Monthly Archives: August 2015

Flight MH370: Initial Debris Drift Model Wrongly Indicated Wreckage May Wash …

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Lawmakers Call For Stricter Drone Laws

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Controlled from the ground but too close for comfort up in the air. Since last Friday, there have been three incidents of drones and airplanes crossing airspace. Alex DeMetrick reports that’s bringing calls for tougher rules and … Continue reading

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ESA Rocket Debris Found In Fort Lauderdale Beach Currently Being Investigated

Several pieces of space debris from a European Space Agency rocket were spotted in the water by local beachgoers on Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida.(Photo : Brooke Trace/NOBE Art Gallery | Twitter) Beachgoers in Florida discovered pieces of debris in … Continue reading

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French advised more training for pilots of plane model in Wis. crash

French aviation authorities released a report last year documenting a number of crashes involving the same make and model as the airplane that crashed last week in Milwaukee, killing a Wenham businessman and his 18-year-old daughter. The BEA, the French … Continue reading

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Malaysian Airlines Mystery: What Newfound Wing Debris Could Reveal

3-D model of the Indian Ocean’s Seafloor, with widening rectangles representing priority search areas.Credit: Australian Transport Safety Bureau The high-profile disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 remains a mystery — but the recent discovery of a possible wing part points … Continue reading

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Iran unlikely to try Russia airliners anymore

Aug. 03–Iran’s experience with Russian-made passenger aircraft has not been a good one, therefore it is unlikely that Iranian aviation companies would try to use Russian airplanes anymore, an Iranian official said. Economic calculations and Iran’s bad experience with Russian … Continue reading

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Europe wants to be the world’s leading tech power. Andrus Ansip is tasked with …

BRUSSELS—It is easy to get lost in European bureaucratese, with its byzantine designations and overlapping commissioners, vice presidents, and directorates-general. But when it comes to digital policy, the important thing to know is just this: Andrus Ansip is the most … Continue reading

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