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Drone hotspots

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Contributor and licensed remote pilot Craig Newlyn tracks down some places where drones and manned aircraft need to take particular care Drones are everywhere and...

Don’t let your luggage take you for a ride

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Several airlines have this week joined Qantas, Virgin Australia and other carriers in banning so-called smart luggage with non-removable lithium batteries. Smart luggage with batteries...

International accidents 12 September to 17 November 2017

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Date: 12 September Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia Description: The aircraft was stationary on a ramp at the airport and was struck by a bus. The pilot and two crewmembers...

Goodbye Jumbo: the legacy of the Boeing 747

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It’s still being made, but becoming a rare sight on the massive Boeing production line in Everett, Washington state, US, as its near 50-year...

App promises smarter clearances

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Fumbling with a pencil and paper to write down IFR clearances in a general aviation cockpit could eventually become a thing of the past,...

Government officials hack airliner

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A team of government, industry and academic officials has demonstrated remote hacking of a commercial aircraft, a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official...

Luck of the bounce

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Adrian Park looks at how the holes in an imaginary slice of Swiss cheese were lining up for a tired, but experienced, crew flying...

Skyhacked

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In an interconnected world how vulnerable is aviation to cyber threat? 1. The turbulent cybersphere If you think the sky is a dangerous place, how about...

14 August—18 September 2017

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BOEING 717 200–ATA 2780 LEADING EDGE SLAT CONTROL SYSTEM–Flap Track Module–FOD. DR 611750453 Crew unable to extend slats due to plastic object stuck in flap...

Brief weight for flying Finns

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Finnair has been asking passengers to step on scales at Helsinki Airport so that it can better estimate its aircraft weight loadings and how...