February 21, 2019 @ 5:43 pm
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Amazon Web Services recovered Monday morning from a widespread outage that disrupted services for major retailers, airlines, social media apps, financial platforms, and more. AWS infrastructure supports millions of websites and platforms.Air France 447 in 2009, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and the recent Germanwings A320 incidents have drawn attention due to their significant impact on the airline industry, often attributing blame to pilot suicide, storms, or poor judgment. Similarly, crashes involving electric trains like the Disney Monorail, DC Metro in 2009, and Amtrak 188 are investigated with discussions of safety devices, track maintenance, or mechanical failure taking center stage.
The public only begins to suspect something larger at play when widespread issues arise. Disruptions in cell phone service are often blamed on blocked tower access or bad weather, while the Blackberry outage in 2008 was attributed to a software glitch. However, engineers maintaining equipment and the grid are not easily deceived. During the Washington DC blackout, an electrical issue initially described as a "surge" hinted at something unusual.
A key distinction exists between a failed electrical system, a simple outage, and an electromagnetic pulse. A pulse causes a surge—a sudden increase in magnetons and electrons—that disrupts equipment reliant on steady particle flow, leading to a runaway state. Surge protection can guard against lightning strikes, shutting down equipment to prevent damage. Yet, absent a lightning strike, such surges may point to the charged tail of Planet X, also known as Nibiru.
What lies ahead for the public? As cell phone service and satellite cable TV continue to degrade, and as planes experience increasing electronics failures or cockpit smoke incidents, the challenges posed by such phenomena may become harder to ignore.
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Comment by M. Difato on February 25, 2019 at 3:39pm
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Oregon F-15 Eagle Fired Millions Worth Of Missiles Into The Sea Before Emergency Landing
http://thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26597/oregon-f-15-fired-millions-w... Posted FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Yesterday, we reported on an emergency arrested landing made by an Oregon Air National Guard F-15C from the 142nd Fighter Wing. The jet had been in the air for some time before it made its way back to its home base at Portland International Airport and landed via catching the emergency cable with its tail hook on runway 28L. Now, The War Zone has learned that the aircraft in question was part of an alert training mission and was fully armed with live air-to-air missiles when it took off. During the emergency, the decision was made to fire off all of its armament into the Pacific Ocean before returning to land, an operation that is apparently quite rare in the F-15 community.
The aircraft, which had the callsign "ROCK 42," a moniker associated directly with the alert mission, had a gear issue upon takeoff with one of its main gear failing to retract. Our sources close to the F-15 community have told us the particular issue with this aircraft's landing gear was of questionable severity. We won't go into any more detail on that aspect of the story at this time, but the diagnosis of the issue, or lack thereof, ended up prompting the F-15C to fly out over the Oregon Coast and into the vast military operating areas (MOAs) that Eagles from Portland frequent on a daily basis, and fire off its missile load on a ballistic trajectory into the sea below. The jet was limited to roughly 250 miles per hour the entire trip due to the overspeed limitation on the F-15's landing gear when extended.
The missiles were fired instead of dropped for a number of factors. First, the underwing missiles cannot be jettisoned without also dropping the pylons and the aircraft's wing tanks. Second, hitting the water at high mach speeds damages the missiles severely, if not destroying them altogether. But dumping the Eagle's weapons load came at a very high cost.
Depending on how many missiles were carried and of what type, the price of sending that F-15C's entire arsenal to Davy Jones's locker added up to millions of dollars. Usually, alert F-15s will go out with six or eight missiles. Traditionally, such a configuration will include four AIM-120C AMRAAMs and a pair of AIM-9X Sidewinders. Alternatively, they will fly with a full loadout of six AIM-120 AMRAAMs and two AIM-9X Sidewinders.
Here is an exact unit cost of each missile and the sub-variants that are in production and/or are presently carried by F-15C Eagles. The numbers are taken directly from various fiscal year Pentagon budgets:
AIM-9X Block II (as of FY19 budget): ~$408,000
AIM-9X Block I (as of FY09 budget): ~$250,000 (~$292,000 in 2019 dollars)
AIM-120D (as of FY19 budget): ~$1.5 million
AIM-120C-7 (as of FY09 budget): ~1.0 million (~$1.16 in 2019 dollars)So at the very least, we are talking about $4.5M worth of missiles here, but that figure is likely somewhat higher.
