The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the deadly plane crash in the Town of Aurora.

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Volcanic Ash Disrupts Aviation Traffic

Volcanic ash ingested in an engine can cause an engine to shut down; plus the visibility problems are obvious.

Eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjoll sent an ash plume into the sky threatening aviation safety.

Curtailed: Amsterdam, Brussels; various locations in Norway, Sweden and Finland; German airports north of Frankfurt/Main.

Airports are shutting down due to the threat: Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Manchester,Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted;


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British Airways Merging with Iberia

A merger is pending between British Airways and a merger Spanish carrier Iberia. Both airlines are heavily in debt and are attempting to cut costs and improve efficiency.

Brand names will be retained, as well as 419 aircraft and 265 destinations, and headquarters will be in London. New practices and working conditions may cause cabin crew strikes, but the job cuts will be mostly directed toward ground crew and airport check-in.

In George’s Opinion

One hopes that they don’t go overboard cutting ground crew. Maintenance shortcuts cause broken planes.

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Why you shouldn’t be afraid of flying, according to a flight expert : Short Wave

Why you shouldn’t be afraid of flying, according to a flight expert : Short Wave

There are many statistics out there that prove that flying on a commercial airplane is safe, that plane crashes are overall pretty unlikely. Still, up to an estimated 40% of Americans feel some fear at the thought of flying. So, amid the travel rush of the holiday season, we ask MIT aeronautical engineer Mark Drela: How does a plane lift off and stay up in the air? Interested in more stories on physics? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We’d love to hear from you!Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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