Wind Jet A319 Veers Off Runway, Injures 30

The airliner was approaching Palermo on its final approach with reported thunderstorms and windshear in the area. On landing the airliner veered off the runway. Both main landing gear collapsed after leaving the runway. The aircraft was extensively damaged. Reports varied on the number of minor injuries, ranging from three to 20 people. (blog.seattlepi.com) Plus d'info...

Two Russian Fighter Jets Collide Mid-Air, Crash

MOSCOW — Two Russian air force jets rehearsing aerobatic maneuvers collided Sunday near Moscow, killing one stunt pilot and sending one fighter crashing into nearby vacation homes, a military official said. (www.comcast.net) Plus d'info...

Judge denies Boeing motion to dismiss labor case

A judge has denied Boeing Co.'s request to dismiss a federal lawsuit that claims the company illegally retaliated against unionized workers by moving some work from Washington state to South Carolina. (flightaware.com) Plus d'info...

Bees on A Plane!

DANVERS, Mass. — Maybe these bees were too tired to fly for themselves. A gang of honeybees landed on the wing of a plane used for flight school training at Beverly Airport. At first, the 10,000 or so bees swarmed over the left side of the aircraft, then landed on top of the left wing. The owner of the flight center called police, who said to call local bee removal expert Al Wilkins. Wilkins used a specially designed vacuum to suck the bees off the plane, and then relocated them to hives where… (www.comcast.net) Plus d'info...

X-15 flying Mach 6!!!

The experimental X-15 Waverider aircraft is being readied to make a Mach 6 flight (six times the speed of sound) over the Pacific ocean, according to the Department of Defense. A cross between an airplane and a rocket, the Waverider is so-named because it stays partly aloft from the lift created by its own shock wave. (Continues on link) (www.airport-data.com) Plus d'info...