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--- transportation:aircraft [2025/08/02 21:08] – [January - Porltand, OR (Alaska Airlines)] timb
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+== Air Traffic Controllers Still Struggling to Communicate With Pilots: Report ==
+Ongoing troubles have been flying under the radar.
+Lucas Ropek - September 19, 2025
+Throughout much of this year, a slew of technical problems at Newark International Airport have spurred concerns about flier safety. On a frightening day in April, the airport lost communication with regional planes for about 90 seconds. Not long afterward, United Airlines announced it was cancelling dozens of flights out of the airport. That same month, the FAA committed to sending new equipment and resources to the site, but not long afterward, Trump’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, admitted that he’d switched his wife’s flight to avoid having her fly out of Newark. It wasn’t exactly a show of confidence, although Duffy later claimed that it wasn’t what it sounded like.
+In August, the government suggested extending an order that had limited the rate of arrivals and departures at the airport, in an effort to maintain “safety while alleviating flight delays due to staffing and equipment challenges.”
+This week, a new report from the New York Times claims that the situation at the airport is still…well, not great. Indeed, the site still seems to have some problems. It could have a lot of them, actually. The Times interviewed five people with “knowledge of the air traffic control center,” who said that recent improvements had not abated ongoing concerns.
+https://gizmodo.com/air-traffic-controllers-problems-newark-sean-duffy-2000661135
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 https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/27/2249249/missiles-are-now-the-biggest-killer-of-airline-passengers
+===== 1831 =====
+== The Worst Air Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of ==
+“In the early days of flight, airships were hailed as the future of war. Then disaster struck the USS Akron.”
+Longreads - September 4, 2025
+**One**
+It would be the greatest day in the history of Akron, Ohio. Forget the opening of the Ohio and Erie Canal, which allowed the budding metropolis to become an industrial center. No, the Rubber City—so-called because of the factories established there by Goodrich, Firestone, General Tire, and Goodyear—had never seen anything like this. Akron means “high” in Greek, and now, fittingly, the future was up in the sky.
+Before the sun rose on August 8, 1931, people poured into the streets. Lloyd Weil, Akron’s mayor, had declared a holiday, freeing from their desks and assembly lines those workers lucky enough to have jobs during the depths of the Great Depression. Cars converged from all directions, carrying people from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Erie, Toledo, and farther afield. Many navigated epic traffic jams en route to their destination: the Goodyear-Zeppelin Airdock, where the day’s action would take place.
+In all, some 250,000 people came to witness the official launch of the new U.S. Navy airship. It would be called the USS Akron, after the city where it was engineered and built over a span of nearly three years. Dubbed by the press “the Queen of the Skies,” it was the culmination of America’s effort to conquer the heavens using dirigibles—vessels steered through the atmosphere buoyed by gas that was lighter than air. Aviation leaders and enthusiasts were eager to see the new ship take flight; Amelia Earhart was among the luminaries who came to Akron for the launch.
+https://longreads.com/2025/09/04/zeppelin-navy-aircraft-disaster/
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 https://abcnews.go.com/US/delta-regional-pilot-takes-evasive-action-avoid-52/story?id=123908431
+== B-52 bomber that nearly collided with airliner in North Dakota almost hit another plane seconds later, NTSB says ==
+Updated August 28, 2025 6:15 AM EDT
+Shortly after an airliner made an aggressive maneuver to avoid colliding with a B-52 last month over North Dakota, the bomber nearly collided with a small private plane as it flew past the Minot airport, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
+Investigators released their preliminary report Wednesday on the July 19 incident that happened after the bomber completed a flyover at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot. The close call with Delta Flight 3788 is well known because of a video a passenger shot of the pilot's announcement after making an abrupt turn to avoid the bomber. But the fact that the B-52 subsequently came within one-third of a mile of a small Piper airplane hadn't been previously reported.
+The SkyWest pilot told his passengers that day that he was surprised to see the bomber looming to the right, and the U.S. Air Force also said that air traffic controllers never warned the B-52 crew about the nearby airliner. Officials said at the time that the flyover had been cleared with the FAA and the private controllers who oversee the Minot airport ahead of time.
+These close calls were just the latest incidents to raise questions about aviation safety in the wake of January's midair collision over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.
