Air travel is safe and getting safer – whatever else you might have read
If you've been following the news it might seem like there's been a lot of air crashes recently. It might seem that flying has become a risky business.
If you've been following the news it might seem like there's been a lot of air crashes recently. It might seem that flying has become a risky business.
Other
Jan 15, 2015
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a major step to curb the largest remaining source of airborne lead pollution.
Environment
Oct 7, 2022
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Drones: A flying technological marvel that could save lives or a sinister robot spy which edges the United States ever closer towards becoming a surveillance society?
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 18, 2013
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Virgin Galactic said Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared it to resume launches after an investigation into why its spaceship veered off course while descending during a July flight with founder ...
Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2021
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Noise can be distracting, especially to a person trying to concentrate on a difficult task. Studying annoying noises helps architects design better building environments and policy makers choose effective noise regulations. ...
General Physics
Oct 18, 2012
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The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce Thursday that it is granting permits to seven movie and television production companies to fly drones, an important step toward greater use of the technology by ...
Other
Sep 25, 2014
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The drone market is booming and it is changing the way we use airspace, with some unforeseen consequences.
Ecology
Sep 11, 2017
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The US Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it was ordering inspections of all Boeing 787 Dreamliners in service worldwide following reports of fuel leaks.
Other
Dec 5, 2012
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A comprehensive aviation safety system as envisioned by NASA would require integration of a wide range of systems and practices, including building an in-time aviation safety management system (IASMS) that could detect and ...
Engineering
Jan 18, 2018
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When tested on their knowledge of 23 types of weather information, from icing forecasts and turbulence reports to radar, 204 general aviation (GA) pilots surveyed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers were stumped ...
Other
Apr 16, 2018
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