A FedEx cargo plane crashed at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in Texas early this morning. It is reported that the aircraft came down at the end of the runway, skidded off and caught on fire. Both pilots supposedly walked away from the crash and are at a local hospital.
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Thursday, 29 January 2009
FAA Air Traffic Control Program Dropped from GAO High-Risk List
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a press release earlier this week to promote that its Air Traffic Control modernization program was removed from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) High-Risk List. The ATC modernization program was the only item dropped from the most recently updated list of areas that the GAO identifies as high-risk due to their greater vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. The ATC modernization program was first placed on the list in 1995.
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Airplane Engine Pulled from Hudson River
The missing engine from the jet that ditched in the Hudson River last week was pulled from the water Friday afternoon. It will now join the rest of the aircraft as investigators painstakingly examine all the evidence to determine just why the plane came down. The NTSB spokesperson has said it will be next week before any information is released from the initial examination.
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South Africa: Another Arrest Over South African Airways Drug Smuggling
Tuesday the entire crew of a South African Airways flight from Johannesburg to London was arrested at Heathrow Airport after UK customs agents discovered about 110 lbs. of marijuana and 8 lbs. of cocaine in three pieces of luggage. Now a female security guard at Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo Airport has been arrested for her possible involvement in this smuggling operation. The guard was one of 16 security personnel on duty clearing flight personnel for the flight to London.
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US Coast Guard to Respond to Digital Distress Calls Only
Jan 22, 2009 — Beginning February 1, 2009, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) will only receive distress alert broadcasts from digital 406-MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs). The USCG will no longer process analog signals transmitting on 121.5 or 243.0 MHz. Mariners and aviators are urged to make the switch before the deadline and register, as required by law, their EPIRBs with the United States 406 MHz Beacon Registration Database System or by calling 1-888-212-SAVE.
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Flight Returns Due to Pepper Spray
Jan 20, 2009 — Southwest Airlines flight 295 returned to Sacramento International Airport Sunday night after passengers complained of various forms of irritation and a chemical odor much like that caused by pepper spray. Hazmat teams searched the plane and all the luggage once it landed but did not find the pepper spray source. A small canister of pepper spray was discovered in a passenger's carry-on bag. It was determined that the canister found had not been opened and was not the source of the odor. The passenger did violate security rules by bringing the pepper spray on-board.
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On 01:13
Spain: Spanish Military Jets Crash, Three Pilots Die
Jan 20, 2009 — There is some difference of opinion as to how the accident happened, but what we do know is that three Spanish air force pilots are dead after two military F1 Mirage jets crashed this morning. One official stated the two jets had collided in mid-air, while another was unclear as to whether they had collided or went down separately. The investigation continues.
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