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New FAA rest rules to address 'fatigue' issues with air traffic controllers The mandate comes amid heightened scrutiny of near-miss incidents. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association said it could backfire. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-faa-rest-rules-address-fatigue-issues-air-...

But is the deaccelerator pedal more effective that the accelerator pedal?

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I hear that Trump's accountants may be available.

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RSS Leeham News and Analysis Boeing unlikely to meet FAA’s 90-day deadline for new safety program April 18, 2024 https://leehamnews.com/2024/04/18/boeing-unlikely-to-meet-faas-90-day-deadline-for-new-safety-program/ Boeing appears unlikely to meet a 90-day deadline to submit a comprehensive plan to ...

Dickey Betts, co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, dead at 80 https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/entertainment/dickey-betts-death/index.html Dickey Betts, a guitarist and the co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, has died, according to a family statement shared with CNN on Thursday by his longtime...

Prince Harry now officially considers the U.S. — not Britain — his primary residence The change was revealed in a filing with the U.K.'s Companies House on Wednesday. It comes as Prince William returns to royal duties on Thursday for the first time since Princess Kate's cancer announcement. https:/...

Finally decided to bite the bullet and take unresponsive desktop to the computer doctor. Turned out to be a failure of the graphics card. :(( Wallet lighter but slowly getting everything reconnected. Wound up buying a used Surface Pro 4 and dock to use for travel, should I get back into that habit. ...

$14.5M gold heist from Toronto airport results in charges for airline employee and 8 others Peel Regional Police said Wednesday that 6,600 gold bars worth more than 20 million Canadian dollars ($14.5 million) were stolen, the biggest gold theft in Canadian history. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/worl...

Alaska Airlines passenger captured by FBI after repeatedly groping woman on flight Prosecutors say Desmond Bostick covered his hand with a blanket while groping the woman throughout their flight from San Diego to Seattle https://www.foxnews.com/us/alaska-airlines-passenger-captured-fbi-after-repeat...

'Drunk' airplane passenger fined for reportedly urinating in cup during delay at Australia airport The man was removed from the plane after the incident, Australian Federal Police said https://www.foxnews.com/world/drunk-airplane-passenger-fined-reportedly-urinating-cup-delay-australia-airport A 53...

FAA Clears Boom For XB-1 Supersonic Tests https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/safety-ops-regulation/faa-clears-boom-xb-1-supersonic-tests?elq2=1229ee592b8d49beacd0347681cec259&sp_eh=4daed18820c515290aa2e1600a47f3ab01f81fe1ed4d051ea33dca6de6d6fe93 In what the FAA has termed “a major federal actio...

Boeing’s problems just cost United $200 million https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/business/boeing-cost-united-200-million/index.html United Airlines was pushed into the red by Boeing and its ongoing quality issues, the airline said Tuesday. The company took a $200 million hit in the first quarter afte...

https://twitter.com/i/status/1780234638645919804 A year’s worth of rain plunges normally dry Dubai underwater https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/weather/dubai-rain-flooding-climate/index.html A year’s worth of rain unleashed immense flash flooding in Dubai Tuesday as roads turned into rivers and rushing...

Just received a text from my neighbor informing me that her 80 something year old mother had died. She and her late husband were some of the first homeowners in this subdivision, having bought the house while it was still under construction, some 45+ years ago. I had known them for the 22 years that...

There appears to be an awful lot of secret intra-governmental horse-trading and blunt threats going on behind the scenes. https://twitter.com/snarwani/status/1780199469172113877 The United States expects that Israel’s military response to Iran’s strikes will be limited in scope, a senior administra...

Hey G-C, best of luck with the polyp. Assume it will be with a proctoscope ? Over quickly, and then it will be examined... Good luck from here as well. :-ss A week and a half ago I had a consultation with a G-I doc new to my medical practice. I had been scoped a little over a year ago by another do...

NASA confirms origin of space junk that crashed through Florida home / The 1.6-pound metal object should have burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere. https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24131804/nasa-confirms-iss-space-station-junk-crashed-into-florida-home NASA has confirmed suspicions that the strang...

Boeing defends its planes’ safety ahead of whistleblower hearing https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/business/boeing-defends-planes-safety/index.html Boeing on Monday scrambled to address safety and quality concerns about its planes ahead of a whistleblower hearing in the Senate on Wednesday. A briefing...

A Cybertruck owner says his accelerator got stuck while he was driving Some Cybertruck purchasers said their deliveries had been put on pause. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/cybertruck-accelerator-stuck-driving-issue-tesla-recall-musk-rcna147832 A federal vehicle safety regulator says it ha...

Pilot fell out of aircraft and hit tail, causing deadly 2022 crash that killed 2, NTSB says The Bearhawk Patrol experimental aircraft crashed Oct. 29, 2022, at a farm in Pennsylvania, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pilot-fel...