Airborne laser

TrendPK.com Airborne laser destroys boosting ballistic missile for the first time
Calling it a history-making test, Boeing announced that its airborne laser destroyed a boosting ballistic missile for the first time. The aircraft that fired the lasers is a Boeing Wichita-modified 747-400F aircraft.
It marks the first time a laser weapon has destroyed an [...]

Haiti Earthquake Update

Haiti Earthquake Update, American Airlines said passengers were boarding one of its planes at Port-au-Prince’s airport in Haiti when the earthquake hit Tuesday, causing damage at the airport.

American Airlines Flight 1908 was scheduled to depart from Haiti at 5:30 p.m. local time but took off instead at 6:41 p.m. after the runway was inspected, said Andrea Huguely, an American spokeswoman in Fort Worth, Texas.

The plane landed safely in Miami at 8:33 p.m. and American doesn’t have any planes on the ground in Haiti at present, the spokeswoman added.

The American spokeswoman said the airline was unaware of any casualties at the Port-au-Prince airport.

But she said the airport sustained damage in the earthquake. The airport was closed Tuesday night and would remain closed Wednesday, she added.

Forty-nine passengers and 11 crew members departed on Flight 1908 to Miami. Originally 176 passengers were scheduled to board the Boeing 767 jet, but the majority chose to stay behind, according to the spokeswoman.

American has three flights a day between Haiti and Miami, one a day between Haiti and Fort Lauderdale and one a day between Haiti and New York’s JFK airport.

Separately, Spirit Airlines Inc. said in a statement Tuesday that it “is working on a relief effort” in Haiti. The Miramar, Florida-based carrier didn’t provide any immediate details on that effort.

Spirit said it has canceled two scheduled flights Wednesday between Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Port-au-Prince.

“Spirit will reinstate flights as soon as the airport in Port-au-Prince opens,” it added in a statement.

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Haiti Earthquake Update was first posted on January 13, 2010 at 2:30 pm.

American Airlines Crash in Jamaica

KINGSTON: American Airlines Crash in Jamaica, Forty passengers were injured when an American Airlines jet crashed late Tuesday at Kingston’s international airport, Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz told media.

American Airlines Flight 331, carrying 148 passengers and six crewmembers, was en route from Miami to Kingston, the airline confirmed to media.

The plane overshot the runway, according to local media reports.

“The injured passengers have been taken to the Kingston Public Hospital,” Vaz told media, adding that there were no reports of fatalities.

Local media said the Boeing 737 plane broke in two after landing in heavy rain at Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport at about 10:00 pm (0300 GMT Wednesday).

American Airlines “will not speculate on the cause of the incident,” airline spokesman Billy Sanez said in a recorded statement.

“The plane crashed and broke almost in front of me,” passenger Naomi Palmer told the media as emergency vehicles raced to the scene.

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American Airlines Crash in Jamaica was first posted on December 23, 2009 at 12:09 pm.

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TrendPK.com Frances Bean Cobain Pictures,Frances Bean Cobain:After a history of troubles, Courtney Love — ex-singer of the band Hole and former wife of deceased Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain — has lost custody of her daughter, Frances Bean Cobain.

According to TMZ, the announcement came in a Los Angeles court on Friday during a [...]

787 First Flight Schedule

TrendPK.com 787 First Flight Schedule:After two and a half years of delays, aerospace giant Boeing will finally push its Dreamliner out of the nest and see if it can fly. The Boeing 787’s first flight today marks a long anticipated turning point for the company, as it tiptoes closer to cashing in [...]

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TrendPK.com 787 First Flight Video,787 First Flight:The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is set to take off at last, nearly two and a half years later than originally hoped.
The scheduled test flight is set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. The Dreamliner is expected to take off from Everett, Washington, undergo a five-hour [...]

Boeing Dreamliner First Flight,Boeing Dreamliner Maiden Flight

TrendPK.com Boeing Dreamliner First Flight,Boeing Dreamliner Maiden Flight:In the company of two T-33 military chase planes, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s First Flight began at 10:27 AM Pacific time today beneath a 2,500 ft cloud deck.
Rolling on Paine field’s runway 34L, the airliner initiated a climb and then turned west toward Port [...]