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In this July 28, 2016, file photo, a screen magnification feature of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is demonstrated, in New York. Aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step 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.
Google's parent company Alphabet has come up with the best way to introduce Project Wing, its drone delivery project, to the public for the first time: flying burritos to students on Virginia Tech's campus, Bloomberg first reported . The Federal Aviation Administration cleared Project Wing to use drones for Chipotle burrito delivery starting this month for an experiment spanning a few weeks.
Three Australian airlines have banned the use of Samsung's Galaxy Note7 on their flights, due to serious safety concerns surrounding the handset. Samsung has recalled the handset , but hasn't initiated 'official' recall procedures in the US, which would involve the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
There's a shootout happening in the skies, with two competing aircraft that promise a new era in long-haul passenger comfort and a game-changer for airlines. There are major similarities.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that two single-engine planes collided over the West Georgia Regional Airport. The crash happened just before 11 a.m. Wednesday in Carroll County, about 45 miles west of Atlanta.
Israel's Space Communication Ltd said on Sunday it could seek $50 million or a free flight from Elon Musk's SpaceX after a Spacecom communications satellite was destroyed last week by an explosion at SpaceX's Florida launch site. Officials of the Israeli company said in a conference call with reporters Sunday that Spacecom also could collect $205 million from Israel Aerospace Industries, which built the AMOS-6 satellite.
Tri City Departure: Cessna 12345, squawk 4305 ... Cessna 12345: Tri City, um, we just noticed we are missing the knob for the last dial... Climbing out of my home airport with our friendly tower controllers, I heard ... Tower: Cardinal XYZ, check transponder ...... The Wall Street Journal is reporting the FAA is considering reducing the number of hours military pilots must have before they can be... Every primary student who's at least been ready to solo has experienced a few stalls and recoveries.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's journalism school is releasing a free manual to give newsrooms direction on how to operate drones for newsgathering. The Drone Journalism Lab created the manual with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
A SpaceX rocket blew up on a launchpad in Florida, marking the second loss of a spacecraft by Elon Musk's venture in a little more than a year and hobbling a Facebook Inc. initiative to spread internet access across Africa. The accident occurred Thursday at Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 40 as SpaceX held a dress rehearsal for Saturday's planned launch of an Israeli communications satellite.
Last week, LSU Engineering student Nathaniel Hand earned his rating to pilot multi-engine aircraft, which added to his commercial pilot's license, instrument rating and rating to fly a seaplane, makes him one of the most qualified pilots in Louisiana. He is 21 and took his 1st flight at age 11. Ten years ago, at age 11, Nathaniel Hand flew in the co-pilot's seat for the first time, with his hands on the airplane controls and the instructor sitting next to him, gently executing a touch-n-go maneuver at New Orleans International Airport.
Late last year, the Federal Aviation Administration abandoned its conservative shackles and made this bold prediction: As many as 1 million drones would be bought by consumers during the holiday shopping season. As it turned out, the FAA made a pretty good call: At least 800,000 of the unmanned aerial vehicles were purchased during commercial blitz that precedes Christmas - a fact that has ignited the hobbyist slice of the drone market.
Five people were killed when two small airplanes collided in midair Wednesday over a remote section of Alaska, the Alaska State Troopers reported. It's not known why the midair crash happened about 376 miles west of Anchorage, said Allen Kenitzer, with the Federal Aviation Administration office of communications.
The Federal Aviation Administration was alerted to the drunk driving history of Alfred "Skip" Nichols and the agency investigated him in 201 AUSTIN - The Southern Poverty Law Center, the watchdog group known for tracking hate groups, is adding "White Lives Matter" to the list. Black Lives Matter is not on the list, because the SPLC says the leaders and founders of that movement have done "nothing at all to suggest that the bulk of the demonstrators hold supremacist or black separatist views."
Every few months, a pilot somewhere in the world is stopped before a jet takes off because of suspicion of drunkenness. It makes headlines and gives nervous travelers another reason to avoid flying.
The Federal Aviation Administration has fined four major airlines for failing to accurately inform passengers about how much compensation they are entitled to when they are bumped from an overbooked flight or their luggage is lost, damaged or delayed.
Joe's UDI Discovery drone is an inexpensive quadcopter that doesn't require FAA registration but certainly lacks the sophisticated features and rugged construction of most of the other drones mentioned in the column. But it's an excellent drone to help you learn how to fly before moving on to a more expensive and rugged DJI or even a Parrot.
On Monday we all got a little closer to the ultimate dream: a drone-delivered pizza. The FAA's first rules for commercial drones went into effect Monday.