#Aviation Safety
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🇺🇸 AviaSafe: A Physics-Informed Data-Driven Model for Aviation Safety-Critical Cloud Forecasts
[USA]
arXiv:2602.22298v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Current AI weather forecasting models predict conventional atmospheric variables but cannot distinguish between cloud microphysical species critical ...
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🇺🇸 NTSB chair slams House aviation bill as 'watered-down' after 67 deaths near Washington
[USA]
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s misleading for members of the House to say their package of aviation safety reforms would address the recommendations that...
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🇺🇸 FAA closes airspace in Fort Hancock, Texas after reported accidental use of anti-drone laser
[USA]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) barred flights on Thursday after an anti-drone system was believed to accidentally shoot a U.S. government drone.
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🇺🇸 FAA closes airspace in Fort Hancock, Texas after reported use of anti-drone laser
[USA]
Related: #Military Technology, #Border Security
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🇺🇸 US House fails to pass aviation safety bill after Pentagon drops support
[USA]
Related: #Legislative Process, #National Security Concerns
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🇺🇸 House rejects air safety bill as families of deadliest U.S. crash in 25 years look on
[USA]
The Senate unanimously passed the ROTOR Act in December. But the Pentagon came out against the bill Monday, saying it could disrupt "national defense activities."
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🇺🇸 House Narrowly Rejects Air Safety Bill After Pentagon Opposition
[USA]
A move to swiftly pass the bill failed by a single vote. It would have required aircraft to carry technology that officials said might have prevented a midair collision near Washington last year.
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🇺🇸 Republican rift threatens upcoming House vote on airline safety bill
[USA]
More than a year after a deadly mid-air crash at Washington's Reagan National Airport, congressional Republicans are clashing over an airline safety bill.
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🇺🇸 US audit finds gaps in the FAA's oversight of United Airlines maintenance
[USA]
A federal government audit says FAA staffing shortages and high employee turnover have hindered the agency's oversight of airplane maintenance at United Airlines
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🇺🇸 What We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown
[USA]
The Trump administration blamed the disruptive halt on a cartel drone incursion, but others have disputed that explanation.
Related: #Border Security, #Government Transparency, #Drug Cartels -
🇺🇸 What we know about brief closure of El Paso airspace over drone-killing laser test
[USA]
Planes are flying in and out of the international airport in El Paso, Texas, after the airspace was temporarily shut down. Kris Van Cleave has details.
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🇺🇸 FAA temporarily shuts down El Paso airspace [USA]
There’s still much confusion over the FAA decision to close the airspace around El Paso International Airport for 10 days this morning only to reopen it a few hours later. The FAA and Pentagon have di...
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🇺🇸 FAA-Pentagon dispute over drone-related tests led to El Paso airspace closure, sources say
[USA]
Overnight, officials announced a 10-day-closure of the airspace over El Paso, Texas, because of "special security reasons," but flights were allowed to resume as normal just hours later. Sources tell ...
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🇺🇸 Weapons Used to Fight Drones Don’t Mix Well With Civilian Airspace
[USA]
In the race to build anti-drone weapons intended for use in a war zone, it is unclear how they may be used safely in crowded skies.
Related: #Military Technology, #Civilian Security, #Regulatory Challenges -
🇺🇸 El Paso airspace was closed after spat between FAA and Pentagon over drone tests, sources say
[USA]
Sources tell CBS News that the FAA briefly grounded all flights in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday due to disagreements with the Pentagon over drone-related tests. CBS News senior national security correspo...
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🇺🇸 There’s no need to create unnecessary fear over the Burbank airport
[USA]
'The air traffic controllers, these unseen heroes of the aviation system, know exactly where everyone is because all airplanes, including the trainers at Van Nuys, have transponders that emit a signal...
Related: #Technology, #Public Policy -
🇺🇸 FAA lifts airspace shutdown over El Paso after announcing 10-day closure hours earlier
[USA]
The FAA said in a social media post that it has lifted the temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying there was no threat to commercial aviation and that all flights will resume.
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🇺🇸 Small plane strikes 3 vehicles in Georgia after making emergency landing on busy road
[USA]
A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a busy road in Georgia, striking three vehicles and leaving two people with minor injuries, authorities said, after one of the two pilots on board to...
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🇬🇧 Plane ends up in ocean after emergency landing and all 55 people on board survive
[United Kingdom]
All 55 people on board a passenger plane were safely evacuated after the aircraft overran the runway and ended up in shallow waters during an emergency landing in Somalia.
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🇺🇸 Video shows small plane landing on busy Georgia road
[USA]
A small plane was forced to use a busy road in Gainesville, Georgia, as an emergency runway - colliding with several cars as the pilot tried to land. Everyone survived the incident, despite damage to ...
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🇺🇸 American Airlines CEO agrees to meet pilots union over concerns
[USA]
Related: #Labor Relations, #Corporate Governance
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🇺🇸 Man jailed for trying to rape woman on flight to Edinburgh
[USA]
Nicola Cristiano repeatedly grabbed the woman by the hand and neck during a late evening flight last year.
Related: #Justice, #Criminal Law -
🇺🇸 Air India grounds Boeing jet after pilot flags possible fuel control switch defect
[USA]
The grounding comes amid an investigation into a crash last year involving an aircraft of the same model.
Related: #Technical Maintenance, #Corporate Accountability -
🇺🇸 Former FAA accident investigation head on D.C. plane-helicopter crash, one year later
[USA]
Steven Wallace, former director of accident investigation for the FAA, joins CBS News to reflect on one year since a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a commercial jet above Washington, D....
Related: #Accident Investigation, #Technology Integration