AvatarMadisonThe US Air Force's oldest bomber is now a flying networkverified_publisherEngadget - Jon FingasThe B-52 may be one of the US Air Force's most reliable bombers, but it's not exactly a technology powerhouse; some of its systems were only fresh when Kennedy was President. The aircraft's newly-delivered CONECT (Combat Network Communications Technology) variant is finally catching up with the …
AvatarMadisonCanadian airlines will let you use devices during takeoff and landingverified_publisherEngadget - Jon FingasAmerican airlines may let you use your mobile devices at every stage of flight, but their Canadian counterparts still insist that you power down until you're in mid-air. That's going to change shortly, though: Transport Canada has greenlit the use of electronics during takeoff and landing. As long …
Drones,spy planesAvatarMadisonYosemite National Park officials tell videographers to leave their drones at homeverified_publisherThe Verge - Dante D'OrazioOfficials want to make sure your next visit to Yosemite National Park isn't marred by a drone buzzing overhead. On Friday, the National Park Service issued a statement informing visitors that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are banned inside the park's 1,169 square miles of land in California. The …
AvatarMadisonU-2 Spy Plane Disrupted Hundreds Of Flights, FAA Acknowledgesverified_publisherNPR - Bill ChappellA snarl of air traffic over California last week is being blamed on a Cold War-era spy plane whose flight plan did not compute for air traffic control computers. After the altitude of the U-2 plane was misinterpreted, efforts to route airliners around it created havoc. "According to sources, the U-2 …