ALERT Photo: Passengers seen evacuating plane at Kathmandu, Nepal, airport after it skids off runway – via @neilpande
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NEWS US air traffic control computer system vulnerable to terrorist hackers
The US system for guiding airplanes is open to vulnerabilities from outside hackers, the Government Accountability Office said Monday. The weaknesses that threaten the Federal Aviation Administration’s ability to ensure the safety of flights include the failure to patch known three-year-old security holes, the transmission and storage of unencrypted passwords, and the continued use of…
ALERT Photo: Helicopter lands on Boulder Highway near Las Vegas as authorities continue to investigate nearby stabbing – @SandraGonzalez2
VIDEO: Metro helicopter lands on Boulder Highway for ongoing stabbing investigation. #mynews3 @lvmpd Une vidéo publiée par Sandra Gonzalez (@sandragonzaleznow) le 3 Mars 2015 à 15h14 PST
NEWS From props to jets
The sleek, twin-engine jet, trimmed in red, white and blue, was ready for takeoff at the Long Beach airport in California, idling on the main runway, when Rene Francillon drove up for work on Feb. 25, 1965, and had to wait. The Douglas Aircraft Co. employee couldn’t pass through the gate and reach his office…
NEWS Boeing, Silk Way West Announce Order for Three 747-8 Freighters
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West today announced an order for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes valued at more than $1.1 billion at current list prices. Link
NEWS Boeing: First All-Electric Propulsion Satellites Send First On-Orbit Signals
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Mar. 2, 2015 – Two Boeing [NYSE: BA] 702SP (small platform) satellites, the first all-electric propulsion satellites to launch, have sent initial signals from space, marking the first step toward ABS, based in Bermuda, and Eutelsat, based in Paris, being able to provide enhanced communication services to their customers. What’s more, the…
BREAKING Norwegian grounds all flights in Scandinavia
As many as 700 of Norwegian’s pilots are to go on strike tomorrow, as all the company’s Norwegian and Swedish pilots join the strike began on Saturday, following more than three months of fruitless negotiations over pay and conditions. The airline on Tuesday said it was also preparing to send as many as 800 cabin…
NEWS Three British plane spotters thrown in jail in Dubai
Three Britons have spent ten days in a notorious prison after travelling to Dubai for a plane spotting holiday.Conrad Clitheroe, 54, Gary Cooper, 45, and an unnamed friend were stopped by police for writing down aircraft registration numbers at Fujairah Airport.Although plane spotting is not illegal in the United Arab Emirates, it is not understood…
