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Oil spill: Big problems before blast Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 2:18AMAnatomy of a disaster: Questions, worries, arguments on Deepwater Horizon preceded oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf Oil Spill: Anatomy of a Disaster Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 2:00AMQuestions, Worries, and Arguments Preceded Gulf Blast That Resulted in Worst Offshore Oil Spill in U.S. History
Gulf oil-rig explosion preceded by days of worries, arguments and still-unanswered questions Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:58AMSomething was wrong.
C of C track athlete lost her dad, a co-pilot, during 9/11 Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:21PMThey spoke for the last time on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. It was a quick phone call between father and daughter, with the 9-year-old lamenting that she didn't want to get out of bed, didn't want to go to school.
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 September 2010 Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:37PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
Willie Walsh's blueprint to beat BA strikes Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 2:01AMThe British Airways chief executive, Willie Walsh, says he is 'working on a plan' to counter threatened cabin crew action.
Lunch-time? Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:21AMOn the second day of our special series Kerry McKittrick and Laura McGarrity find out what tickles the tastebuds of a cross-section of local people on their midday menu Related Stories How the Bridget Jones generation became the... Soberistas Why we just won't admit we're crazy for country music Conquering Kilimanjaro felt great, but what happened next left this couple feeling truly on top of ...
Plane's engine shut down before Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:45AMTHE Qantas jet that suffered an engine explosion after take-off yesterday has been investigated for a faulty engine before.
‘Additional crew member saw fire on left engine' Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:32PMMUMBAI: In the Friday's fire emergency incident on a Jet Airways flight that was scheduled to fly to Chennai from here, an Additional Crew Member (ACM), travelling as a passenger, “apparently observed fire on the left engine” and informed another ACM, who was also travelling as a passenger.
‘ACM saw fire on left engine' Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:32PMMUMBAI: In the Friday's fire emergency incident on a Jet Airways flight that was scheduled to fly to Chennai from here, when the aircraft was on the taxiway, an Additional Crew Member (ACM), travelling as a passenger, “apparently observed fire on the left engine and informed another ACM, who was also travelling as a passenger.
Jet crew suspended after fire scare Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:40PMThe crew members, including two pilots, of the Chennai-bound Jet Airways plane which had a fire scare at the Mumbai airport last night were suspended. This was after a probe found serious procedural lapses.
DGCA to review training procedures following Jet flight incident Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:35PMAccording to a DGCA statement, preliminary findings indicates “serious procedural lapses” in dealing with the emergency and evacuation situation according to existing procedures.
LOGISTICS Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:30PMINFRASTRUCTURE: New airport at Navi Mumbai closer to reality Mumbai is close to getting a second airport. This follows the Ministers of Civil Aviation and Environment and Forest agreeing to concede a little ground after sorting out differences over the ...
Jet Airways pilot and crew members suspended following incident in Mumbai Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:47PMMumbai, Aug.28 : The Pilot in Command (PIC), First officer, four cabin crew members and four ACMs have been suspended following a preliminary investigation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) into the incident of the Jet Airways Flight 9W2302 occurred on Friday in Mumbai.
Jet hauled up for 'serious lapses', 10 staffers suspended Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:45AMThe pilot and crew members of the Jet Airways flight involved in emergency evacuation have been suspended after a preliminary inquiry report found "serious procedural lapses", an aviation authority said.
Boeing announces another Dreamliner delay Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:17AMThe same day it demonstrated its 787 Dreamliner simulator and customer training center, Boeing announced another delivery delay for the aircraft.
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 26 August 2010 Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:25PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
New Sea Scout crew in West Sacramento refurbish old shrimp boat Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:00AMNate Eckler speaks in sailorisms. Left at dock, staying afloat, drifting out to sea – these are the kinds of metaphors that surface in his mind.
Maine resident once held at Stalag 17B dies Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:12AMA POW for 18 months, Norman St. Pierre of Scarborough is described as a man who gave selflessly to family and country.
Plane's wing flapped mid-air Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:14AMFAULTY control valves caused a Tiger Airbus to vibrate on its journey from Mackay, which led to an unscheduled landing for 125 passengers.
Six-year-old Huntsville boy youngest to receive in-flight astronaut training Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:29AMMADISON, AL - Many young people dream about becoming an astronaut, but now one Tennessee Valley boy has taken his dream one high flying, record breaking step further.
Tiger jet 'flew 8 months' with faulty wing Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:05AMA TIGER Airways passenger jet flew for eight months with a faulty wing before the problem was fixed and reported to investigators, an air safety report reveals.
Jet's flapping wing forced down passenger flight Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:38AMTiger Airways breached safety rules by failing to report a wing-flap problem on an Airbus A320s, a problem that re-occurred eight months later, forcing an unscheduled landing with 125 passengers on board.
It's engineering and training, not miracles Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:21PMLet's not forget that planes are designed with survivability in mind. But try telling that to CNN
Castle Valley Pageant to pay tribute to former leader Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:01AMCASTLE DALE — If Edwin Montell Seely wasn't on his farm, he was at "the hill," patching a cabin, checking for snakes or training a team of horses to be used in the Castle Valley Pageant.
Mass. man killed in traffic accident Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 12:35AMST. ALBANS, Vt. A 24-year-old Massachusetts man has died in an auto accident at a St. Albans intersection, officials said. The man, whose name has not been released, was driving a 2001 Volkswagen Passat south on Kellogg Road Friday when the car collided with a 1999 Chevy Silverado traveling west on Lake Road, the Franklin County sheriff’s office said. Christopher ... St Albans - Sheriff ...
Colonial Fair and Muster planned in September Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 8:33AMLife on the Pennsylvania frontier during the mid-1700s will be brought to life at Conococheague Institute’s sixth annual Colonial Fair and Muster set for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11 and 12, at Rock Hill Farm, 12995 Bain Road.