For fighter aircraft that experience sudden emergencies, punching off drop tanks and air-to-ground weaponry does occur. The idea being that doing so makes the jet much lighter, which can help with certain performance or mechanical issues. A byproduct of this is that makes it so a crash landing doesn't turn into a detonation of high-explosive ordnance designed to cause massive destruction. But firing off a fighter's air-to-air loadout during an emergency seems to be a far less established practice. In fact, sources that we talked to in the USAF fighter community had never even heard of such a thing occurring in the past.
We reached out to the 142nd Fighter Wing for comment and they did confirm that the aircraft's weaponry was indeed jettisoned before landing, but they weren't prepared to offer additional details at this time. Our sources have noted that an inquiry is underway as to what exactly happened, what decisions were made, and why they were made. Keep in mind, that the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) of NORAD was also closely involved with this incident as the alert fighters were under their control as events unfolded.
In the end, what matters most is that everyone walked away safely from the emergency landing. But there could be important lessons to learn from this incident and they may not have come cheap considering the amount of advanced air-to-air weaponry that was blasted into the waters off Oregon on Wednesday afternoon.
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Comment by Juan F Martinez on February 23, 2019 at 11:03pm
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BREAKING: Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crashes with 3 passengers aboard in Southeast Texas
February 23, 2019
A cargo jetliner operating for Amazon Prime Air crashed with three passengers while approaching Houston, Texas, on Saturday.
The status of the three people on board was not immediately available on Saturday, officials said in a press release.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/breaking-amazon-prime-a...
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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 22, 2019 at 8:35pm
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https://www.ktts.com/2019/02/21/springfield-to-dallas-flight-makes-...
Springfield To Dallas Flight Makes Emergency Landing
A flight from Springfield to Dallas had to make an emergency landing at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport after reports of smoke in the cockpit.
No word on what caused the smoke.
Envoy Air, a part of American Airlines, says crews are investigating.
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Passengers Get Woken Up by Smoke on Carnival Cruise Ship
https://www.cruisehive.com/passengers-get-woken-up-by-smoke-on-carn...
Passengers had a scare in the early hours of Monday morning when smoke filled up one of the hallways on Carnival Sensation at the end of a western Caribbean cruise.
Many guests on the Carnival Sensation were woken in the early hours of Monday morning (Feb 11) when it was thought a small fire broke out on deck 6. It started at around 3:00 AM when an emergency Alpha code was announced throughout the ship. This means there is a possible fire onboard and crew members who are trained to deal with these situations are told to attend.
https://twitter.com/AmandaJ_TX
https://twitter.com/CarnivalCruise
However, after it first appearing that a fire broke out Carnival Cruise Line did state that when fire crews arrived no fire was found on deck 6. The thick smoke was apparently coming from a housekeeping storage unit.
https://twitter.com/AmandaJ_TX/status/1094885095255748610
The good news is that not long later, the smoke dissipated and no injuries were reported. Great work from the crew member fire team who continuously practice for ship fires during their contract. The captain apparently also announced that it was extinguished on the public PA system.
https://twitter.com/mis_Danni91/status/1095010962338385921
Some cruisers went to social media posting about the shock of smoke filling up the hallway with worried fellow passengers and some even wearing life jackets.
The Fantasy-class cruise ship was coming to the end of a 4-night western Caribbean cruise which departed Miami, Florida on February 7. Hours after the scare the ship arrived back into PortMiami at around 8:00 AM. Carnival Sensation is scheduled to depart for a 5-night sailing later in the day.
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CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS PANIC AFTER SMOKE WAS REPORTED: 'YOU COULDN’T EVEN SEE IN FRONT OF YOU FOR 6 FEET'
https://www.newsweek.com/cruise-ship-smoke-fire-carnival-florida-13...
Passengers aboard the Carnival Sensation cruise ship were sent into a panic after smoke filled areas of the vessel in the early hours of the morning on Monday as it returned to Miami, Florida, from a trip to the Western Caribbean.
"The fire alarms didn’t go off at all, and I didn’t see any crew members. My sister-in-law was beating on our door a little after 3 a.m. saying, ‘Get out! It’s a fire!'" Troy McCarty told WPLG. "You couldn’t even see in front of you for six feet when we exited the room, and it was hard to breathe.”
