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 https://gizmodo.com/air-traffic-controllers-problems-newark-sean-duffy-2000661135
+== 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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 https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/the-long-way-down-the-crash-of-air-france-flight-447-8a7678c37982
+== 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