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☆ Mistakes by the US's top spies allowed China to turn a deadly mid-air collision into an intelligence coup
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( James Bamford | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

On April 1, 2001, a US EP-3 spy plane collided with a Chinese fighter jet over the South China Sea. One of eleven left in the fleet, the tired 1960s-era spy plane bristled with porcupine-like antennas. Within minutes, however, the fighters had reached the lumbering spy plane, and while Zhao Yu hung back about a half-mile, Wang Wei rapidly closed in. In severe trouble, he immediately radioed the base, telling them he was unable to maneuver and being sucked in by the spy plane. "You are not allowed aboard the aircraft," Osborn said.

☆ Morning Bid: Shock and awe - or mayday?
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike DolanMarkets are struggling with whether to be relieved by the sheer scale of Thursday's U.S. bank rescue or be terrified by it. But there was little confidence the rising financial stress would dissipate quickly from here. The discount window jump crashed through a prior record of $112 billion during the banking collapse of 2008. What's more, 75 basis points of Fed rate cuts are still priced between a peak of 5% in May to yearend. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Qantas plane lands safely after mayday call over Pacific
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A Qantas flight traveling from New Zealand to Sydney landed safely on a single engine after it issued a mayday call over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. Qantas Flight 144 with 145 passengers aboard landed at Sydney Airport from Auckland, New Zealand, after a 3.5-hour flight between the neighboring nations’ most populous cities. Passengers told reporters in Sydney that they were told when they left the plane that an engine had failed. Sydney Airport said emergency crews were put on standby as a precaution, including firefighters, ambulances and police. Neil Hanford, chairman of Strategic Aviation Solutions, a Sydney-based industry consultancy, said 737s can fly quickly and land safely on a single engine.

☆ De unde a venit recomandarea de a redirecționa avionul, în care zbura jurnalistul Roman Protasevici, către Minsk? Discuția dintre pilot și turnul de control din Minsk: „Vă recomandăm să aterizați la M
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-26 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +9 min

Din transcrierile negocierilor rezultă că decizia de a ateriza avionul la Minsk a fost recomandată de autoritățile din Belarus. Anterior însă televiziunea de stat din Belarus a difuzat în direct aceleași negocieri, doar că a schimbat replicile dispecerului cu cele ale pilotului. Acest lucru a dat impresia că echipajul a fost cel care a decis inițial să aterizeze avionul la Minsk. Dispecer: 09:31:42: RYR 1TZ, din motive de siguranță, vă recomandăm să aterizați în UMMS (Minsk Airport ICAO Index – ed.). Dispecer: RYR 1TZ, serviciul de securitate al aeroportului ne-a informat că au primit un mesaj prin e-mail.

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