Other passengers onboard the Carnival Sensation cruise ship, which can carry more than 2,000 guests and 900 crew, shared similar stories about what happened..."
https://twitter.com/samsungsamiam/status/1095144406246715393
https://twitter.com/Chechu26728/status/1095133259602817024
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https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2019/02/12/american...
Flight makes emergency landing at Montgomery Regional Airport
February 12 2019
A commercial flight made an emergency landing at Montgomery Regional Airport Tuesday morning after experiencing engine problems.
American Airlines Flight 2083 left Charleston at 7:09 a.m. EST, heading to Dallas-Fort Worth, but made the emergency landing just after 8 a.m. CST.
Montgomery Fire Capt. Jason Cupps said after the call came in that a flight was landing with some engine issues, the department was staged and prepared at the airport with medical, fire suppression, hazardous materials and technical rescue units.
"Fortunately the aircraft landed with no problems so our services were not needed," Cupps said.
https://twitter.com/AZcoyoteswoo/status/1095325928778010624?ref_src...
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Five people hospitalized after flight makes emergency landing in Shannon
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/flight-makes-eme... Posted: Wednesday, February 06, 2019
A holiday jet has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this evening after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit over the Atlantic.
Five people were taken to University Hospital Limerick for treatment.
It is understood they include four cabin crew members and a passenger who were reported to be suffering from smoke inhalation.
Condor flight DE-2116 was travelling from Frankfurt, Germany to Cancun in Mexico with 337 passengers and crew on board.
The flight was about two hours west of Ireland when the crew issued a May-Day radio distress call and made a U-turn.
It is understood the crew reported they had detected smoke in the cockpit and requested clearance to turn around and divert to Shannon.
On the ground, airport authorities implemented Shannon Airport’s emergency plan which also involved alerting the National Ambulance Service, local authority fire service and An Garda.
Three units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service were dispatched to the airport from Shannon Town.
Additional units from Ennis were also mobilised to the airport. The National Ambulance Service sent a number of resources including ambulances and advanced paramedic response vehicles.
The flight landed safely at 7.13pm and was pursued along the runway by crash crews.
The aircraft taxied to the apron close to the terminal building where fire crews used thermal imaging cameras to search for hotspots in the fuselage.
A further inspection was carried out internally however it’s understood that no evidence of fire was found.
The passengers are expected to be taken to local hotels overnight while the aircraft will remain grounded while engineers work to establish the origin of the smoke.
The flight is expected to resume tomorrow.
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Burning air ambulance skids down the runway leaving a trail of flames and sparks after landing gear fails at Mexican airport
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6682109/Burning-air-ambula...
- Onlookers captured the plan landing at Toluca International Airport in Mexico
- Aircraft speeds along runway spitting flames before it stops in plume of smoke
- Firefighters douse plane with water. Nine people onboard were unharmed
Posted: February 8, 2019 - An air ambulance skidded along the runway sending flames firing beneath it after it was forced to do an emergency landing in dramatic footage.
The startling scene was captured by onlookers at Toluca International Airport in Mexico.
The aircraft can be seen speeding along the runway shortly after touching down and leaving a red hot fiery trail of flames.
Sparks shoot out the back of the plane as it speeds across the tarmac before it comes to a halt in a plume of black smoke.
Firefighters can then be seen dousing the plane in water to put out the flames after they rushed to the scene.
Seven passengers and two crew members, named as pilot Gustavo N and co-pilot David N, were onboard but were reportedly unharmed.
The pilot of the Learjet 35 air ambulance was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off on its flight to Bajio International Airport in Guadalajara, local media reports.
The plane's right-hand landing gear reportedly suffered a mechanical failure and the pilot had to request permission to land after huge sparks appeared from under the plane.
The runway at Toluca International Airport was reportedly close for 90 minutes after the incident.
The General Direction of Civil Aeronautic have launched an investigation into the accident.
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Terrified passenger tells how flight was forced to make emergency landing after cabin filled with smoke
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-new... Posted: February 8, 2019
The FlyBe plane from Manchester to Luxembourg was diverted to Birmingham Airport
Flight map showing the Flybe flight BE1265 from Manchester to Luxembourg which was forced to make an emergency landing at Birmingham after the cabin filled with smoke (Image: flightradar24.com)
A plane was forced to make an emergency landing after the cabin filled with smoke.
