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In this April 14, 2016 file photo, a drone captures videos and still images of an apartment building in Philadelphia. Federal aviation officials say so many people are registering drones and applying for drone pilot licenses, they wonder if there will eventually be millions of drones crowding the nation's skies.
In the seven years since an airline captain saved 155 lives by ditching his crippled airliner in the Hudson River, there's been enough time to write a book and make a movie, but apparently not enough to carry out most of the safety recommendations stemming from the accident. Of the 35 recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board in response to the incident involving US Airways Flight 1549, only six have been heeded, according to an Associated Press review of board records.
I am an instructor in Germany and was with a student flying to his first towered airport. The aircraft has no GPS installed and... The FAA has issued a Safety Alert reminding instructors, students and other general aviation pilots that the advised procedure for... I am an instructor in Germany and was with a student flying to his first towered airport.
I am an instructor in Germany and was with a student flying to his first towered airport. The aircraft has no GPS installed and... The FAA has issued a Safety Alert reminding instructors, students and other general aviation pilots that the advised procedure for... I am an instructor in Germany and was with a student flying to his first towered airport.
Property manager Mike Grbic told The Idaho Mountain Express that Willis is building a dirt runway called Soldier Field Airport about 10 miles east of Fairfield. Grbic says the 100-foot-wide, 8,500-foot-long runway will be finished in about a month.
Saturday's New Mexico State University Aggie victory over the University New Mexico had significance to history in several ways. NMSU conducts drone flight at UNM football game LAS CRUCES - Saturday's New Mexico State University Aggie victory over the University New Mexico had significance to history in several ways.
The Galaxy Note 7 is the only model affected by this. Things may vary from country to country, so make sure that you double-check information relevant to your location.
Airports of Thailand has warned passengers to refrain from placing the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone into their checked baggage, following an advisory issued by the FAA and EASA. AOT President Nitinai Sirismatthakarn asked all passengers to adhere to the new advisory for safety reasons.
Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 problems are getting worse Samsung's combustible Galaxy Note 7 problem just got worse. Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: http://usat.ly/2cUkIjD A woman walks past billboards of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and Galaxy S7 at a mobile phone shop in Seoul on Sept.
It was the type of phone call that an airline executive never wants to receive.American Airlines CEO Don Carty was at his Highland Park home, getting ready for another day at the office, when he received the call from the company's operations center telling him that one of their planes might have been hijacked. "I hung up the phone and my wife was saying, 'What was that about?' And I said, 'I think we've got a hijacking,'" Carty said during an interview at his Dallas office last month, recalling the events of Sept.
A US government safety agency has urged all consumers to stop using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones, which are prone to catch fire, and top airlines globally banned their use during flights. Following reports that the phones' batteries have combusted during charging and normal use, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said it was working on an official recall of the devices and that users should turn them off in the meantime.
Many people in Williston have questions today after spotting several emergency responders at Sloulin Field International Airport. The responders were working this Saturday as part of the triennial Aircraft Disaster Emergency Response training.
Samsung Electronics on Saturday urged consumers to stop using Galaxy Note 7 smartphones immediately and exchange them as soon as possible, as more reports of the phones catching fire emerged even after the company's global recall . The call from the South Korean company, the world's largest smartphone maker, comes after U.S. authorities urged consumers to switch the Galaxy Note 7 off and not to use or charge it during a flight.
It's hard to imagine a scenario where you need a burrito so quickly that regular delivery is simply not fast enough. In theory, though, college kids can have such a pressing need for a tortilla filled with meat, beans, cheese, rice, and various condiments that Chipotle Mexican Grill have plans to deliver burritos via drone.
Scandinavian Airlines is banning passengers from using the new Samsung Note 7 smartphone on its flights because of concern about fires. SAS spokesman Fredrik Henriksson says he expects "good understanding from our customers" to not use or charge one, or stow it in checked baggage.
Seoul/ New York - A US government safety agency on Friday urged all consumers to stop using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones, which are prone to catch fire, and top airlines globally banned their use during flights. Following reports that the phones' batteries have combusted during charging and normal use, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said it was working on an official recall of the devices and that users should turn them off in the meantime.
Air travelers are being warned not to use their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on planes after the company recalled the devices over complaints the batteries can catch fire. "In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Federal Aviation Administration strongly advises passengers not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage," the FAA said It wasn't immediately clear how major U.S. airlines would respond to the announcement by the FAA, which has previously warned that fires caused by the type of batteries found in cellphones can be very difficult to extinguish aboard planes.
If you travel with a Samsung Note 7, you're likely on the honor system when deciding whether to use or charge the device during a flight. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday night that because of recent fire reports involving the smartphone, passengers shouldn't use or charge one or stow one in checked baggage.
Air travelers are being warned not to use their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on planes after the company recalled the devices over complaints the batteries can catch fire. "In light of recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung about its Galaxy Note 7 devices, the Federal Aviation Administration strongly advises passengers not to turn on or charge these devices on board aircraft and not to stow them in any checked baggage," the FAA said late Thursday in the U.S. The unusual warning adds to the headache for Samsung, the world's biggest smartphone marker, as it scrambles to replace millions of Note 7 phones around the world.
U.S. aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step late Thursday of warning airline passengers not to turn on or charge a new-model Samsung smartphone during flights following numerous reports of the devices catching fire. The Federal Aviation Administration also warned passengers not to put the Galaxy Note 7 phones in their checked bags, citing "recent incidents and concerns raised by Samsung" about the devices.