The stealthy XQ-58 Valkyrie drone now has a new way of getting into the air via a traditional runway with the help of a wheeled trolley. The new launch method allows the XQ-58 to take off with more fuel and/or larger payloads while still retaining its valuable ability to be readily employed in a completely […]
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North Korean trash balloons briefly close Seoul airport runways
Takeoffs and landings at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport were disrupted on Wednesday for about three hours before dawn because of balloons launched by North Korea filled with refuse, an airport spokesperson said. One balloon landed on the tarmac near passenger Terminal 2 and the three runways at Incheon were temporarily shut down, the spokesperson […]
After several near-misses on airport runways, a tech company revives work on a hazard-warning system
DALLAS (AP) — As a Delta Air Lines jet began roaring down a runway, an air traffic controller at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport suddenly blurted out an expletive, then ordered the pilots to stop their takeoff roll. The controller saw an American Airlines plane mistakenly crossing the same runway, into the path […]
Planes grounded as sudden storm floods runways at Spanish airport
Flights at Palma de Mallorca airport in Mallorca, Spain, were suspended Tuesday after a sudden storm flooded runways. Video footage from inside the airport terminal show water gushing through the roof of the building, and photos show flood waters almost reaching the bottom of plane engines. Operations were “temporarily suspended” as flooding affected part of […]
Runways briefly shuttered at Savannah/Hilton Head airport after fighter jet ‘mishap’
The two runways at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport were briefly closed beginning Monday morning due to a “wheel issue” with a fighter jet during an annual military exercise. Operations on both runways were closed just after 11:30 a.m. Monday, according to airport spokesperson Lori Lynah. The reliever runway reopened around 12:10 p.m., allowing flights […]