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NEWS Pilot saves six Marines earning him the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor
The narrative within tells everything we need to know in the debate over retiring the A-10 in favor of one or two more F-35s. The FA-18s couldn’t get the job done; the A-10s did against an enemy 10-50 meters from six thankful Marines. Link
UPDATE EMERGENCY Gibraltar Airport was closed following a suspicious piece of luggage.
Today Gibraltar airport had to be closed, and the border crossing as well as local businesses closed because of a suspicious piece of luggage that was being loaded onto easyJet flight EZY8902. easyJet released a statement to say that they have delayed the flight because of a baggage handler either smelling smoke or seeing it…
UPDATE GIBRALTAR A statement from easyJet was read out by the BBC about the closure of Gibraltar airport
Quoting of daniel boettcher speaking to Maxine Mawhinney on the BBC News Channel at 13:15: “Statement from easyJet that confirm the reports the closure of the airport is because of an involvement of one of their aircraft that was due to be leaving from Gibraltar for Gatwick. The flight was delayed due to a technical…
MH17 UPDATE – Debris still being discovered of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over 6 months ago.
Rudy Bouma, is a reporter for Nieuwsuur (in Netherlands) has tweeted 4 images of debris that he states has been discovered by himself in Nikishino, as far as a 20 minute drive away from the crash site of Hrabove in the Donetsk Oblast. View the original tweet from Rudy Bouma, and watch Nieuwsuur this Sunday for a…
NEWS On the Wings of Giants: Airbus Banks on the Beluga
Throughout Airbus’ first two decades in business, its competitors at Boeing would joke that “Every Airbus is delivered on the wings of a Boeing.” That statement was both accurate and fair, being that Airbus had to use modified Boeing Stratocruisers known as Super Guppies. Yes, Airbus was transporting parts for its own jets inside 1940s-era…
UPDATE @TomBurridgebbc – Gibraltar border, airport and a nearby supermarket is closed as Ministry Of Defence investigates a suspicious piece of luggage on easyJet flight EZY8902
The BBC Madrid correspondent, Tom Burridge, says on twitter that the Gibraltar border and airport as well as a nearby supermarket has been closed as the MOD begins to investigate a suspicious piece of luggage from easyJet flight EZY8902 to Gatwick airport. Flight EZY8902 is scheduled to depart for Gatwick as late at 1500 local…