+https://www.cbsnews.com/news/b-52-bomber-two-near-misses-north-dakota-ntsb-report/
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 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/31/severe-turbulence-delta-25-passengers-injured
+==== December - King Air (Autoland) ====
+== Autoland Saves King Air, Everyone Reported Safe ==
+December 20, 2025 / Updated December 21, 2025 - Russ Niles
+Garmin has confirmed the first emergency use of its Autoland system occurred on Saturday in Colorado. “Garmin can confirm that an emergency Autoland activation occurred at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, Colorado,” the company said in a statement Sunday. “The Autoland took place on Sat., Dec. 20, resulting in a successful landing. We look forward to sharing additional details at the appropriate time.” Social media posts from flight tracking hobbyists reported a King Air 200 squawked 7700 about 2 p.m. local time today. The Autoland system was initiated and landed the aircraft at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport near Denver. A recording from LiveATC’s feed of the airport’s tower frequency includes a robotic female voice declaring a pilot incapacitation and the intention to land on Runway 30. The tape is below and first mention of the incident by ATC is at about 5:00. The Autoland system announces its intentions at about 11:10. (The time stamps are approximate.) There is no word on the condition of the pilot but social media posts suggest all aboard were safe.
+https://avbrief.com/autoland-saves-king-air-everyone-reported-safe/
+== Garmin Emergency Autoland Has First Save ==
+Posted by BeauHD on Monday December 22, 2025 07:30PM
+"Garmin's Collier Trophy award-winning Autonomi emergency Autoland, a system designed to safely land an aircraft in the event of pilot incapacitation, made its first real-world use and save on Saturday," writes Slashdot reader slipped_bit. AvBrief.com reports:
+<blockquote>
+Social media posts from flight tracking hobbyists reported a King Air 200 squawked 7700 about 2 p.m. local time today. The Autoland system was initiated and landed the aircraft at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport near Denver. A recording from LiveATC's feed of the airport's tower frequency includes a robotic female voice declaring a pilot incapacitation and the intention to land on Runway 30. The aircraft landed successfully and there have been no reports of injuries. The nature of the incapacitation and the condition of the pilot have not been released. VASAviation put together this nice animation of the event [here].
+The aircraft, N479BR, was being operated by Buffalo River Outfitters from Aspen to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan. It's not clear how many people were on board. The system appeared to work flawlessly, and the controller at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan seemed to take it in stride, accommodating as many requests as he could before shutting down the airport for the landing.
+</blockquote>
+https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/12/23/0050202/garmin-emergency-autoland-has-first-save
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+== The Hunt for Missing Malaysia Flight 370 Is Back On. Here’s Why It Might Actually Work ==
+Ocean Infinity, a Texas-based marine robotics company, will deploy a more advanced fleet of search vessels in pursuit of the missing plane.
+Ellyn Lapointe - December 4, 2025
+It’s been over a decade since Malaysia Airlines flight 370 and the 239 souls on board vanished over the southern Indian Ocean. Years of extensive, international search efforts have failed to locate the plane, but an American tech company believes it could finally find it.
+On Wednesday, the Malaysian Ministry of Transport announced that Ocean Infinity, a marine robotics firm based in Austin, Texas, will recommence seabed search operations for MH370 on December 30. The company will hunt for the plane intermittently over the course of 55 days, working within a “targeted area assessed to have the highest probability of locating the aircraft.” That area spans roughly 5,800 square miles (15,000 square kilometers).
+Ocean Infinity signed a “no-find, no-fee” contract with the Ministry in March and will be paid $70 million if it recovers wreckage from MH370. This isn’t the first time the company has tried to find the plane; its initial search in 2018 turned up nothing. This time, Ocean Infinity will deploy a more advanced fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).
+https://gizmodo.com/the-hunt-for-missing-malaysia-flight-370-is-back-on-heres-why-it-might-actually-work-2000695861
+== MH370 vanished in 2014. A new search aims to find answers families desperately want ==
+Rudi Maxwell - 30 December 2025
+Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 took off from Kuala Lumpur heading for Beijing on March 8, 2014 — and vanished.
+Now, nearly 12 years later, a new search is set to begin.
+Is the new search likely to find new evidence more than a decade after the flight went missing? And with satellite technology how does a commercial aircraft disappear? This is what we know.
