Apr 24 Solar plane completes dangerous 3-day flight over the Pacific Ocean By Michael D. Regan The Solar Impulse-2 finished the most challenging leg of its around-the-world trip, which started in March 2015 in the United Arab Emirates, in an attempt to draw attention to clean-energy technology. Continue reading
Jun 10 Obama administration proposes regulation of aircraft emissions By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The Obama administration proposed Wednesday to regulate aircraft emissions in much the same way as power plants, saying they are a threat to human health because they contain pollutants that help cause global warming. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch How does a modern jetliner vanish without a trace? By PBS News Hour There are still many more questions than answers in the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Judy Woodruff asks former NTSB investigator Alan Diehl and former NTSB board member John Goglia to speculate on different known factors and possible… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch ‘We are racing for life’: Chinese foreign ministry asks for help searching for Malaysian jet By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch A Year After Bin Laden Death, U.S. Maintains Drone Campaign Against al-Qaida A Year After Bin Laden Death, U.S. Maintains Drone Campaign vs. aAl-Qaida… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch News Wrap: Federal Reserve Reports Economic Growth Across U.S. In other news Wednesday, a Federal Reserve report said the U.S. economy improved in every part of the country. In Pakistan, intelligence officials reported U.S. drone aircraft killed six suspected Taliban fighters near the Afghan border. The attacks come two… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Pentagon’s F-35 Fighter Under Fire in Congress The Defense Department is waging a battle over the increasing price of its new stealth aircraft program. Kwame Holman reports on why the Joint Strike Fighter program, which was supposed to save the military money, is taking fire in Washington. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 11:48 Marine tilt-rotor aircraft set for deployment despite problems The V-22 Osprey, a new tilt-rotor aircraft, is expected to be deployed to Iraq in several months, but critics say it has operational and design problems. Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the controversy surrounding the new aircraft. Continue watching