Franks: More F-35 squadrons coming to Luke Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base is receiving additional F-35 squadrons. Senior Reporter- Phoenix Business Journal | | The U.S. Air Force is basing three more fighter squadrons for the new F-35 jet at Luke Air...
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DENVER Nominee for energy post President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated the former head of Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission to chair the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Ronald Binz sat...
View ArticleLuke AFB west of Phoenix to get 72 more F-35s
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Air Force said Thursday it will assign three additional F-35 squadrons to Luke Air Force Base, bolstering the future of the facility 15 miles west of Phoenix as the military's...
View ArticleAir Force: Bird strike may have caused Arizona crash of F-16 fighter jet
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The pilots flying an F-16 fighter jet that went down near Luke Air Force Base in suburban Phoenix reported hitting a bird shortly after takeoff, the Air Force general who commands...
View ArticleBird may have brought down F-16 near Luke Air Force base
The pilots flying an F-16 fighter jet that went down near Luke Air Force Base in suburban Phoenix reported hitting a bird shortly after takeoff, the Air Force general who commands their base said...
View Article>Bird may have brought down F-16 in Arizona
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Air Force says an F-16 fighter jet that went down near Luke Air Force Base in suburban...
View ArticleF-16 jet goes down inAriz. training exercise; pilots OK
Story Highlights F-16 fighter jet is assigned to 309th Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force BaseAir Force is investigating the accident, which caused no serious injuries or property damageOne of the...
View ArticleBird may have brought down F-16 in Arizona
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- An F-16 fighter jet that went down near Luke Air Force Base in suburban Phoenix most likely hit a bird before it crashed, an Air Force spokeswoman said Thursday. Two pilots who were...
View ArticlePilots' Experience, Training Are Questioned in San Francisco Crash
By ANDY PASZTOR and JON OSTROWER CONNECT Investigators are examining the experience and training records of the two pilots at the controls of the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that broke apart while...
View ArticleVictims in crash identified as two teens
(07-07) 08:23 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal investigators were examining the cockpit voice recorder and black box data recorder from Asiana Flight 214 at San Francisco International Sunday, a day after...
View ArticleSF plane crash victims identified as two teens
(07-07) 09:52 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal investigators were examining the cockpit voice recorder and black box data recorder from Asiana Flight 214 at San Francisco International Sunday, a day after...
View ArticleFire chief: 2 dead in SF crash found outside jet
San Francisco's fire chief says the two people who died in the Asiana Airlines crash were found outside of the heavily damaged jetliner. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said late Saturday that she did...
View ArticlePilot of plane that crashed was in training, Asiana says
The pilot flying Asiana Flight 214, which crashed in San Francisco, killing two and injuring scores more, had only 43 hours of experience flying Boeing 777 aircraft, a spokeswoman for Asiana Airlines...
View ArticleWitness to Arizona wildfire: 'It was erratic ... a freak of nature'
PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Glen Ilah was supposed to be prepared for wildfires. Peter Andersen and his wife, Judy, toiled with their neighbors in the small Arizona subdivision about 80 miles north of Phoenix...
View ArticleCrashed plane's pilot was training
The plane that crashed at San Francisco's airport was flying "significantly below" its intended speed and its pilot was in training. Asiana Airlines said the pilot in charge of landing the Boeing 777,...
View ArticleAsiana Airlines Boeing 777 crash is 2nd major accident for model in 18 years
Videos Plane crashes at San Francisco airport NTSB to investigate San Francisco crash Galleries Web links WASHINGTON - The crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 in San Francisco on Saturday is only...
View Article2 dead, at least 10 critically injured in San Francisco plane crash
Updated: July 6, 2013 6:28PM SAN FRANCISCO — An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, forcing passengers to jump...
View ArticleBoeing 777 Has “Fantastic” Safety Record, Experts Say
The crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 in San Francisco on Saturday is only the second major accident for the twin-engine, wide-bodied jet in the 18 years the model has been in service, aviation...
View ArticleInvestigators Raise Questions About Pilots
By ANDY PASZTOR CONNECT Enlarge Image Close Even before investigators have finished questioning the Asiana Airlines cockpit crew whose jet crashed in San Francisco, the National Transportation Safety...
View ArticleExperts: Boeing 777 Has "Fantastic" Safety Record
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 in San Francisco on Saturday is only the second major accident for the twin-engine, wide-bodied jet in the 18 years the model has been in...
View ArticleExperts: Boeing 777 has 'fantastic' safety record
WASHINGTON The crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 in San Francisco on Saturday is only the second major accident for the twin-engine, wide-bodied jet in the 18 years the model has been in service,...
View ArticleEXPERTS: BOEING 777 HAS ‘FANTASTIC’ RECORD
WASHINGTON The crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 in San Francisco on Saturday is the second major accident for the twin-engine, wide-bodied jet in the 18 years the model has been in service,...
View ArticleNavy Receives Its First F-35C Lightning II Fighter Craft [Video]
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is finally rolling off the production lines and is being delivered to the United States Navy, according to Jane’s Defense Weekly. They are reporting that the Navy has...
View ArticleBoeing 777 has ‘a fantastic record,’ safety expert says
The crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 in San Francisco on Saturday is only the second major accident for the twin-engine, wide-bodied jet in the 18 years the model has been in service, aviation...
View ArticleKorean Pilots Avoided Manual Flying, Former Trainers Say
As the Asiana Airlines Inc. (020560) jet neared Los Angeles International Airport, Captain Vic Hooper told his Korean co-pilot to make a visual approach, meaning he’d manually fly instead of letting...
View ArticleTell-tale sound warning of crash
An experienced pilot knew something was wrong when he heard a plane "coughing" and "spluttering" over his Cambridge house just minutes before it hit the ground and flipped in a nearby paddock...
View ArticleWitnesses Heard Sputtering And Popping Before Fighter Jet Crashed In Arizona
An F-16 has crashed near an Air Force base in Arizona, according to multiple news sources. Witnesses reported hearing sputtering and popping shortly before the crash. Both pilots ejected safely and...
View ArticlePilots hit eject as F-16 crashes in Arizona field
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