+https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-30/mh370-search-resumes-for-malaysia-airlines-missing-plane/106186962
+== For the past 24 hours, the vessel searching for MH370 has been moving at low speed in a very specific area ==
+Seb Mil - Monday, January 5, 2026, at 17:38 UTC / Updated: January 5, 2026, 17:40 UTC
+The search vessel has been moving at a very low speed in a very specific area, an unusual behavior compared to standard search patterns.
+In a video “MH370 Search – Jan 5, 2026 – Did the ship find something?” posted by gilchecksix, the speaker noticed an unusual behavior compared to standard search patterns for Ocean Infinity vessel, currently looking for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
+He suggests this could indicate the use of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Unlike the Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) that follow pre-programmed paths for days, an ROV is tethered to the ship and controlled in real-time by an operator.
+ROVs are typically deployed to get high-resolution photos or detailed inspections of specific objects or “points of interest” that were previously detected by AUVs.
+https://airlive.net/news/2026/01/05/for-the-past-24-hours-the-vessel-searching-for-mh370-has-been-moving-at-low-speed-in-a-very-specific-area/
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+==== 2025 Kentucky (UPS) ====
+== UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport, killing at least 9; black boxes recovered ==
+Kiki Intarasuwan, Kerry Breen - Updated November 5, 2025 3:24 PM EST
+At least nine people were killed and more than a dozen others injured after a UPS plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday, officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation into the crash, and said Wednesday afternoon it has recovered the black boxes that record plane data.
+The death toll rose on Wednesday morning, as Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg said on social media that first responders had located nine victims at the crash site. Officials had previously said the death toll was at least seven.
+Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed the increased death toll in a post on social media and said there is "the possibility of more" fatalities. He said during a Wednesday morning news briefing that there should be a solid grasp on the death toll by the afternoon. He declared a state of emergency on Wednesday.
+None of the victims have been identified, officials said on Wednesday afternoon. Greenberg said the Jefferson County Coroner has been at the scene and will make identifications. Greenberg said Tuesday night that at least four people had been killed on the ground. UPS said the plane had a crew of three.
+Beshear wrote on Wednesday that 16 families have reported loved ones who are unaccounted for. Search and rescue operations began overnight and are continuing this morning, he said.
+https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ups-plane-crash-louisville-kentucky/
+== Crash: UPS MD11 at Louisville on Nov 4th 2025, burst into flames on takeoff ==
+Simon Hradecky - Wednesday, Nov 5th 2025 07:11Z / Updated Wednesday, Nov 5th 2025 20:24Z
+A UPS United Parcel Service McDonnell Douglas MD-11, registration N259UP performing flight 5X-2976 from Louisville,KY to Honolulu,HI (USA) with 3 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Louisville's runway 17R at 17:13L (22:13Z) when the aircraft impacted ground and came to a rest at approximate position N38.146 W85.734 about 0.57nm past the runway end and about 0.09nm to the left of the extended runway centerline bursting into flames. All three on board perished, 4 fatalities on the ground are confirmed and 11 injuries on the ground reported, too.
+The aircraft had already been handed off to departure frequency but did not report on departure frequency anymore.
+According to ADS-B data the aircraft achieved 185 knots over ground near the aiming markers runway 35L still on the runway centerline but never became airborne.
+According to pictorial evidence engine #1 (left hand engine, CF6) separated the airframe during rotation for takeoff, the departure of that engine may also have failed the center engine #2.
+The FAA reported: "UPS Flight 2976 crashed around 5:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Nov. 4, after departing from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was headed to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. The FAA and NTSB will investigate."
+https://avherald.com/h?article=52f5748f
+== An engine fell off a UPS plane before a deadly crash and explosion in Kentucky, the NTSB says ==
+BRUCE SCHREINER, HALLIE GOLDEN and DYLAN LOVAN - Tue, November 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM PST
+LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal investigator said Wednesday, offering the first official details about a disaster that killed at least nine people.
+First responders, meanwhile, searched for more victims, a day after the crash at UPS Worldport, the company’s global aviation hub in Louisville. It created an inferno that consumed the enormous aircraft and spread to nearby businesses.
+After being cleared for takeoff, a large fire developed in the left wing, said Todd Inman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the investigation.
