Let's Fly Away...Fast

  Imagine flying at 230mph, taken up to 12g's (12 x's the force of gravity) on sharp turns, diving and dodging pylons that are up to thirty (30) feet high, over a four (4) mile racing course at 200 feet,...

Day Two: Jet Airways Protest, 153 Flights Cancelled in India

INDIA: Jet Airways' pilots are into the second day of protest. Today over 400 pilots did not report for work, despite threats of discipline by the airline. The dispute stems from two pilots being fired after they...

Pilots on mass leave: 130 Jet Airways flights cancelled

A leading Airlines of India, Jet Airways, is facing a strange problem. They sacked two pilots and all pilots went on leave at a go. This resulted in cancellation of 130 scheduled flights. Mumbai is worst affected,...

Ground the Airbus?

To date, there have been 23 fatal Airbus crashes, killing 2,584 people. EXCERPT: Used in law, science and philosophy, a rule known as Occam’s Razor requires that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex, and/or that explanations of unknown...

JAL - What a CEO Example

It seems as though JAL President and CEO Naruka Nishimatsu is a great example of a hard working, just and fair CEO. According to a recent interview by CNN Reporter, Kyung Lah, we can see that JAL's CEO is way...

Environmental rules 'could cause plane crashes'

The new environmental rules that demand that planes burn less fuel in flight could lead to a plane crash as it could allow vital pipes to freeze up.David Reyonlds, an aviation expert, has said that cutting...

Human error, not equipment failure, cause of Spanair crash

The investigation into the August 20 Spanair tragedy in Madrid has determined that human error, not faulty equipment, caused the fatal crash.  Earlier reports stated that wing flaps on the plane failed to...

Madrid: Pilots' union warned 'chaotic' Spanair passengers were at risk

These kinds of stories always come out a few days after something like this happens.Apparently, the month before the fatal crash that happened in Madrid on Wednesday, the airline's workers warned their management...

Combating Adult ADD Symptoms at the Office

worker with adult add with head against a wall. A 21st Century Epidemic. Finding yourself constantly distracted at work and unable to complete taskswww.allpsychologyschools.com/faqs/article-adult-add.php

Michael Phelps - Olympic Swimmer Has ADHD

Helps a lot of people with ADHD to realize that they can succeed with their ADD or ADHD.

Teens, Sex and ADD ADHD | ADD ADHD Blog.com

Most parents aren’t aware of what is really going on with their teens, and they often can’t talk to them about sex. How does this relate to ADD/ADHD?

UFO 2008

"UFO Pursued by Military Helicopter in Washington, USA Gilliland Ranch-UFO Click for 3648x2736 Image. 25 June 2008-WASHINGTON, USA - A military helicopter was photographed pursuing a super fast UFO in Washington...

India To Test Its First Air-to-Air Battle Missile Soon

India's Astra missile, if it flies, may propel the nation into the very small circle of advanced-missile weaponry. What will this mean for the precarious balance of power in that region especially?"In a major technology leap, Indian defence scientists are ready to go ahead...

U.S. helicopter shot down in Afghanistan

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhat I would like to know is, where the hell are the Taliban getting their weapons from? It should be pretty easy, considering our troops capture Taliban, with available...

Britain goes slow as trains, planes and ships cut fuel costs

Even jet planes are slowing down to save fuel - well really to save 'fuel costs' which is perhaps slightly different - an economic rather than environmental decision. If that's what it takes to save the planet...

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