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+== I listened to air traffic control while watching the planes live, and now I can’t stop ==
+Gregory Gibson - May 24, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
+Radio is one of those hobbies that quickly turns a five-minute experiment into an entire evening, which is why I keep coming back to it again and again. As an amateur radio operator myself, I love the hunt for finding signals and attaching all that noise and speech to real-world infrastructure.
+Adding live aircraft into that mix meant I was basically doomed to spend a lot of time matching air traffic control transmissions to real-time aviation events. Unfortunately for me, I live in the middle of nowhere, well out of range of any airport large enough to make use of my own gear for airband listening.
+So, I went hunting online for public Software Defined Radio (SDR) receivers close to major airports that covered the VHF airband frequency, the capability of receiving signals using AM mode, a waterfall display to see active signals, and a trusty online flight tracking map alongside it. After a few hours, I found the perfect combination, and I was hooked.
+https://www.makeuseof.com/listened-air-traffic-control-while-watching-planes-live-cant-stop/
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+== Air France, Airbus Guilty of Corporate Manslaughter In 2009 Air France 447 Crash ==
+Posted by EditorDavid on Saturday May 23, 2026 12:34PM
+Long-time Slashdot reader UnknowingFool shares this report from the BBC:
+<blockquote>
+Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people. The Paris Appeals Court found the airline and aircraft manufacturer "solely and entirely responsible" for the incident, in which flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. The passenger jet stalled during a storm and plunged into the water, killing all on board. A court had previously cleared the companies in April 2023, but they were found guilty on Thursday after an eight-week trial.
+Both have repeatedly denied the charges and say they will appeal... The companies have been asked to pay the maximum fine — €225,000 ($261,720; £194,500) each — but some victims' families have criticised the amount as a token penalty...
+In 2012, French investigators found a combination of technical failure involving ice in the plane's sensors and the pilots' inability to react to the aircraft stalling led to it plunging into the sea. The captain was on a break when the co-pilots became confused by faulty air-speed readings. They then mistakenly pointed the nose of the plane upwards when it stalled, instead of down. Investigators concluded the co-pilots did not have the training to deal with the situation. Pilot training has since been improved and the speed sensors replaced.
+</blockquote>
+https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/23/1840256/air-france-airbus-guilty-of-corporate-manslaughter-in-2009-air-france-447-crash
+== Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash ==
+Sofia Ferreira Santos - 21 May 2026
+Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people.
+The Paris Appeals Court found the airline and aircraft manufacturer "solely and entirely responsible" for the incident, in which flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
+The passenger jet stalled during a storm and plunged into the water, killing all on board.
+A court had previously cleared the companies in April 2023, but they were found guilty on Thursday after an eight-week trial. Both have repeatedly denied the charges and say they will appeal.
+All 12 crew members and 216 passengers on board the flight were killed when the plane crashed into the sea from a height of 38,000ft (11,580m), making it the deadliest incident in French aviation history.
+The wreckage was located after a long search of 10,000 sq km (3,860 sq miles) of sea floor. But the flight recorder was not found until 2011, after months of deep-sea searches.
+Relatives of some of the passengers, who were mainly French, Brazilian and German nationals, gathered to hear the verdict on Thursday.
+The companies have been asked to pay the maximum fine - €225,000 ($261,720; £194,500) each - but some victims' families have criticised the amount as a token penalty.
+Daniele Lamy, president of the AF447 victims' association, who lost her son in the accident, praised the court's verdict, adding that the justice system was "at last, taking into account the pain of the families faced with a collective tragedy of unbearable brutality".
+https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd2qmdvmq6o
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+==== 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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+== 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
+==== 2026 Laguardia, New York (Fire Truck / Air Canada) ====
+== Two pilots dead after plane and ground vehicle collide at New York's LaGuardia Airport ==
+Olivia Irelandand, Sakshi Venkatraman - 23 March 2026
+Two pilots have died after an Air Canada plane carrying dozens of people collided with a firefighting vehicle responding to a separate incident at New York's LaGuardia Airport.
+Forty-one people were taken to hospital, Port Authority chief Kathryn Garcia said. Thirty-two of them were later discharged but others had serious injuries.
+New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani described it as a "tragic collision", saying the National Transportation Safety Board was investigating Sunday's incident.