+The plane gained enough altitude to clear the fence at the end of the runway before crashing off airport property, Inman told reporters.
+Airport security video “shows the left engine detaching from the wing during the takeoff roll,” he said.
+https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/massive-fireball-erupts-ups-plane-054332903.html
+== UPS faces class action lawsuit after deadly Louisville plane crash ==
+Dana Sullivan Kilroy - Wed, November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM PST
+A Louisville resident and several local businesses filed a federal class-action lawsuit against United Parcel Service (UPS) and two major aerospace manufacturers following a deadly cargo plane crash that killed at least 13 people, including the UPS crew of three, and injured several others on November 3.
+The crash of a UPS cargo jet at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport unleashed a fiery explosion, destroying nearby buildings and leaving residents struggling with smoke, soot, and chemical contamination.
+A spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) described the crash in detail during a press conference following the crash.
+The lawsuit, filed Nov. 7 in U.S. District Court, alleges that UPS, Boeing, and General Electric acted negligently and recklessly in operating and maintaining the aircraft.
+Plaintiffs say the crash “upended the lives and livelihoods” of people and businesses in the surrounding community.
+https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ups-faces-class-action-lawsuit-231700213.html
+== Aviation Investigation Preliminary Report ==
+November 4, 2025, 17:14 Local
+McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
+Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air carrier - Non-scheduled
+On November 4, 2025, about 1714 eastern standard time (EST), United Parcel Service (UPS)
+flight 2976, a Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) MD-11F airplane, N259UP, was destroyed after it
+impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from runway 17R at Louisville Muhammad Ali
+International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky. The 3 crewmembers aboard the airplane and
+people on the ground were fatally injured. There were 23 others on the ground who were
+injured. Flight 2976 was a domestic cargo flight operating under the provisions of Title 14
+Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 from SDF to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
+(HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii.
+In response to the accident, the NTSB traveled to SDF on November 5, 2025, and started the
+process of documenting the accident site, and collecting the perishable data necessary for the
+investigation. As part of the investigative process, the NTSB invited qualified parties to
+participate in the investigation. These included the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), UPS,
+The Boeing Company, Independent Pilots Association (IPA), General Electric (GE) Aerospace,
+and Teamsters Airline Division.
+https://www.ntsb.gov/Documents/Prelimiary%20Report%20DCA26MA024.pdf
+==== 2025 Gloucestershire (Light Aircraft / 3D Printed Part) ====
+== Plane crashed after 3D-printed part collapsed ==
+Maisie Lillywhite - 4 December 2025
+A plane crashed after a 3D-printed part softened and collapsed, causing its engine to lose power, a report has found.
+The Cozy Mk IV light aircraft was destroyed after its plastic air induction elbow, bought at an air show in North America, collapsed.
+The aircraft crashed into a landing aid system at Gloucestershire Airport in Staverton on 18 March at 13:04 GMT, after its engine lost power. The sole occupant was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
+The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said in a report that the induction elbow was made of "inappropriate material" and safety actions will be taken in future regarding 3D printed parts.
+https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w932vqye0o
+==  Plane Crashed After 3D-Printed Part Collapsed ==
+Posted by BeauHD on Thursday December 04, 2025 03:23PM
+A light aircraft crashed in Gloucestershire after a 3D-printed plastic air-induction elbow softened from engine heat and collapsed, cutting power during final approach and causing the plane to undershoot the runway. Investigators say the part was made from "inappropriate material" and safety actions will be taken in the future regarding 3D printed parts. The BBC reports:
+<blockquote>
+Following an "uneventful local flight", the AAIB report said the pilot advanced the throttle on the final approach to the runway, and realized the engine had suffered a complete loss of power. "He managed to fly over a road and a line of bushes on the airfield boundary, but landed short and struck the instrument landing system before coming to rest at the side of the structure," the report read.
+It was revealed the part had been installed during a modification to the fuel system and collapsed due to its 3D-printed plastic material softening when exposed to heat from the engine. The Light Aircraft Association (LAA) said it now intends to take safety actions in response to the accident, including a "LAA Alert" regarding the use of 3D-printed parts that will be sent to inspectors.
+</blockquote>
+https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/04/2125206/plane-crashed-after-3d-printed-part-collapsed