Category Archives: Latest Aviation News

Why Some Airline Pilots Don’t Want Cameras in the Cockpit

Authorities debating whether the benefits outweigh the risks The debate over video cameras in airplane cockpits is heating up, as a string of high-profile aviation disasters prompt concerns over whether accident investigators have sufficient information. The United Nations’ aviation arm is expected to make a big push later this year to install video cameras in […]

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Pilots Reporting Increase In Drone Encounters

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – The Federal Aviation Administration bans the commercial use of drones but the high-flying devices are so popular with hobbyists, they are becoming a threat to airplanes. Reports obtained by CBS4 Investigator Rick Sallinger found nearly 200 FAA reports of drone interference with planes and helicopters. The reports come from across […]

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Turkish Airlines plane suffers bird damage to nose & wings

A Turkish Airlines flight TK2004 from Istanbul to Nevsehir has suffered huge damage from a bird strike during landing at the destination. Most of the damage to the Boeing 737-800 was done in the nose cone and the wings. rt.com/news – May 20 2015

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