Visiongain’s analysis represents that the UAV market will attain a value of $7.26 B in 2012, following the consistent demand for UAVs for a wide range of military operations essential for combat and humanitarian missions. (www.azorobotics.com) Altro...
UAL1550 en route from Houston to Newark was diverted to Norfolk Int'l, after a long holding pattern, due to a 1000+ mile squall line of thunderstorms that forced much of eastern bound air traffic to fly circuitous routes across the country. (flightaware.com) Altro...
The airplane that had its engine shut down and was forced into an emergency landing Monday in Toronto has had two previous documented cases of mechanical damage since it started flying five years ago, according to Transport Sounds like an aircraft "lemon" or there are maintenance issues with this aircraft>>>> (www.cbc.ca) Altro...
The Income Tax Department has frozen the bank accounts of Kingfisher Airlines for the past two weeks, the second time this year that it has taken such punitive action against the Vijay Mallya-promoted airline. (profit.ndtv.com) Altro...
Investigators learned that the planes involved in Monday afternoon's mid-air crash in Fauquier County, near Washington DC, were registered to employees of the FAA and the NTSB. Canadian TSB invited to investigate the crash. (www.nbcwashington.com) Altro...
“The biggest problem is the equipment,” Sergey Kovalyov, president of air traffic controllers trade union, told RT. “Some of the biggest air traffic control centres, including Moscow, work with machines made in the 1970s. There are cases when they stopped working and the controllers lost the picture of the air space, having to work in blind conditions.” (www.rt.com) Altro...
A California pilot crash landed his 172 in the Idaho mountains over the weekend after his wings iced up. Two passengers aboard also survived. (www.startribune.com) Altro...
All student pilots will tell you that landing an airplane can be difficult – in fact, even experienced pilots can tell you that landing an aircraft can be exciting and even dangerous. But when it comes to a special military aircraft - the U-2 - things get a bit dicey! (all-things-aviation.com) Altro...
The Coast Guard has recovered the body of the pilot of a helicopter that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, according to Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann. (www.wwltv.com) Altro...