Flight strike chaos looms Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:25AMDragonair is bracing for its first strike in more than two decades.
Flight attendants: PAL has enough savings for bigger pay hike Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:57AMPhilippine Airlines (PAL) reportedly posted substantial savings worth hundreds of millions of pesos, a union of flight attendants said, disputing assertions that the firm is unable to offer its workers increased pay.
NTSB releases Probable Cause Report for fatal helicopter crash Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:55PMKFDM News has learned the National Transportation Safety Board released a probable cause report on a helicopter crash that killed five people off the coast of Sabine Pass on December 11, 2008.
Gillard opens speech with thanks to Rudd Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 9:51PMJULIA Gillard has opened her speech at Labor's Federal Election campaign launch by paying tribute to her predecessor, Kevin Rudd.
Air Force aces ‘hit’ their targets Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 9:40PMKUALA LUMPUR: It seemed like a match made in heaven for two of the countr y’s top guns — Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) combat pilots CaptainS. Thayala Kumar Ravi Varman and his bride Major Patricia Yapp Syau Yin — who got hitched recently.
PAL plans to hire foreign pilots Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 8:11AMMANILA, Philippines – Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to hire foreign pilots to meet a shortage in the flag carrier caused by the sudden exodus of some of its pilots.
PAL plans to hire foreign pilots Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 8:04AMMANILA, Philippines – Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to hire foreign pilots to meet a shortage in the flag carrier caused by the sudden exodus of some of its pilots to foreign airlines.
JetBlue Doesn't Want Steven Slater To Be A Hero Anymore: "He Could Have Killed Someone" Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 9:18AMJetBlue COO Rob Maruster wrote an extreme memo to his employees to how serious Steven Slater's jumping out of the emergency slide was. He uses the analogy of a gun to describe the force of a plane slide.
Draft report by safety board rips Xcel, contractor over 2007 fatal fire Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:11AMA draft of a U.S. Chemical Safety Board report says Xcel Energy and contractor RPI Coating Inc. disregarded worker safety before a deadly 2007 fire at the Cabin Creek hydroelectric plant in Georgetown.
Clearing the Air: Smoke, big time rides and more about chip seal Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 1:22PMI used to live in Los Angeles, where every bike ride exposed me to air thick with pollution. I would try to ignore it and not think too hard about what I was breathing. Frequently, local news people would report almost gleefully that exercising for a given amount of time, say 45 minutes, when the air was particularly bad was akin to smoking a pack of cigarettes. The message seemed to b ...
Cabin Pressure? Not So Much With 'Retired' JetBlue Flight Attendants Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 7:19PMAt 70 years old, Lenny Spivey isn't a typical flight attendant. He's a 30-year veteran of the New York City fire department, and he's one of an estimated 200 or more retired emergency responders now working onboard JetBlue flights. Flight attendant - JetBlue Airways - United States - New York City Fire Department - New York City
'Engine fire' on passenger plane Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 2:40PMA plane carrying more than 200 passengers is forced to turn around after a suspected engine fire.
Gulf Air inducts female Bahraini cabin crew Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 3:14AM03 August 2010 Gulf Air Gulf Air , the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, made history yesterday with the graduation of the first group of female Bahraini cabin crew.
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BA crew dispute talks adjourned Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 12:42PMBritish Airways and the Unite union open and adjourn a new round of talks to try to prevent further strike action.
Aeroservice Aviation Center's simulators train pilots and crew Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:12PMOn a recent weekday, the 10 flight simulators at Aeroservice Aviation Center near Miami International Airport were booked solid. ``We have about 250 students, most of them from overseas,'' said Steven J. Daun, vice president of sales and marketing at Aeroservice.
On the Bay: July 30, 2010 Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:04AMStorm Hits Manhasset Bay Mother Nature left her calling card on Manhasset Bay on Sunday. After the record-breaking heat on Saturday, everyone was looking forward to a slight break in the heat and some wind for our sailors. What we got instead was a terrifying 30 minutes or so of what many think might have been a tornado. Winds registered in the 60 knots with higher gusts. Your columnist was at ...
DGCA to audit all training institutes Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:56PMRealizing that the scores of pilots, cabin crew and aircraft engineers being churned out by training institutes mushrooming across India may affect air safety if not trained well, the aviation ministry on Wednesday asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to conduct an audit of all such firms.
Spacewalkers complete overnight excursion Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:05AMTwo Russian cosmonauts worked outside the International Space Station in the wee hours this morning to wire up the autopilot homing beacon on the newest docking compartment and throw away a broken television camera on the outpost's back-end.
Ship salvaged after 4 years Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 6:43AMFor four years the steel hull of the Grendel -- a 33-foot-long sailboat -- rested under 10 feet of water at Kure Atoll. But thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Navy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the ship now sits dry in an Oahu steel yard waiting to be recycled.
To the rescue Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 10:14AMThe helicopter on temporary duty in Rocky Mountain National Park because of the Cow Creek Fire was pulled into action on two more rescues within the park. The latest took place July 14 when it was used to airlift a hiker from the Lost Lake area after the man suffered a broken leg in a fall.
Brazil's Azul Airlines Signs $850 Million Contract With ATR for 40 ATR 72-600 Aircraft Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:00AMNEW YORK -- Brazilian carrier Azul Linhas Aereas today signed a contract with ATR for the purchase of 40 ATR 72-600s; 20 on firm order and 20 options. This agreement, signed and announced at London's Farnborough Air Show, makes Azul the first airline in Latin America to place an order for the ATR -600 series aircraft.
Kearney doctor helps woman deliver baby somewhere between Germany, Canada Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 1:02PMBirth between airplane seats