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What is the next step in the DC Jet Crash Investigation?
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash of a medical transport jet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday. The plane crashed about 30 seconds after taking off, setting homes ablaze and unleashing a fireball into the night sky. Two people were on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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It took down computers around the world with the help of Microsoft
The worldwide outage of Windows 10 on Friday was caused by a software update released by CrowdStrike, CEO George Kurtz said on Friday. Kurtz also apologised for the damage the update had caused. The US Federal Aviation Administration said that flights from Delta, United, and American Airlines are grounded due to a “communication issue”.
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There is an in-flight failure of the Falcon 9 rockets
Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) while it investigates the failure of the upper stage engine in Thursday’s launch. The Falcon 9 rocket had launched 20 Starlink satellites. SpaceX said that it had made contact with ten satellites of the 20 that had been onboard…
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The real problem with the Boeing Max is not the one on the plane
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered the grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after an Alaska Airlines plane’s door plug exploded over Oregon, leaving a hole in its side. The FAA said it is investigating the incident as well as other recent incidents of loose bolts in panel doors of Boeing 737…
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The advisory light came on three times before a door plug flew off the plane
The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the immediate inspection of all Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes after a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight crashed, killing everyone on board. The FAA said that it’s permissible for carriers to inspect about 170 737 MAX 9 planes that were grounded after the incident on Friday…
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This summer could see a record number of Americans fly
A US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official has said that the shortage of air traffic controllers will cause flight delays into and out of the three New York airports by 45% this summer. The shortage of air traffic controllers is expected to cause flight delays into and out of the three New York airports by…
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It is the most powerful rocket ever built, and will be the first flight of it
Elon Musk-led SpaceX is planning to test its Starship rocket’s reusable design with an uncrewed test flight in Texas in the second half of 2021. The test flight will take place in response to a request from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for uncrewed flight test. NASA is involved in the flight but isn’t…
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The hacker tool can point out the exact location of the operator
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it will make it mandatory to use a remote ID system for drones from September 16 onwards. The system will be used by law enforcement agencies and other government agencies to detect and track drones. It will not be mandatory for UAVs to use the system if they…
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A third runway is being looked at by investigators in less than a month
The US’ National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an incident on January 23 involving a United Airlines 777 jet and a single-engine cargo plane at Honolulu airport. The United flight improperly crossed a runway while the cargo aircraft was landing, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The NTSB said it has issued a subpoena to…