Day: December 8, 2022


WORLD 

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27 passengers flee plane after pregnant woman allegedly fakes labor to force emergency landing in Spain. Spain: Search for 14 people who ran from plane after emergency landing forced by woman arrested ‘faking’ she was about to give birth. Spanish police were searching for 14 people who ran from a plane at Barcelona’s airport after it made an emergency landing Wednesday to obtain assistance for a pregnant woman who allegedly simulated that she was about to give birth, authorities said. The office for Spain’s government in the Catalonia region said…

Anchorage will soon have Alaska’s tallest ATC tower

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Anchorage’s Ted Stevens International Airport is set to become home to Alaska’s tallest air traffic control tower following the unveiling of plans for a new 300ft high facility. Designed by Stantec at the request of the FAA, the new airport traffic control tower (ATCT) and terminal radar approach control base building (TRACON) will provide air traffic control for Ted Stevens Anchorge International Airport (ANC) and Lake Hood Seaplane Base, the world’s largest seaplane base. ANC is the gateway to Alaska and the US with approximately 5.7 million passengers and more than…

How will the USA’s F-35 race against the PRC J-20?

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Since early 2011, China has been testing the large multirole J-20 strike fighter/interceptor. According to the 2011 Pentagon report on Chinese military power, China was attempting to introduce stealth, advanced avionics, and supercruise capability to the J-20, which would give it an increased ability “to strike regional air bases, logistical facilities, and other ground-based infrastructure,” as well as giving “the PLA Air Force a platform capable of long range, penetrating strikes into complex air defense environments.” The 2016 edition of the Pentagon report stated that the J-20 had “modern avionics…