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Reporter carries knife and toy gun on to plane unchallenged
" JUST 24 hours after two pilots were stabbed in their cockpit over Christchurch, I boarded a plane at our largest airport with a knife and a fake revolver Nervously arriving at Auckland Airport yesterday for the 10.30am Air New Zealand flight to Napier, I expected to...Second Tranche of ASTA programme launched
"The Supplement 5 simulators will incorporate a new state-of-the-art visual system with improved performance, resolution and visual effects features. The devices will also include new sub-systems, for example an auto-calibration system. The new features will not only improve...
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Pilot restrained after yelling to God on flight
"The co-pilot of a Heathrow-bound passenger flight had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit after suffering a mental breakdown 30,000ft over the Atlantic.The co-pilot then had his wrists and ankles bound in front...Teen Hijack Plot Foiled
My mom sent me this one: a kid from my old high school was busted whilst trying to hijack a plane, apparently, though details remain sparse. Originally, the buzz was that the kid was going to crash the jacked plane into a Miley Cyrus concert, but that turned out (funny...Syrians detained on Panama-bound plane
"Six Syrians were detained in Panama on Tuesday after the crew on their flight from Cuba alerted authorities to suspicious behavior. An aviation official denied police reports that the Syrians tried to open the cockpit door. "This is not a hijacking," said Victor de la Hoz,...Coroner won't show 'friendly fire' video
The irony of this ruling is hard to miss:"OXFORD, England - A coroner reluctantly agreed Friday to a U.S. government request not to show in open court a cockpit video capturing an exchange between two American pilots...BRITISH NEWSPAPER OBTAINS FRIENDLY FIRE VIDEO
A cockpit video at the center of a row in the inquest of a friendly fire incident has surfaced in the possession of a British tabloid newspaper.The incident at the center of the controversy involves the attack... Video of U.S. friendly fire unleashes storm in UK
"LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. and British officials denied trying to hide the details of a friendly fire incident on Tuesday after a classified cockpit video was leaked showing U.S. pilots mistakenly killing a British... Flying Without Wings
Before stepping into the cockpit of a commercial jetliner for the first time, pilots have racked up hundreds of hours in the air, usually at the controls of small planes.In coming years, they may get most of their flight experience without ever leaving the...Five Most Glam Jobs
"You've had it. Enough with the boring drudgery. You want glamour. We're talking globe-trotting, footlights, camera-snapping glamour -- the jobs that everyone envies. While every job has its good and bad points, let's face it, some are just more glamorous than others....Ricardo's Blog: Visit to the BMW Sauber F1 Team box at Interlagos
Articles includes eight close up pictures of BMW Sauber F1 Team as they prepared for the sunday race at Brasil Grand Prix. The pictures were taken inside the BMW facility and include an impressive view of the F1...Smoke in cabin forces plane evacuation in Boston
"BOSTON â A flight from New York was evacuated today after landing in Boston because the pilot saw smoke in the cockpit and cabin. About 40 passengers and five crew on Delta Air Lines Flight 1908 from LaGuardia Airport were evacuated on inflatable chutes at about 7:30...Canada pilot in toilet trip drama
"Passengers on a Canadian plane had an unsettling in-flight experience after the pilot found himself locked out of the cockpit after a trip to the toilet. Instead of slipping back inside, the Air Canada Jazz pilot was seen banging on the door and talking to his first officer...
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