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Published Monday March 23 2020 1:11 pm.
1,734 Snow scenes and Grandt’s Shell near Recreation Park during the first ‘Rush Hour’ during the Illinois Stay at Home Order in Arlington Heights. A quiet Monday on March 23, 2020 during the first business day of the Coronavirus Stay-at-Home Order in the State of Illinois. A beautiful snowfall that stuck to tree branches added […]
Posted in Air Travel, Outdoors
Published Tuesday March 17 2020 5:24 pm.
6,327 Midway International Airport (MDW) control tower was shut down Tuesday afternoon March 17, 2020 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after several employees tested positive for Coronavirus COVID-19. The last flight believed to be allowed to take off is a Southwest Airlines flight to LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The aircraft took off about 5:12 p.m. […]
Posted in Air Travel
Published Sunday March 15 2020 12:34 pm.
680 The European travel ban activated by Proclamation by President of the United States Donald J. Trump went into effect at midnight Friday (actually 11:59 p.m. on Friday/Saturday). The travel ban proclamation was announced Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The travel ban to and from Europe in the United States caused long, dense lines Saturday, March […]
Posted in Air Travel, FIRE BLOG C, Gov
Published Tuesday January 28 2020 11:54 pm.
144 As tributes continue for Kobe Bryant, new information is emerging about the helicopter crash that killed him, his daughter and seven others. Investigators are focusing on weather conditions in their search for clues. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY from Calabasas, California. “We’re looking for photos of the weather in the area of the […]
Posted in Air Travel
Published Tuesday January 28 2020 11:28 pm.
586 A Sikorsky S-76B Helicopter (N72EX) performing flight from Santa Ana KSNA was transitioning to the west of Van Nuys KVNY along the 101 Freeway in very marginal weather when suddenly crashed in the area of Calabasas. The S-76B Helicopter (N72EX) took off from KSNA (John Wayne Airport) at 9:06am and followed a northwesterly route […]
Posted in Air Travel
Published Tuesday May 07 2019 5:26 pm.
89 Boeing didn’t disclose to airlines or federal regulators that a warning light wasn’t working until after one of two plane crashes. Boeing reported Sunday May 5, 2019 in a press conference that the company discovered after airlines had been flying its 737 MAX aircraft for several months that a warning light integrated with MCAS […]
Posted in Air Travel, Gov, Law
Published Friday April 05 2019 9:08 pm.
68 With so many recent advancements in modern aviation, plane crashes are becoming a rarity. Yet we still may wonder the reasons behind why planes crash. Reassurance in Knowledge: 4 Reasons Why Planes Crash Decades ago, around 80 percent of commercial airplane accidents were the result of a mechanical malfunction. Today, the chances of a […]
Posted in Air Travel
Published Sunday March 31 2019 2:55 pm.
95 As private space companies successfully test their thoughtfully constructed spacecrafts, we are learning that commercial flights to space could be coming soon. Space Tourism: Commercial Flights to Space Are Coming Soon With the rise of commercial flights to space, it is safe to say the age of space tourism has finally arrived. This past December, Virgin Galactic successfully […]
Posted in Air Travel
Published Wednesday March 27 2019 1:53 pm.
81 O'Hare Global Terminal and Global Concourse by Studio ORD from Studio Gang on Vimeo. Studio Gang, founded by Jeanne Gang, will be the architectural firm that will lead a team of architects tapped to design the $8.5 billion O’Hare International Airport expansion, according to an announcement Wednesday from Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “We’re an aviation […]
Posted in Air Travel
Published Sunday March 24 2019 3:58 am.
130 Capt. Dennis Tajer of American Airlines and the Allied Pilots Association explains what it’s like to fly the Boeing 737 Max 8, and why a new flight control system was a surprise to pilots. That system could have played a role in two recent Max 8 crashes (Washington Post). Pilots were once told that […]
Posted in Air Travel
Published Wednesday March 13 2019 3:14 pm.
113 President Donald Trump announced Wednesday March 13 2019 that the US would be issuing an emergency order to ground all Boeing 737 MAX 8 and the 737 MAX 9, and planes associated with that line. President Trump added that both the FAA and Boeing were “in agreement with the action,” and any planes currently in flight would continue […]
Posted in Air Travel
Published Monday March 11 2019 10:58 am.
52 China, Ethiopia and Indonesia are among the few countries that have temporarily grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8. The swift decision comes from the deadly crash that took place near Ethiopia’s capitol. FBN’s Jeff Flock talks to Maria Bartiromo on the fallout from the crash and what this could mean for airline carriers in […]
Posted in Air Travel
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