Is this the way a major airline treats its paying customers? - Charles D'Alberto

A barbaric attack on a paying client!

April 10th 2017 – What can only be described as a ‘Barbaric’ attack on a paying client, and a human being was demonstrated for all to see yesterday by one of the ones, “So called” leading airlines.

The attack occurred when a passenger refused to give up his seats to a United employee due to overbooking. The passenger, a Chinese-american doctor, explained several times that he had to get back to his practice as he had patients awaiting him…. He had every right to remain seated as he paid for his seat, in a binding, legal contract with the airline.

The airline, United Airlines, disagreed and forcibly removed the passenger, with unjust and unwarranted force causing bodily injuries to the passenger.

To add additional salt to the wounds, United CEO, Oscar Munoz doubled down to his employees, and blamed the passenger for his supposed unruly behavior and labeled the passenger as “disruptive and belligerent”

This conduct by United  is unjust, unwarranted and possibly violates the basic human rights and legal rights of the passenger.

You be the judge:

I suspect major lawsuits are being prepared now against United and the officer in question.

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Russia confirms Egyptian Ka-52 deliveries this year - Charles D'Alberto

Russian Helicopters is on track to delivery Egypt’s Ka-52 helicopters later this year, according to state holding company Rostec.

“Russian Helicopters, a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, confirms that the first of an eventual 46 Alligators will be handed over to Cairo this year,” Rostec stated on 7 March. 

On 31 January Russian Helicopters said one of its subsidiaries – Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company - has produced this year’s first Ka-52 Alligator and this has completed ground and flight tests. Several more airframes were undergoing final assembly. 

Russia confirmed the sale of 46 Ka-52Ks to Egypt in December 2015. The Ka-52 Alligator is a development of the Ka-50 Black Shark, featuring two crew side-by-side in a new nose housing additional avionics. The Ka-52 is in service with the Russian Air Force, which has ordered 146 Ka-52s while Russian naval aviation will receive 32 navalised Ka-52Ks. Production began in 2008.

The helicopter is fitted with four underwing hardpoints capable of carrying 80/120 mm air-to-surface rockets, 9A4172 Vikhr-M (AT-12) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles, Igla or R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') air-to-air missiles, Kh-25MP (AS-12 'Kegler') anti-radiation missiles and FAB-500 bombs. Fixed armament comprises a 30 mm 2A42 gun with up to 240 rounds of ammunition.

Egypt will fly its Ka-52s off its Mistral class landing helicopter dock vessels – these were handed over to Egypt in June and September 2016. As they were originally destined for Russia, they were designed to accommodate the Ka-52K helicopter. Each vessel can operate 16 helicopters.

The first batch of Alligators scheduled for delivery to Russia in 2017 was transferred to the Russian Ministry of Defense ahead of schedule in December last year. However, problems have been encountered with the Ka-52K after shipborne trials, Tass reported Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov as saying. He did not specify what problems they were but indicated they would be solved soon. It is not clear if these problems will also impact the Egyptian examples.

#Military #Helicopters #KA_52 #Egypt #Russian #Charles_Dalberto #Perla_Group

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Border Patrol union urges Trump to cut Obama’s red tape holding back agents - Charles D'Alberto

The Homeland Security Department has been reluctant to send helicopters on nighttime missions to aid the Border Patrol, leaving agents to face drug smugglers and illegal immigrants without critical air cover, the chief of the agents’ labor union told Congress late last month.

Brandon Judd, an agent who is also president of the National Border Patrol Council, said that unless President Trump can solve that kind of bureaucratic bungling — and is willing to oust the Obama administration figures who botched the policies — he will struggle to secure the border.

The helicopters are one example of that, Mr. Judd said.

 Mr. Judd said that when the Border Patrol controlled its own helicopters, it got the air support it needed. But after the Homeland Security Department was created more than a decade ago, the helicopters were turned over to the Office of Air and Marine, which has been reluctant to fly the nighttime hours the agents need.

