20 years of contractor shakedown over a $6 knob that prints in one hour. Black Hawk grounded four times a month, taxpayers cough up $40,000 every fix.

Contractor blocks parts and IP rights, forces full system replacement scam. Right to repair dies unless NDAA rams it through this year. For 20 years, a $6 knob that takes one hour to 3D print has been grounding Black Hawk helicopters four times a month, and the contractor responsible won't sell us the part or …

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Hackers say Aeroflot ran on Windows XP and the CEO hadn’t changed his password since 2022. They were inside for months. Now 40+ flights are grounded.

Russia’s largest airline went dark on July 28. Aeroflot’s internal systems were breached, locked, and shredded. The attackers say they had access for nearly a year. They moved through flight records, employee logs, internal comms. The group calls itself Silent Crow. Pro-Ukraine. Tied to Belarusian hackers. The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed the intrusion. No …

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Blackhawk Pilot Grounded After NC Aid Station Rotor Wash Incident

The Connecticut National Guard is aware of a video circulating around social media showing a UH-60 Blackhawk's rotor wash disrupting a distribution site in North Carolina. We are working with the appropriate authorities to investigate the situation. — Connecticut National Guard (@CTNationalGuard) October 8, 2024 UPDATE: The initial investigation indicates the helicopter in the video …

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Crowdstrike outage sparks global chaos as airlines grounded. Hospitals, media, airports, 911 services all shut down.

BREAKING: American Airlines, Delta and United grounding all flights due to IT problem – ABC — BNO News (@BNONews) July 19, 2024 NWO Assult News – https://t.co/M44LRIMeTtMass worldwide IT outage affects airlines, media and banks – BBC News — Anti Lockdown Alliance(GLOBAL) (@Demo2020cracy) July 19, 2024 MORE – Berlin Airport announces the suspension of all …

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FAA orders Alaska Airlines entire fleet grounded… Update: Resumed

https://www.xm.com/research/markets/allNews/reuters/us-faa-issues-ground-stop-advisory-for-alaska-airlines-53815199 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued a ground stop advisory for Alaska Airlines, saying: “All Alaska mainline and subcarrier flights ground stopped.” The advisory said that flights for SkyWest, which provides regional service for Alaska Airlines and others, were excluded. The advisory did not provide a reason for the ground stop. https://www.xm.com/research/markets/allNews/reuters/us-faa-issues-ground-stop-advisory-for-alaska-airlines-53815199 …

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BREAKING: All United Flights Grounded Nationwide

United Airlines, $UAL, has issued a nationwide ground stop for all flights due to a computer issue, according to the FAA. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) September 5, 2023 All united airlines flights grounded across the world due to equipment failure as of 10:45 am mdt. — Justin Voller (@rocketmanjetsvc) September 5, 2023 United Airlines has issued …

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