ALERT 2 people confirmed dead after small plane crash in Attala County, Miss., officials say – @WLBT
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NEWS Fatal Fire-fightingHelicopter crash near Cape Town
One of South Africa’s top helicopter rescue pilots has died while on duty fighting fires at Cape Point near Cape Town. The pilot – who has been identified as Bees Marais – was forced into a hard landing at Cape Point earlier on Sunday. He was flying a Bell 212 helicopter. Initial reports suggested that…
NEWS Malaysian PM vows to keep up search for MH370, report offers no new clues
A 584-page interim report into the disappearance of the Boeing 777-200ER (BA.N) provided details on how radars had tracked the plane going off course to issues concerning the battery of the flight data recorder’s underwater locator beacon. Link
NEWS Shocker: Airport parking in London most expensive in the world, often costing more than flights
The price of parking is giving the price of flying a run for its money in Britain. (Note: 1USD =0.9222 Euros) Link
NEWS Boeing 777X: Foldable Wingtip and Advantages of the Aluminum-Lithium Fuselage Over Carbon-Reinforced Plastic
Foldable wingtips have been seen in military aviation for a long time and the reason to have such a mechanism is the same on the military and civil side: Minimize the wingspan and space used while taxiing and parked. Boeing has already got the experience of foldable wingtips with its F/A-18 Hornet and the planned…
