Engine Failure Blamed in Heathrow Crash Landing
Paper Airplane to be Launched from International Space Station
Passengers Can Bring Lithium Batteries on Flights
American Airlines Awards $67 Million to Workers
ENGINE FAILURE BLAMED IN HEATHROW CRASH LANDING – Associated Press
A preliminary accident report released Friday said the British Airways crash landing at Heathrow airport was due to engine failure. Engines on the Boeing 777 failed to respond to a demand to increase thrust about two miles before it reached the runway. The pilot of Flight 038 from Beijing to London is being hailed as a hero for making the landing short of the runway on Thursday, with 19 injuries reported among the 152 people on board.
Link: Associated Press
PAPER AIRPLANE TO BE LAUNCHED FROM INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION – Boing Boing
If one of your favorite pastimes is flying paper airplanes, then tune in: The Japanese team on the International Space Station plans to launch a paper airplane into the Earth’s atmosphere. The plane will be treated with heat-resisting materials, so hopefully it won’t burn up upon re-entry. The researchers believe that since the origami aircraft will be very light, it won’t catch on fire.
Link: Boing Boing
PASSENGERS CAN BRING BATTERIES ON THEIR FLIGHT – Information Week
Confused about the lithium battery ban on flights? What you should know is that there is no limit to how many lithium batteries they can carry onboard airplanes. There is, however, a limit on the weight and power for lithium batteries. The U.S. Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration recently passed a regulation on loose lithium batteries, which confused many travelers. The regulation states that all batteries must be kept in their original packaging or a separate pouch, like a plastic bag.
Link: Information Week
AMERICAN AIRLINES AWARDS $67 MILLION TO WORKERS - The Dallas Morning News
American Airlines gave $67 million in checks to its American Airlines Inc. and American Eagle Airlines employees. The awards were thank-yous to recognize the employees’ efforts; however, the unions representing American and American Eagle workers consider these checks only a start to repaying them for pay cuts. President Tommie Hutto-Blake of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants said, “A 1 percent return on our sacrifice of $1.7 billion over the past five years, while executives continuously reward themselves with millions, is a slap in the face to the workers who literally saved this company from bankruptcy five years ago.”
Link: The Dallas Morning News
