Video: Helicopter Pilot In Portugal Fills Fire Fighting Bucket At Pool
As we recently saw in Canada, fighting fires from the air is no easy task. One payload, one shot to get the water drop right. But what does an areal firefighter do when they need to reload, and there is no natural water source ...
Investigators Successfully Recover All Data from Air France Flight 447 Recorders
In the biggest breakthrough yet toward discovering the cause of the crash, French investigators have successfully downloaded the entire record of data from the recently retrieved flight data and voice recorders of Air France Fl...
Terminal Madness: What is Airport Security? (Part One)
In America and much of the world, security enhancements put in place following the catastrophe of September 11th, 2001, have been drastic and of two kinds: those practical and effective, and those irrational and pointless.
United Airlines Launches New Embraer E-175 Service
United Airlines recently launched its first routes using Embraer E-175 aircraft under the United Express brand. These routes mark the beginning of the United Express fleet renewal, where newer aircraft will replace older, less ...
Israel Orders 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter Jets
Israel will purchase 20 fifth-generation F-35 stealth jets from the U.S. for almost $2.75 billion, receiving the first jet some time between 2015 and 2017, at $96 million per plane.