pilots

Northwest Airline Pilots Suspended for Missing Airport

Cheryl Phillips — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:48:58 -0500

There is plenty of speculation as to why Northwest Airlines flight number 188 flew right past its destination, the Minneapolis airport. Some reports indicate that the pilots fell asleep and had to be alerted by airline attendants. Others report that the pilots were in a heated debate so they went 150 miles past the Minneapolis airport before realizing that they had backtrack. It's all rumor at this point and only the flight recorder knows for sure.

Continental Airlines Pilot Dies Plane Lands

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:56:30 -0500

The captain of the Continental Airlines flight 61 from Brussels to Newark died this morning during the trans Atlantic flight. According to CNN, Continental Airlines confirms that one of its pilots died during a flight from Brussels and the plane is about to land in Newark around noon.

Hero Pilot Sully Says "Pay Cut, Pension Gone"

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:09:16 -0600

Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot who saved his passengers and crew by making a phenomenal landing in the Hudson River last month, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on his landing and, I think even more importantly, on the work conditions pilots and crew must operate in today's economy.

Passengers, People Express Gratitude To Hero Pilot

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:55:56 -0600

CBS's 60 Minutes organized a meeting with the grateful passengers of the Hudson River Miracle Landing with the captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III and his crew.

People express their gratitude to the captain and the grew. Captain's family has received many mails and even a "beer money" from around the world.

Air Hostess Helps Land Air Canada Plane After Co-Pilot Breaks Down

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:42:47 -0600

An air hostess helped land an Air Canada jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had an apparent mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean.

Record-setting Pilot Dead Vicki Van Meter at 26

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:09:26 -0500

At age 11, Vicki Van Meter piloting a plane across the country. At age 12, she flew from the U.S. to Europe. Sadly, at age 26, she died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

US Stealth Bomber Crashes in Guam

seher — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:56:12 -0600

U.S. military officers say two air force pilots are safe after their B-2 Stealth Bomber crashed on the island of Guam. VOA's Kurt Achin is monitoring the situation from Seoul and has this report.

International pilots' association criticize Captain Marwoto Komar's arrest

seher — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:24:57 -0600

Indonesian authorities arrested the pilot of a Garuda airliner that crashed in March killing 21 people. An international pilots' association denounced this act, claiming further investigation was needed.

Paul Tibbets, pilot of plane bombing on Hiroshima, dies at 92

Nksagar — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:22:05 -0500

As many as 140,000 people in Hiroshima have died from the bombings by the end of 1945 and roughly half on the day of the bombings.

Near-Infrared LIDAR Helps Pilots

harminka — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:10:41 -0500

Airline pilots will have more advance warning of potentially hazardous atmospheric conditions such as icing, using a new near-infrared Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system developed by scientists at RL Associates in Chester, Pa.

Indian pilots set new world record in microlight flight

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:59:57 -0500

Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots created a new world record by successfully flying a microlight aircraft around the world in 80 days.

New Modifications of Aircraft Control System

harminka — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:12:46 -0600