Terrified passengers on the Flybe flight from Manchester to Luxembourg say they saw a bright flash from one of its engines shortly before the plane, a propeller-driven Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, was diverted to Birmingham.
It landed 'awkwardly' on one engine on Thursday afternoon (Feb 7), CoventryLive reports.
Mo Millward, who was onboard the flight which was carrying 40 passengers, tweeted from the plane saying how those on board had been 'panicking' as they 'didn't know what was wrong'.
She said they 'shut an engine down'.
A Flybe Bombardier Q400 (Image: PA)
The fire brigade then checked the plane for any damage, later tweeted that the brigade had 'found something leaking'. Other passengers praised the pilot and crew on board for their response.
Flight tracking website flightradar24.com showed the flight circled over Stafford at about 2.30pm and then circled over Lichfield and Wolverhampton about 15 minutes later before landing at Birmingham at about 3pm.
A spokesman for Flybe said the safety of its passengers was first priority.
A statement issued by the company said: "Flybe can confirm that flight BE1265 from Manchester - Luxembourg diverted to Birmingham following a technical fault with one of the aircraft's engines.
"The fault caused an oil leak which led to a small amount of smoke to be visible in the cabin.
"The pilot and crew took the recommended action and landed the aeroplane safely at Birmingham airport.
"There was no adverse reaction in the cabin and the crew's actions have been praised by passengers who were on board.
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Flight makes emergency landing in Pennsylvania with one functioning engine
The plane was headed from Newark to Toronto before being diverted to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport
https://www.phillyvoice.com/plane-toronto-emergency-landing-engine-...
Porter Airlines flight from Newark to Toronto had to make an emergency landing at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport on Thursday (Feb 7) after it began experiencing engine trouble during the flight.
The pilots landed the plane, carrying 31 passengers and four crew members, with one of its two engines shut off, according to the Citizens Voice.
In this video : https://twitter.com/jessicaWNEP/status/1093529924617621510
from the airport, only one of the plane’s propellers appears to be moving after it’s landed.
Airport Director Carl Beardsley told the Citizens Voice the pilots made the right decision by landing at an airport close enough so the plane “was not going to run out of fuel.”
Porter Airlines was founded in 2006 and uses turboprop planes to fly between Canada and the United States. It operates through 56 airports across the two countries.
A little more than four years ago, another Porter Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Central Pennsylvania when a plane from Toronto to Washington was diverted because of smoke in the cockpit. That plane landed in Williamsport.
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Justice Dept. to Probe Federal NYC Jail Amid Power Outage
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/NYC-Bro... Published February 4, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it will work with the Bureau of Prisons to examine what happened at a federal detention center in Brooklyn that had lost heat and electricity last week and to ensure that it has a backup system in place.
"In the coming days, the Department will work with the Bureau of Prisons to examine what happened and ensure the facility has the power, heat and backup systems in place to prevent the problem from re-occurring," said Wyn Hornbuckle, deputy director of public affairs for the Justice Department.
Electrical power was finally restored at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Hornbuckle said.
Protesters have gathered outside the facility in recent days following news reports that those housed there have largely been without heat or power for the past week and also haven't been able to communicate with lawyers or loved ones. Outdoor temperatures have been well below freezing on some recent days, though Sunday was warmer.
"With the heat and hot water operational, and the restoration of electrical power, the facility can now begin to return to regular operations," Hornbuckle said.
Earlier Sunday, some demonstrators attempted to enter the facility, and guards drove them back with pushes and shoves. Witnesses said they also used pepper spray. A reporter and photographer for The Associated Press were at the facility when a woman, whose son is being detained, tried to get into the jail.
On Sunday, an inmate was able to call through the window of his cell, which faces out to the street, to his mother below. The woman, Yvonne Murchison, was crying and upset and tried to get into the facility, where visits have been stopped.
"I'd trade places with him any day, that's my child," she said.
She was followed by activists and media into the lobby, where visitors have to pass through metal detectors.
Witnesses said officers used significant force to push the people out, with some of those attempting to come in being pushed to the ground. The AP photographer felt some type of spray, and began to have trouble breathing. Those affected were seen washing out their eyes with water or milk.
