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A bad day for reports of B763 accidents. :-o :-? https://avherald.com/ Wednesday May 8th 2024 Incident Iraqi B738 at Tehran on May 1st 2024, landed on closed runway Accident SJL E135 at Lubumbashi on Mar 3rd 2023, runway overrun on landing Accident ABX B763 at Panama City on Mar 23rd 2024, tail str...

4 flight attendants arrested, accused of taking millions in drug money to Dominican Republic The defendants abused "their privileges as airline employees" to smuggle "millions of dollars of drug money," the U.S. attorney said. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-flight-attendants-arrested-accuse...

Accident: Fedex B763 at Istanbul on May 8th 2024, nose gear up landing https://avherald.com/h?article=5185cd90&opt=0 https://www.instagram.com/speedbirdhd/reel/C6toXCqLbQe/ A Fedex Federal Express Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N110FE performing flight FX-6238 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (...

Boeing’s Starliner will roll back from launchpad for repairs after scrub of first crewed launch Boeing’s historic Starliner mission now expected to launch no sooner than May 17 after valve issue https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/world/boeing-starliner-new-launch-date-scn/index.html The long-awaited fi...

Military jet crashes near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/military-jet-crashes-near-holloman-air-force-base-in-new-mexico# An F-16 military jet crashed near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, just before noon local time on Tuesday, a U.S. official confirm...

Prince Harry celebrates Invictus Games in London but won't see his father King Charles III King Charles III is too busy to meet up with his youngest son , a spokesperson for the prince said. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/prince-harry-king-charles-invictus-games-royal-family-meghan-rcna151195 P...

What do Boston, Dallas, Denver, and New York City have in common at the moment?

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Boeing is facing ten more ‘safe and sound’ whistleblowers after two die suddenly Former employees Joshua Dean, 45, and John Barrett, 62, died unexpectedly earlier this year after speaking out against the beleagured US aircraft manufacturer https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/boeing-wh...

Boeing forced to scrub first crewed Starliner launch to the space station The launch attempt was called off roughly two hours ahead of the planned liftoff. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/boeing-scrubs-starliner-crewed-launch-rcna150843 NASA and Boeing were forced to stand down from an attemp...

OFSO wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2024 11:12 am

- Profile
- My band
- App alerts
If it says not available
Turn off all alerts, then on again

Thanks.
Whatever I did worked.
Don't know how it got changed.

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FAA opens new probe into Boeing, this time involving 787 Dreamliner inspections https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/06/business/faa-opens-new-probe-into-boeing-this-time-involving-dreamliner-inspections/index.html Investigators are probing whether Boeing employees failed to perform some quality inspections...

Australia’s Qantas to pay $79 million to settle ‘ghost flights’ case https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/06/business/australia-qantas-ghost-flights-settlement-hnk-intl/index.html Sydney — Qantas Airways has agreed to pay 120 million Australian dollars ($79 million) to settle a lawsuit over the sale of thou...

Israel to close Al Jazeera news network in the country https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/05/middleeast/israel-al-jazeera-closure-intl/index.html CNN — Israel has ordered the closure of Al Jazeera in the country, a move the Qatar-based news network called a “criminal act.” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin...

My MiFit 6 is having communication difficulties connecting to my Samsung Galaxy 9+ (a 4G phone that needs to come into the age of 5G),
The band syncs with the phone to give sleep results but no longer receives notifications of calls or texts.
Couldn't find anything online as to a remedy.

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I don't know what they did about the heatshield but the last article did say that they had to rework some of the parachute components.
Only possibly the two most critical components for reentry.
I would be sweating.

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Boac wrote: ↑

Sun May 05, 2024 4:57 pm

At least this one will only be an earth orbit re-entry and not a lunar transfer one.

How much faster is reentry speed for trans lunar vs. earth orbit?

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If that was the only problem that required a "little" rework...maybe.

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How to watch the first crewed flight of Boeing’s long-awaited Starliner spacecraft https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/05/world/boeing-starliner-launch-preview-scn/index.html Boeing’s spaceflight program may reach a significant milestone Monday night with the launch of its Starliner spacecraft, carrying — ...

Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Double holiday yesterday...Kentucky Derby and Star Wars Day.
Add in the fact that all three occurred on a weekend will probably lead to massive partying aftereffects.

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Aviation record-setter: Dick Rutan, first to fly around the world without refueling, dies at 85 Rutan achieved the milestone with Jeana Yeager when they departed Edwards Air Force Base flying for 9 days in a specially constructed aircraft designed by his brother https://www.abc15.com/obituaries/avi...