“Right now the Office of Air and Marine, they fly very little at night,” he told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “In fact, in [the Rio Grande Valley sector], we had to use Coast Guard to fly sorties in certain areas. And when their apprehensions became so great, it’s my understanding the officer at Air and Marine asked them not to fly anymore at night in RGV because it was making them look bad.”

Officials at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency that oversees both the Border Patrol and the Air and Marine division, declined to comment.

#Homeland #Security #USA #Helicopters #Aviation #Charles_Dalberto #Perla_Group

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US F-16 crashes near Joint Base Andrews - Charles D'Alberto

Washington (CNN)A US F-16 crashed several miles outside Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday, two Air Force officials told CNN.

The crash took place about six miles outside the base, which is located in Prince George's County.

The pilot ejected in "an unpopulated area" and "is OK," one of the officials said, adding that the F-16 was from the 113th Fighter Wing.

#F16 #FighterJet #USMilitary #AirForce #Perla_Group #Charles_Dalberto

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Russian Helicopters delivers Mi-17V-5 to Kenyan Police - Charles D'Alberto

A ceremonial transfer of the helicopter has been performed in the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, in the presence of the Minister of the Interior of Kenya. In accordance with the contract, “Russian Helicopters” has also performed training of the Customer’s specialists in addition to the delivery of the helicopter.  The helicopter will serve the needs of the National Police of the Republic of Kenya.

“We have successfully completed the contract for the delivery of the first helicopter to Kenya. Currently, the total fleet of the Russian-made helicopters in the African countries exceeds 700 units and requires gradual renewal.  Russian-made helicopters have shown excellent performance when implementing the widest scope of missions in the African continent. We count on the further fruitful cooperation”, – Alexander Scherbinin, Deputy Director General for Marketing and Business Development of “Russian Helicopters” Holding Company, noted.

The African countries have traditionally been one of the largest operators of Russian-made helicopters. Mi-8/17 type helicopters proposed to African customers are primarily used in civil aviation – for cargo, passenger and VIP transportation. High flight and technical performance, reliability, capability to operate in a wide range of conditions and temperatures, multi-mission capability, easy operability and maintainability make Russian-made helicopters one of the best offers for the African market.

#Helicopter #Russian #Mi_17 #Aviation #Police #Africa #Kenya #Charles_Dalberto #Perla_Group

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Iran signs contract for 60 Boeing 737 Max aircraft: IRNA - Charles D'Alberto

Iran's Aseman airline signed a contract with Boeing (BA.N) on Tuesday to buy (60) 737 Max aircraft, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).

Representatives of the two companies signed the contract in Tehran after a year of negotiations, IRNA reported.

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3 airliners in near-misses with drones in London's Heathrow - Charles D'Alberto

LONDON >> Three airliners narrowly missed colliding with drones near London’s Heathrow Airport in the space of three weeks last year, underscoring increasing concerns about the devices near aircraft, a report today said.

The report by the U.K. Airprox Board, which catalogs air safety incidents, offered new details on the close calls that took place in October and November. In the most unusual incident, the pilots of an A320 passenger plane descending into Heathrow noticed a gadget with multiple arms and rotors passing below the plane’s right wing at 10,000 feet.

“Was that a drone?” the pilots exclaimed. “At 10,000 feet!”

The separation between drone and plane was just 100 feet vertically and 656 feet horizontally. The pilot said there was no time to react, the report said.

While actual collisions are rare, the number of near-misses has increased dramatically in recent years as the popularity of drones has grown. There were 70 near misses between objects identified as drones and aircraft in 2016, compared to 29 in 2015 and six in 2014, the board said.

It was one of three near-misses involving planes near Heathrow in the February report. In the other two cases, the board said it was either good luck or divine providence that had spared a serious accident.

Drones must not be flown above 400 feet in Britain. Owners must be able to see them at all times and avoid planes, helicopters, airports and airfields.

#Drones #Heathrow #London #Airport #Aviation #Safety #Charles_Dalberto #Perla_Group 

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