Helikopterulykke - US Army i Alaska - NRK

AH-64 Apache - Foto: US Army

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28. april 2023 kl. 05:07 

Tre omkom i helikopterstyrt i Alaska

 

Tre menneske omkom då to militærhelikopter styrta i den amerikanske delstaten Alaska, melder militære styresmakter. Helikoptera var på veg tilbake frå eit treningstokt då dei styrta ved Healy i Alaska.

Kvart helikopter hadde to om bord. Tre av dei omkom, medan den fjerde er frakta til sjukehus, skriv NTB.

Begge helikoptera var av typen AH-64 Apache og hadde base på Fort Wainwright, nær Fairbanks.

Det er enno uklårt kva som var årsaka til ulykka.

Single pilot commercial operations med store fly - IFALPA

  

Som vi vet jobber både Boeing og Airbus med tiltak som kan redusere antall flygere i cockpit fra 2, via èn til ingen. Det vil begynne med lastefly og så vil det balle på seg. Teknologien er der, men passasjerene er veldig lunkne til dette av forståelige grunner. Konferansen vil åpenbart dreie seg om hvorfor dette er en dårlig idè. Den verdensomspennende flygerorganisasjonen IFALPA har de siste årene hatt norsk president. (Red.)

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MAY 4, 2023 Global Pilot Leaders Hold Press Conference on the Dangers of Reduced-Crew Operations   MONTREAL—Leaders of the world’s largest pilot organizations will be holding a press conference in Montreal on Thursday, May 4 at 9:00 a.m. EDT to discuss ongoing global efforts to counter an aggressive, corporate-led lobbying campaign targeting regulators around the world, including the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).   Top leadership from the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), the European Cockpit Association (ECA), and Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) will provide a critical update on the recently established global pilot coalition to prevent airlines and manufacturers from pursuing plans to remove pilots from the flight deck—a profit-driven scheme that poses a significant safety risk.   WHO:             Capt. Jack Netskar, IFALPA President                        Capt. Otjan de Bruijn, ECA President                        Capt. Jason Ambrosi, ALPA President WHEN:           Thursday, May 4, 2023, 9:00 a.m. EDT WHERE:          DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal                         1255 Jeanne-Mance Street, Montreal, QC                         Room - Symphonie 1, 5th floor Despite developments in automation and improved technologies on the flight deck, two pilots at the controls remains the most important safety feature of an aircraft. Pilots eliminate system-failure scenarios and act as a critical onboard backup for failed systems, bridge technology gaps, and adapt in real-time to unanticipated situations and emergencies. Technology, no matter how sophisticated, is not a replacement for two or more pilots on the flight deck. RSVP:              Please RSVP to Media@alpa.org

God natt

 

Ungarn bør stemmes ut av NATO - Innlegget under er fra Dagbladet

 

Forsvarssjefen i Ungarn har fått sparken

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Vilde Sofie Einan

Generalløytnant Romuslusz Ruszin-Szendi, sjefen for det ungarske forsvaret, fikk torsdag sparken uten at det ble gitt en forklaring for hvorfor.

Ruszin-Szendis avgang er en av mange omveltninger i det ungarske forsvaret de siste månedene.

Hittil i år har flere hundre høytstående offiserer og militære etterretningsoffiserer blitt sparket i Ungarn etter at Viktor Orbans regjering vedtok en ny lov i januar. Loven tillater landets forsvarsminister å sparke alle ansatte i militæret over 45 år.

Mens regjeringen har kalt aldersgrepet et tiltak for at Ungarns væpnede styrker skal bli yngre, har opposisjonen kalt det en utrensning av ansatte som er mer vestligorienterte eller støtter opp om forsvarsalliansen Nato.

Ruszin-Szendi var Ungarns yngste forsvarssjef noensinne da han ble utnevnt i en alder av 46 år i 2019, av forgjengeren til president Katalin Novak, Janos Ader.

Ifølge en uttalelse fra forsvarsdepartementet torsdag er hans foreslåtte erstatter Gabor Borondi (52), som for tiden jobber som Ungarns militære representant i Nato og EU.

Ruszin-Szendi vil «fortsette å tjene landet sitt i et annet felt», ifølge uttalelsen. Det er ikke spesifisert hva slags jobb det er snakk om.

F-117 Nighthawk har fått forlenget levetid - The War Zone

 

A STRONG OFFENSE FOR THE WORLD OF DEFENSE

April 27, 2023

 

At least some of the U.S. Air Force's fleet of F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack jets continue to enjoy a very active 'retirement' and are set to keep flying for around another decade or so. An aviation photographer who goes by @stinkjet on Instagram was kind enough to share pictures with us of two of these aircraft recently seen zooming along at very low altitude over California. As @stinkjet explained, the images were captured from a hilltop along the Sidewinder training route in southern California. The Air Force officially retired its remaining F-117s in 2008, after 25 years of service, including participation in numerous combat operations. The surviving jets were subsequently placed in storage at the secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport in Nevada.    -- Oliver Parken The War Zone

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