Tag: aviation

People Pointing Lasers at Airplanes Is Such a Problem That the FBI Is Offering a $10,000 Reward for Info
Who knew that so many people were pointing lasers at airplanes? Since 2012, pointing lasers at airplanes (or as the Federal Bureau of Investigation calls it "lasing aircraft") i...
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Jamaica Crash Landing Due To Flight Crew Fatigue
On December 22, 2009, an American Airlines Boeing 737-823 plane plowed through Norman Manley International Airport’s perimeter fence and skidded across a roadway. The plane missed...
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X-15 Test Pilot Bill Dana Dies at 83
NASA test pilot and astronaut William Harvey "Bill" Dana passed away Tuesday a...
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WestJet Passenger Leaves Sexist Message to Pilot, She Responds
Can someone please remind me what year it is because if I recall, it is 2014 and not 1914! (SIGH) In recent news, a bizarre case of sexism occurred to a Canadian pilot from W...
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FCC May Greenlight Mid-Flight Cell Calls
Could you soon be permitted to call your loved ones while flying the friendly skies? According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Federal Communications Commission is...
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Lockheed Martin Announces SR-72, a Mach-6 Spy Plane
In 1998, the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was retired from service, and no plane has come anywhere near serving a similar role. With an announcement from Lockheed Martin Corp. last w...
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Amelia Earhart Namesake to Recreate Flight
Amelia Rose Earhart, traffic reporter at 9NEWS in Colorado, announced plans today to recreate the flight of her famo...
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The TSA Has an Instagram Account for Stuff They Took from People at Checkpoints
Whether or not you agree that the Transportation Security Administration routinely upholds its core values of integrity, innovation, and team spirit - let's face it, the organizati...
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Amelia Earhart’s Plane Actually Spotted in 2010, Claims Lawsuit
Famed aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart never completed her 1937 circumnavigation attempt, and her disappearance has continually been one of the most-discussed events of the 20th cen...
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Apple iPad to be Used by American Airlines Pilots
American Airlines this week became the first airline to receive approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use...
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Here Are The U.S. Airports With The Most Influence In A Pandemic
Ok, this is cool. And also rather frightening, as I just caught Contagion on HBO the other night. Researchers at MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to...
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Amelia Earhart Honored With Google Doodle
An aviation pioneer and hero to men and women alike, Amelia Earhart would have been 115 years old today. For her birthday, Google has honored her with an (what-else?) airplane-the...
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FAA Reprimands Guy Who Filmed Bird Strike With iPad
A couple of weeks ago, a Delta flight bound for Los Angeles had to make...
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Watch A Giant Paper Airplane Fly Over The Arizona Desert
Anyone who has ever built a flimsy paper airplane out of torn-out notebook paper and sailed it majestically across the classroom behind your...
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iPhone Suddenly Smokes, Glows Devilishly Red On Australian Flight
After all these years of people telling us that planes are going to start dropping from the sky like dead birds if we don't turn off our smartphones during takeoff, it looks like t...
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