The Bureau of Prisons has acknowledged that the jail "experienced a partial power outage due to a fire in the switch gear room." The bureau had said a new electrical panel was being installed by an outside contractor. The agency insisted that inmates had hot water for showers and sinks, and were getting medications as needed.
The jail administration did not return an email seeking comment on the clash Sunday.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for an investigation of the circumstances of the loss of heat and electricity by the federal Department of Justice.."
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Southwest Passenger Suffers Ear Bleed As Cabin Depressurizes, Flight Makes Emergency Landing
https://www.ibtimes.com/southwest-passenger-suffers-ear-bleed-cabin... Posted: February 4, 2019
A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Tampa, Florida, made an emergency landing in New England, Connecticut, after the plane’s cabin went through pressurizing issues and passengers onboard complained of pain and discomfort.
Flight 1694 which took off from Hartford, Connecticut, started experiencing technical issues after an hour of flying, Friday night (Feb 1). After the cabin depressurized and passengers started falling ill, the pilot decided to make an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport at 9:11 p.m. EST. “The pilot declared an emergency and reported a possible pressurization issue,” an FAA spokesman told local newspaper Hartford Courant.
As soon as the flight landed at the airport, emergency technicians rushed to the tarmac to treat the passengers. Although there were no indication of any severe injuries to the people on the plane, a number of them complained of ear pain and injuries and at least one of them suffered ear bleed.
“Several customers among the 139 on board are being treated for injuries and discomfort by local paramedics,” the airline said in a statement. “We have removed the aircraft from service and will accommodate those wishing to continue their travel with another aircraft.”
Southwest Airlines’ account of events was corroborated by Bradley spokeswoman Alisa Sisic, who admitted that the passengers on the flight were given medical assistance. However, she refrained from elaborating on it. “At Southwest’s request, EMS personnel responded to the aircraft’s gate,” she said.
Before returning to Connecticut, Flight 1694 got as far as eastern New York State, according to radar records. The Bradley International Airport, which is the second-largest airport in New England, is situated about halfway between Hartford and Springfield.
In a similar instance in May 2018, a Southwest flight from Denver to Dallas made an emergency landing following depressurization of the cabin.
“The Crew of Flight 861 traveling from Denver to Dallas Saturday night radioed ahead for paramedics to meet the aircraft after a pressurization issue in flight," a representative for Southwest Airlines said. "Following an uneventful landing, initial reports indicate four of the 120 Customers onboard requested a check from paramedics to assess ear pain. All of the Customers were ending their journey with us in Dallas, as was the aircraft, which underwent a maintenance review."
The cabin of the flight started to lose pressure at 20,000 feet in the air. Oxygen masks were deployed as the plane neared the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
Many of the passengers onboard the aircraft at the time took issue with the fact they were not given enough information on the ongoing situation. A passenger, Glen Eichelberger, said that after the oxygen masks dropped down, the flight attendants told the people to put them on as the cabin was losing pressure.
"I had no idea what was going on or what the outcome was going to be," said Eichelberger. "I reached over and grabbed Josh [his friend and co-passenger) by the arm because I didn't know if we were going to make it or not. There was no communication whatsoever from the flight attendants or from the cockpit as far whether we were in mortal danger. When you're in the air 20,000 feet above the ground and don't know what's going on, it's not uneventful," he said.
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Hawaiian Airlines flight from LA to Maui canceled after turning back 3 times
https://www.foxnews.com/us/hawaiian-airlines-flight-from-la-to-maui...
A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Maui was canceled after being forced to return to Los Angeles International Airport three times on Friday (Feb 1), according to reports.
Flight 33, bound for Hawaii's Kahului Airport, was experiencing unspecified mechanical problems, the reports said. The third return prompted airline officials to cancel the flight, according to the reports. The type of aircraft was not clear..."
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Hawaiian Airlines flight headed to Maui returned to LAX three times
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/hawaiian-airlines-flight-h...
"All of the turn backs were due to separate and unrelated faults with different systems" - Alex Da Silva, airline's senior manager.."
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Comment by Nancy Lieder on February 1, 2019 at 5:46pm
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Posing this as a new Q&A, M. Difato, as seems to be a new type of EMP effect.
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