Flight Restrictions Were To Be Lifted At Month's End
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
That seemed to be the logic behind an order to continue caps on the
number of flight operations at Chicago's O'Hare International
Airport. The order, unveiled Thursday, means the restrictions will
remain in place until at least next Spring.
Tokyo's government, along with those of five other cities and
towns, filed a letter of grievance with the Air Force's Yokota Air
Base, saying there's just too much noise. The group wants US
officials to take preventative action after a recent spike in noise
complaints from Japanese citizens.
An F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 crashed
about 8:30 a.m. Oct. 14, 60 miles west of Key West, Fla., while on
a routine training mission. The pilot ejected and was recovered by
a Coast Guard search and rescue (SAR) boat...
Raytheon Company's Joint Standoff Weapon Block II (JSOW Block
II), a new variant offering significantly lower unit cost and an
additional payload option, successfully flew its first captive test
flight Oct. 11 at Edwards Air Force Base on a US Air Force F-16
aircraft.
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