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Federal regulators have turned down a request by a pilots union to ban air shipments of lithium batteries despite three new incidents in which battery shipments caught fire.
The world's largest pilots union said Tuesday it wants bulk shipments of lithium batteries and products containing the batteries immediately banned from passenger and cargo planes because they can start a fire.
More than a year ago, the U.N. dropped the Russian air transport company Vertikal-T from its approved list of vendors after a fatal helicopter crash in Nepal.
Airlines are replacing airspeed sensors on their Airbus A330 and A340 airliners, which have been a focus of the investigation into the June 1 crash of Air France Flight 447. The only U.S. airlines operating the planes are Northwest, with 32, and US Airways, with 11. The airlines with the greatest number of the planes are:
The discovery of faulty airspeed sensors on some Northwest Airlines jets suggests the equipment problems are more widespread than previously believed and could provide clues to the cause of the Air France crash that killed 228 people in June.
The Airbus 310 that crashed Tuesday was 19 years old, yet experts say older planes can keep going strong for years as long as companies are willing to invest what it takes to keep them sky-worthy.
Federal safety officials said Thursday they are investigating two incidents in which airspeed and altitude indications in the cockpits of Airbus A330 planes may have malfunctioned, including one that took place ten days before the same type of plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean killing all 228 aboard.
Nearly hidden among the ranks of giant airliners, military airlifters and sleek warplanes on display at this year's centenary Paris Air Show, an eclectic collection of historic aircraft has been drawing large crowds of curious onlookers.
Get lost in the woods and a cell phone in your pocket can help camping buddies find you. Drive into a ditch and GPS in your car lets emergency crews pinpoint the crash site. But when a transcontinental flight is above the middle of the ocean, no one on the ground can see exactly where it is — in the air, or worse, in the water.
The United States is planning to retire its fabled U-2 spy planes from South Korea and replace them with unmanned drones, an Air Force spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Federal officials will investigate reports that two Continental Airlines planes were tracked by a green laser as they flew out of Newark Liberty International Airport.
A "significant error" by an air traffic controller in Memphis put two airliners too close together over Kentucky last week, leading both to take evasive maneuvers and one pilot to file a near mid-air collision report, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Old jets come here, empty engine pods shrink-wrapped in white, tall red tails fading to pink in the desert sun. More will come soon. Some will never fly again.
The Air Force soon will fly commercial planes outfitted with surveillance technologies that can help troops in Iraq or Afghanistan detect mines, explosives and other enemy efforts, a senior service official said Friday.
Bank executives will get to fly their company jets after all.
Four bodies have been recovered in the Florida Everglades, days after authorities believe they died when two small planes collided in the air.
A sheriff's department plane carrying inmates collided with another small craft in the air over western Colorado on Wednesday, but both landed safely and no injuries were reported, authorities said.
Federal aviation officials are investigating whether air traffic controllers violated federal rules by rerouting four airliners to test the skills of a controller-trainee.
Mexican soldiers have found five small planes that were stolen after they were seized in an anti-drug operation.
Two inexperienced F-15C Eagle pilots made errors that caused a fatal mid-air collision during a combat training mission over the Gulf of Mexico, Air Force investigators concluded in a report released Monday.
A Georgian official warned Russia on Friday that it will have to "collect the shattered fragments" of its planes if they intrude on Georgian airspace again.
A small plane struck another craft as it was landing at an Idaho airport, killing three people and injuring three, including a 2-year-old pulled from the burning wreckage by the other survivors, officials said Saturday.
The European Union has cleared the way for airlines to allow cell phone calls during flights in European skies. Some questions and answers:
Air Force finishes safest flying year 11/6/2009 - KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) -- Fiscal 2009 was the safest flying year in the 62-year history of the Air Force. There were only 17 Class A mishaps.
How to Keep Planes From Colliding With Lasers | Wired Science | Wired.comBeaming high-powered lasers into the sky allows scientists to study changing weather patterns, pollution in the Earth's atmosphere and even gravity on the Moon.
Trains behind house aggravate homeownerMALDEN - Carolanne Fredericks knows what the Orange Line cars sound like. She can hear each one of the 120 cars squeak, rattle, and roll 312 times each day. Beginning at 5 a.m. and for the next 20 hours, the 30-year-old cars thunder along the rails behind her backyard fence.
