Releases: John Wick, Plane, All Quiet On The Western Front, Dragonslayer, TMNT, The Walking Dead, Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham and more
There are a lot of great releases out this week, with something for everyone, plus a strong independent slate. Read on to find something that tickles your […]
5 killed, including patient and medical personnel, in Care Flight plane crash: Nevada police
The cause of the crash near Stagecoach, Nevada, is currently unknown.
Should Missionaries Join a Local Church?
What part does local church membership play in global missions, especially in places where good churches are hard to find?
Putin cronies brand tyrant as a ‘dwarf’
Two supposed cronies of Vladimir Putin have branded the Russian warmonger as a “dwarf” and “Satan” in a leaked phone call.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a pretty neat planetary viewing!
Over the next couple of nights, five planets are expected to align in the sky. And you won’t even need a telescope to see them (although binoculars will help).
Female cheetah Sasha brought from Namibia to MP’s Kuno National Park dies due to illness
Reportedly, the five-year-old female cheetah that was brought from Namibia to MP’s Kuno National Park, died of kidney related ailment on March 27. Its untimely death has cast a shadow on the Centre’s ambitious cheetah reintroduction project.