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The Best Defense Against Clear Air Turbulence Injuries Like Those Aboard Air Canada Flight Is Still Analog
The clear air turbulence injuries suffered Thursday by dozens of passengers onboard an Air Canada flight to Australia, is a reminder that this category of turbulence continues to pose a threat to aviation safety. Studies suggest that climate change will make these incidents more common and potentially more dangerous. While technology is advancing to make …
India air pollution: Will Gujarat’s ‘cap and trade’ programme work?
Image copyright AFP Image caption Much of the air pollution is caused by factory emissions Air pollution contributed to the deaths of at least 1.2 million Indians in 2017 – but a unique pilot scheme to combat air pollution in the western state of Gujarat could prove to be a model for the rest of …
BREAKING: Multiple people injured after Air Canada emergency landing in Honolulu
According to CTV News, on an Air Canada flight set to stop in Vancouver, an emergency landing was made called in Honolulu today. Several people were injured. Flight 33 was travelling from Toronto to Sydney, with a pit stop in between. The plane found itself experiencing extreme turbulence over the Pacific Ocean. The plane landed …
Apple updates MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, lowers prices
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, June 3, 2019. Mason Trinca | Reuters Apple on Tuesday announced updates to the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air price is being lowered to $1,099, but it will be offered to college students for $999. It …
Jakarta residents to sue government over severe air pollution | World news
Tired of breathing in some of the world’s filthiest air, a group of activists and environmentalists in Jakarta has decided to sue the Indonesian government to take action. Air quality in the south-east Asian metropolis has plunged dramatically in the past month and recorded worse conditions than notoriously polluted cities such as Delhi and Beijing. …
Alaska Air Exec Says Technology Makes or Breaks a Merger – Skift
When Charu Jain joined Alaska Airlines in 2017 as chief information officer a couple of months after it acquired Virgin America, she knew was in for a challenge. Each airline had hundreds of technological platforms for everything from crew scheduling to reservations to maintenance, and all would need to come together. Jain had been through …
A&E to air tribute honoring ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ star Beth Chapman
A&E will be paying tribute to the late Beth Chapman early next week. On Thursday, a network representative told Fox News that A&E will air tributes to Chapman Monday morning after each episode during the channel’s regular “Dog the Bounty Hunter” 4-hour programming block. As previously reported, Beth, the wife of series star Duane “Dog” Chapman, …
Apple’s older iPad Pro is as cheap as the new iPad Air, and better in a few ways
The 2017 iPad Pro (64GB, Wi-Fi) is currently $474 at Walmart, and as for why you might consider buying an older iPad instead of one of the newer models, there are a few reasons. The 2018 iPad Air is practically a carbon copy of this model and has most of its best features, like the …
Watch Falcon Heavy launch complex Air Force mission
[The stream is slated to start at about 11 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] SpaceX is launching its massive Falcon Heavy rocket for the second time this year on Monday night in an experimental mission for the U.S. Air Force. The rocket is …
Dyson Pure Cool Me air purifier review: Personalised care
Technology is making everything smarter. Be it an LED lamp, a wardrobe or a hair dryer – like the Dyson Supersonic hair dryer that we reviewed last year — every gadget is getting a brain of its own. The same technology is also personalising these gadgets. Up until now we have seen gizmos like headphones …