+"I am grateful to our first responders, whose swift actions saved lives."
+The airport was closed overnight and in the morning, reopening at 14:00 local time (18:00 GMT). Massive queues were reported.
+https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy01g522ww4o
+== LaGuardia pilots raised safety alarms months before deadly runway crash ==
+Nasa reports show repeated warnings of close calls before crash that killed two pilots and injured 41 others
+Edward Helmore - Tue 24 Mar 2026 09.33 EDT
+Pilot safety concerns about New York’s LaGuardia airport were filed to aviation officials months before Sunday’s collision between an airplane and a fire truck left two pilots dead and 41 other people hospitalized.
+According to the aviation safety reporting system administered by the US space agency Nasa, a pilot using the airport in the summer wrote, “Please do something,” after air traffic controllers failed to provide appropriate guidance about multiple nearby aircraft.
+“The pace of operations is building in LGA,” they wrote, referring to the New York City airport, one of the busiest in the US. “The controllers are pushing the line.”
+In a reference to the January 2025 mid-air collision over the Potomac River in Washington DC that killed more than 60 people, they said: “On thunderstorm days, LGA is starting to feel like [Ronald Reagan National airport] did before the accident there.”
+The warning, first reported by CNN, showed that the pilot of the aircraft was concerned that LaGuardia’s control tower initiated a takeoff clearance for an aircraft when their plane was “only 300 feet high on final” approach on a different runway – and the departing plane had hesitated initiating its takeoff run.
+https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/laguardia-airplane-pilots-safety-concerns-crash
+== Air traffic controller involved in deadly LaGuardia plane crash kept working: ‘We have questions’ ==
+Patrick Reilly - March 25, 2026, 7:17 a.m. ET
+The air traffic controller at the helm when an Air Canada plane crashed into a rescue truck at LaGuardia Airport continued working after the deadly incident.
+Only two controllers were on duty when two pilots were killed in the crash around 11:45 p.m. Sunday — but only one of them cleared the emergency vehicle to cross the runway to respond to an incident on another plane just as the Air Canada jet was landing, NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy revealed.
+“We know that that controller was still on duty for several minutes afterwards. Normally, they would be relieved,” she said.
+“We have questions about that. Was anybody available to relieve that controller? We don’t know that yet.”
+Homendy warned against “pointing fingers at controllers and saying distraction was involved,” as some reports claimed the FAA was investigating.
+The potential distraction was a United Airlines flight on which a mysterious odor had sickened crew members.
+https://nypost.com/2026/03/25/us-news/air-traffic-controller-involved-in-deadly-laguardia-plane-crash-still-kept-working-we-have-questions/
+== Air Canada jet collision shuts LaGuardia; pilots killed, dozens injured =
+March 22, 2026 9:32 PM PDT Updated March 23, 2026
+NEW YORK/MONTREAL/WASHINGTON March 23 (Reuters) - An Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, killing both pilots, injuring ‌dozens and closing the facility, authorities said.
+The Air Canada Express CRJ-900 plane, operated by its regional partner Jazz Aviation, was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members and had departed from Montreal, said Jazz, which is owned by Chorus Aviation. Jazz and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed that the pilot and first officer were killed.
+https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/air-canada-express-plane-hits-ground-vehicle-new-yorks-la-guardia-airport-2026-03-23/
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+== How Much Does It Cost To Fly A Private Jet From New York To California? ==
+Patricia Green - Apr 26, 2026, 9:31 AM EDT
+Private jet travel has boomed in popularity since the pandemic, as more people found out how flexible and convenient it was. The time saved at airports is considerable, with all the processes streamlined, efficient, and personalized. Private jets are luxurious and very comfortable, as well as saving precious time. So, for high-flying business executives, celebrities, or ultra-high-net-worth individuals, flying privately offers the best experience, especially in the United States, where business jets are a firm feature.
+Private jet travel can be expensive, but how much does it cost to travel from New York to California? One of the most popular destinations for private jets is Los Angeles. So let's use that as a guideline and look at some different options. Is there a cheaper way to fly private? Is it cheaper to consider private ownership or charter with an operator on a regular basis? Let's find out!
+https://simpleflying.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-fly-a-private-jet-from-new-york-to-california-2026/