Spy drones on NZ defence wish list - National - NZ Herald NewsEXCLUSIVE: Robotic "drone" spy planes flying by remote control could be used to patrol New Zealand's waters.
New aircraft design puts passengers face-to-face in rows of fold down chairs - 'vertical' seating options also consideredIf you hate travelling by tube in London then you should certainly avoid a new aircraft design which plans to have passengers sat opposite each other in rows.
Feds keep little-used airports in business WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — One of the USA's newest airports has a 5,500-foot lighted runway, a Colonial-style terminal with white columns, and hundreds of acres for growth. But Kentucky's Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport lacks one feature: airline passengers.
Three Wheels Not Enough for 300 MPG 'Car' - Auto - FOXNews.comIs a three-wheeled vehicle an automobile? That question is at the center of a vigorous lobbying effort in Washington.
What a horrible choice, but that is exactly what Americans faced on 9-11, 2001 who occupied the World Trade center. The people on the hijacked planes didn't even have that choice..that was made by the terrorists who hijacked their plane
Airline Put 2 Kids on Wrong PlanesThe mother of an 8-year-old girl who was put on the wrong plane while traveling unaccompanied blames the mix-up on "total incompetence and a lack of caring" by Continental Airlines.
Using Math To Take The Lag Out Of Jet LagResearchers have developed a software program that prescribes a regimen for avoiding jet lag using timed light exposure. The program, which seeks to re-synchronize the body with its new environment, considers inputs like background light level and the number of time zones travel …
Andersen shows off Global Hawk hangar | guampdn.com | Pacific Daily NewsShowing off a large hanger at Anderson Air Force Base Guam
NEWS UPDATE - 12:55 p.m.: Australia sending team to investigate a JetStar flight 's emergency landing on Guam | guampdn.com | Pacific Daily Newsplane lands safely at Guam International airport
How 18th Century Technology Could Down An Airliner | Autopia | Wired.comThe mystery of what caused Air France Flight 447 to vanish into the Atlantic Ocean is far from solved, preliminary reports suggest equipment first developed in the 18th century may have contributed to the crash of one of the most sophisticated airliners ever built.
Austrian lightning study shows danger to planesA scientific study of ball lightning by British and Austrian experts has revealed how little is being done to tackle the deadly phenomenon.
'Bottletop' technology could slash aviation emissions/fuel costs by a fifthteam of British researchers reckon they have hit on a way of cutting airline fuel bills by up to a fifth by harnessing the same principle that applies when you blow across the top of a bottle to make a sound.
Man Jailed For Shining Spotlight At Planes- A man accused of shining a 15-million candlepower spotlight at Navy aircraft last year was sentenced Thursday to just over one year in prison.
Have you heard about all those mean and nasty Conservative Devils who get their thrills knowing some poor oppressed educationally challenged minority individual is having his testicles shocked or being rubbed on by the fullsome breasts of some busty female interrogator?
Low-flying jumbo scares high-rise New York workers Workers near the site of the 9/11 attacks had a major scare today when they spotted a low-flying jumbo jet escorted by two US fighters. Hundreds ran from the New York Mercantile Exchange Building, just a few blocks away from the former World Trade Centre site.
Fires scorch Southwest, burning homes and one entire town - Numerous wildfires were roaring Thursday through parts of Oklahoma and Texas, engulfing one entire town and searing neighborhoods including one in Oklahoma City.
So I wake up this morning and see the news story about a young turkish man accused of Stealing an airplane and then being chased around by F-16's, what? I am not really sure what part of this story has me more outraged, the part of the story about this dude stealing a plane or b …
Friday, March 20 was a beautiful sunshiny day that cleared the winter chill from the air. Anticipating the chance to get out of the house for a short time, Bob and I decided to go to the "airport" where we enjoy walking.
Russian planes again fly over U.S. Navy shipsRussian military aircraft flew just 500 feet over two U.S. Navy ships this week as the ships participated in a joint military exercise with South Korea in the Sea of Japan, according to U.S. military officials.
Flying car is tested successfully in Plattsburgh (With Video)Excerpt: Terrafugia, Inc., announced today the first flight of its Transition Roadable Aircraft at the Plattsburgh International Airport in Plattsburgh.
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