President Vladimir Putin’s rare acknowledgment of a Russian military mistake came as relations have deteriorated between the two former Soviet states.
Tag: Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters
Pilots Demand India Ground Boeing 787s to Investigate Use of Emergency System
The ram air turbine, used when electrical power or hydraulic pressure fails, was deployed during an Air India flight that landed safely over the weekend. The same system had been activated during a flight that crashed in June.
Now Arriving, a New Theory of In-Flight Turbulence
Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well.
Small Plane Crashes in Brazil, Killing Chinese Architect
Kongjian Yu, a prominent landscape architect, and three other people were killed when the aircraft crashed in a wetlands region.
American Pilot Ethan Guo Is Released After Being Stuck Off Antarctica
Ethan Guo said that he had been effectively stranded at a Chilean military base on King George Island since June 28. The authorities said he landed without permission.
Helicopter Crash Kills Ghana Defense and Environment Ministers
The helicopter had taken off from Accra, the capital, en route to a mining conference when it went “off the radar,” the armed forces said.
Jeju Air Plane Crash Highlights Decades of Blunders and Deadly Runway Wall
The New York Times identified a series of missteps that made a Jeju Air flight’s catastrophic end much more deadly.
Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into the Jeju Air Crash
Original designs for a structure at the end of the runway stipulated that it should break apart easily on impact. It ended up being made of concrete.
Boeing Emerges as a Winner in Trump’s Trade Wars
Countries striking agreements with the United States have pledged to buy more Boeing planes, but it’s not clear whether those orders were the result of President Trump’s tactics.
Boeing Emerges as a Winner in Trump’s Trade Wars
Countries striking agreements with the United States have pledged to buy more Boeing planes, but it’s not clear whether those orders were the result of President Trump’s tactics.
