Tough UK Grandma Hopes To Set Pole-To-Pole World Record
Jennifer Murray, 63, and Colin Bodill, 54, are planning a second
around-the-world helicopter flight record starting December 5th.
The North-pole to South-pole flight would be a world first.
Six parachutists jumped to safety from an aircraft after its
engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing, but
crashed in a vineyard near Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday.
Conceding that this past summer's terror scare cost it more than
previously thought, British Airways announced plans to sell its
regional carrier BA Connect.
Flights Cancelled Because Of Pilot Shortage According To
Union
Northwest Airlines says business growth and employee attrition
is forcing it to recall "hundreds" of furloughed pilots through the
end of this year and next.
JASDF Crews To Use Boeing's KC-767J Refueling Tanker
Three members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF)
completed a four-month training program in the US, making them the
first boom operators in their military.
You've recently read ANN's report on changes to
the approved procedure for "polishing" frost on airplane wings in
lieu of removing it completely before flight. The new guidance says polishing
frost is only approved if the specific airplane manufacturer
recommends an ice-polishing procedure to negate frost's adverse
effects -- a procedure that likely does not exist.
Very high frequency omnidirectional range station and/or
tactical air navigation. The "tac" is a nod to the military
portion of the signal that provides distance information on the
signal.
"We landed in a paddock behind a tavern which was
nicely done, but we overcame the desire to go
inside."
Source: Skydiver Bruce Thompson, who with five
others bailed out of the aircraft taking them aloft when its engine
unexpectedly quit Saturday near Auckland, New Zealand.