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• Dragan Lazic 05/16/2013

  In the first test of its kind, Navy catapults drone from aircraft carrier deck

  A Navy commander described Tuesday's first-ever catapult drone launch from an aircraft carrier a 'watershed event' for Naval aviation and the start of new era for unmanned aerial systems.The X-47B, built by Northrop ...

• Dragan Lazic 05/16/2013

  Captain Locked out as Plane Cockpit Door Jams

  Air India says the cockpit door of one of its planes got jammed during a flight while the captain was using the toilet, forcing an unscheduled landing by the co-pilot in central India.An airline ...

• Dragan Lazic 05/16/2013

  Turning Off IPhone Critical to Pilots Citing Interference

  The regional airliner was climbing past 9,000 feet when its compasses went haywire, leading pilots several miles off course until a flight attendant persuaded a passenger in row 9 to switch off an Apple ...

• Dragan Lazic 05/16/2013

  New laws to crack down on hand-held lasers

  New laws will crack down on hand-held lasers being imported, sold and supplied in New Zealand, in the wake of court cases against people who used them to distract pilots.The Government will introduce new ...

• Dragan Lazic 05/15/2013

  Air France wants to trim its cabin crew by 500 through a voluntary retirement scheme, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday

  PARIS: Air France wants to trim its cabin crew by 500 through a voluntary retirement scheme, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.Air France-KLM has suffered from a fall of competitiveness in recent years, under pressure ...

• Dragan Lazic 05/15/2013

  UPDATE 1-U.S. senators press Homeland Security on UAE airport pact

  Department may lack authority to strike deal - senators* Similar centers at 15 locations in Canada, elsewhere* UAE would pay up to 80 percent of the operating costs (Adds U.S. Customs comment, byline)By Doug ...

• Dragan Lazic 05/14/2013

  Virgin's Richard Branson loses bet, serves fliers in drag

  Yes, that was Virgin Group founder Richard Branson dressed in flight attendant drag and serving drinks on a flight from Australia to Malaysia this weekend.Branson, never one to shy away from a publicity stunt ...

• Dragan Lazic 05/10/2013

  Man who faked his way into cockpit pleads guilty to fraud

  (CNN) -- The man who conned his way into the cockpit of an US Airways flight in March pleaded guilty Wednesday in Philadelphia to one count of fraud in connection with an identification document.Philippe Jeannard ...

• Dragan Lazic 05/10/2013

  Smell Forces Pilots To Land With Oxygen Masks

  A dizzy and nauseous captain and his co-pilot were forced to wear oxygen masks as they landed a plane carrying 139 passengers at Heathrow Airport.A strong smell in the cockpit and cabin caused caused ...

• Dragan Lazic 05/10/2013

  Pilot Career Is Losing Its Appeal, Shows Survey

  A new survey by the University of North Dakota Aviation Department suggests that young people are being turned off by the prospect of a career as an airline pilot. Just under one third of the ...