Representatives With FAA, Engine Manufacturer Head To
Scene
The National Transportation Safety Board tells Aero-News it is
assisting the government of Brazil in its investigation of
Tuesday's crash of an Airbus A320 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Short runways and rain just don't mix. On the same day a TAM
Airlines jet went off the end of a rain-slick runway in
Brazil, a Colombian passenger jet did much the same
thing.
Delta Air Lines Inc. reported Wednesday it saw a profit in the
second quarter, pointing to a 5.5 percent gain in sales that beat
Wall Street expectations -- when one-time items are excluded.
NZ Company Develops Process To Make Fuel From Algae
A New Zealand company whose beginnings lie in treating excess
algae on sewage ponds has reportedly developed a technology to
harvest that algae, and extracts the fatty lipids that can be used
for fuel.
When one doesn't want to fly, one shouldn't get on a plane,
right? A passenger onboard a Blue 1 flight at Sweden's Stockholm
Arlanda Airport in June apparently didn't know that.