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What happened at Miami airport? UPS cargo plane collides with Copa Airlines jet, two injuredOn the evening of November 14, a UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines passenger jet experienced a collision while both were taxiing at Miami...
FAA flights grounded: 44,000 daily flights, 5,500 planes in the air, 3 million passengers a day and how US skies workThe US aviation network manages tens of thousands of flights daily through a chain of airport towers, radar facilities and regional control...
US flight chaos hits 1.5 million passengers, 11,000 flights: What brought skies to a halt?FAA flights grounded reason: A nationwide ground stop impacted thousands of flights across the United States due to overloaded air traffic ...
FAA nationwide ground stop: What you should NOT do if you want a refund for your canceled flightFAA ground stop: On November 13, a major telecommunications failure prompted a nationwide FAA ground stop, affecting hundreds of flights. P...
Air India losses narrow, but Singapore Airlines’ profit falls 44% as fuel costs riseIn its latest financial report, Singapore Airlines announced a net profit of S$134 million for the first half, down from S$239 million in t...
In 1793, England completed an inclined plane that carried canal boats 207 feet uphill on wheeled cradles before returning them to the waterAround 200 years ago, a brilliant team of engineers in England created the Hay Inclined Plane, revolutionizing canal boat transport. This i...
Who sent $2 bn military equipment to Iran past US blockade? More than 5,000 agenciesIran has developed a clandestine network involving over 5,000 agencies to import military equipment and evade sanctions. This network funct...
One power bank banned on all flights in India after IndiGo Delhi-Chennai flight fire scare; reason behind power banks explosions inside planesWhich power bank has DGCA banned? DGCA has banned the MOBIKINS MK-PB-04 power bank from flights to, from and within India after an IndiGo D...
In 1876, Washington, D.C., opened an incline plane that lowered canal boats to the Potomac River inside a water-filled tank weighing about 400 tons when fullIn the 1870s, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal encountered serious challenges when attempting to move boats to the Potomac River. To overcome th...
In 1824, construction began on New Jersey’s Morris Canal, where 23 inclined planes carried boats up and down hills; some lifts spanned up to 100 feetConstructed in the early 1830s, the Morris Canal stands as a significant achievement in New Jersey's engineering history. It uniquely utili...
F-35 parts were sent from Australia to Hong Kong: How a shipping error put sensitive US stealth technology near ChinaA shipment containing sensitive F-35 components was mistakenly routed through Hong Kong due to a communication failure. The parts were init...
In the 1950s, two IBM engineers built a new way to store computer data on spinning disks; it held 5 million characters and recalled a record in under 1 secondThe IBM 350 disk storage unit revolutionized data management in the 1950s, allowing businesses to efficiently store and quickly retrieve fi...
In 2013, a Danish man set out to visit every country without flying; nearly 10 years later, the Maldives was his final stopTorbjorn Pedersen journeyed to 203 countries over nine years without flying. He faced malaria, gunmen, and a pandemic, which tested his res...
In 1940, Frederick McKinley Jones patented a refrigerator tough enough for moving trucks; it changed how fresh meat and dairy could travel long distancesIn 1940, Frederick McKinley Jones revolutionized the transportation of perishables by patenting a refrigeration unit specifically for truck...
Vanuatu ferry sinks in rough seas, at least 1 dead and 30 missingOne person died and thirty remain missing after a ferry sank off Vanuatu's coast. The vessel MV Matui departed Santo for Ambae island in ro...
In 2017, Jordan sank a 100-foot C-130 Hercules cargo plane off Aqaba; marine life has been colonizing it ever sinceA retired Jordanian C-130 Hercules plane was intentionally sunk offshore Aqaba. This created an artificial reef to foster marine life and c...
UPS plane crash in Kentucky: State of emergency declared by governor and relief fund establishedA UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in Kentucky, killing at least nine people. Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency to ai...
12 dead after engine fell off UPS plane that crashed and exploded in KentuckyA UPS cargo plane caught fire and lost an engine during takeoff in Kentucky. The aircraft crashed and exploded, killing at least 12 people....
UPS Plane crash: Videos show how the plane crash unfolded, capturing reactions, towering flames, and debris as the death toll continues to riseA UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was en route to Honolulu. The inc...
UPS plane crash video shows plume of smoke rising, scattered debris as cargo jet bursts into flames moments after take off; watch hereA large UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded Tuesday after taking off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The incident resu...