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Brisbane Airport winning war on wasps
Mud dauber wasps pose a danger to jets at Australia’s Brisbane Airport, which is using special treatments to keep the insects away.
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How is AI improving aircraft inspections after hard landings?
A hard landing on the runway puts stress on a plane. ATR is using artificial AI to help identify any damage and get planes flying…
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Aviation sector says resolving 5G safety conflicts will take years
Congress, regulators and industry are trying to develop a long-term plan that would allow 5G cell towers to coexist with airport traffic.
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FedEx, UPS operate large Boeing freighters FAA says vulnerable to 5G
Nearly 80% of the U.S. commercial fleet has been deemed safe to operate around 5G antennas, but not some of the largest freighters in the…
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Major cargo airlines warn 5G could disrupt over 10K flights
Shippers, not just passengers, will be negatively impacted by delayed flights and rerouting to alternative airports if telecom companies eventually launch service close to airports.
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Cargo jet does face-plant after mangled maintenance check
A British Airways plane fell on its face at Heathrow Airport. One ground engineer was too short to reach the landing gear housing, and his…
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FAA shuts down Hawaii cargo operator Transair
The Federal Aviation Administration puts Transair on freeze because of safety concerns.
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Pilots blame Atlas Air, FAA for 2019 freighter crash
Blame game: The National Transportation Safety Board says an incompetent co-pilot caused an Atlas Air cargo plane to crash. Contributing factors were an inattentive captain,…
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Investigators blame pilot error for 2019 Atlas Air crash
Recipe for disaster: a pilot who made serious mistakes, panicked, had a history of reacting poorly under stress and lied about it to his employer…
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