A pilot on the Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed three weeks ago was heard saying “pitch up, pitch up” just moments before the disaster, the Wall St Journal has reported.
The conversation happened when the plane was just 450ft (137m) off the ground as the aircraft begun to point downwards, according to the paper.
The plane’s radio reportedly died moments after the comment was captured. All 157 people on board were killed when the Boeing 737 Max crashed.
An international tourist died after he fell hundreds of feet into the Grand Canyon while trying to take photos on Thursday near the rim of Eagle Point, according to David Leibowitz, a spokesman for Grand Canyon West.
Leibowitz said a tour group from Hong Kong was visiting the Grand Canyon, and many of the tourists were taking photos very close to the rim of the canyon.
While attempting to snap a photo at Eagle Point, adjacent to the popular Skywalk attraction, a man from the group accidentally fell off the rim and into the canyon.
Judy and James Franklin have discovered how to happily navigate the ebb and flow of life — through 56 years of marriage, in sickness and in health, this retired couple has sailed on approximately 100 cruises.
The Franklins’ first cruise, in 1972, was a splurge for James, a private first class in the Army at the time, and Judy, then a nursing student. “The installment plan was very helpful when we were starting out, but at this time in our lives, we pay the cruise off when we book it,” says James, who goes by Jim.
The couple, who are based in Seminole, Fl., spends anywhere between $25,000 to $35,000 for about 6 to 10 cruises per year, depending on the length of the cruise, which can range from a week to up to about five months. Their destinations have included the Caribbean, South Pacific, South America, the Baltics, Greenland, Scotland, Ireland, and Russia. When possible, they’re accompanied by some of their three children, eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
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A Viking Sky cruise ship needed 1,373 passengers and crew on board to be evacuatedlast weekend − and those involved in the rescue mission hadn’t experienced a rescue this intense before.
Rune Jansen a crewman from helicopter service CHC in Norway, spent 10 hours on the deck of the Viking Sky hoisting up passengers into a helicopter. The ship had sent out a mayday distress signal amid hazardous weather conditions and engine failure. Norwegian media reported gusts up to 43 mph and waves over 26 feet.
We’re waiting for evacuation by helicopter #VikingSky #Mayday pic.twitter.com/rqSYaWGi0k
— Alexus Sheppard ?️? (@alexus309) March 23, 2019
Low-budget carrier WOW air seemed too good to be true with its “cheap flights” for international destinations. But on Thursday morning, the Icelandic airline abruptly shut down, leaving its customers stranded.
While passengers were waiting for their flights and continuing to book future trips, the airline sent out a travel alert on Wednesday that “all flights have been postponed” due to the finalizing of equity raise with investors. Shortly after, however, the little hope that passengers across two continents had left dissolved with the company’s final announcement that it has “ceased operations, telling customers that “all flights have been canceled.”
Parents, check your strollers. Disneyland is putting new size restrictions in place calling for smaller toddler transports. The goal is to improve traffic flow before the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge land opens.
As of May 1, if the stroller doesn’t fit, you must git. Or, you can rent a stroller from Disneyland that conforms with the stricter guidelines.
Strollers must be no wider than 31 inches (36 inches currently) and no longer than 52 inches (unchanged), park officials said. While many stroller models meet those specifications, some of the larger double-wides probably do not.
Korean Air and Delta Air Lines apologized to a family after their son, who has a serious peanut allergy, were stranded with his little brother in a foreign country.
Rakesh and Prajakta Patel’s 15 and 16-year-old sons were traveling alone from Atlanta, Georgia, to Manila, Philippines (where their father is temporarily located for work) after visiting their elderly grandfather in the hospital. The boys were booked on a Delta flight to Seoul, South Korea, with a Korean Air connection to Manila. (The two are partner airlines).
Tourists will no longer be able to flock and gawk at the infamous attractions of Amsterdam’s red-light district through any official guided tours, effective Jan. 1 of next year. City officials have moved to end both free and paid tours of the historic area as increasing droves of visitors are reportedly “not respectful” to sex workers on the clock.
The news was announced by Amsterdam’s deputy mayor in a statement earlier this week.
Passengers onboard a Viking Sky cruise ship are being lifted one-by-one by helicopters after the ship’s engines failed on Saturday during stormy weather off the west coast of Norway. The crew was able to restart one engine and deploy the anchor, preventing it from drifting toward land.
First pictures emerging from the #VikingSky rescue operation. pic.twitter.com/B5cwW7mO4K
— To-Travel-Is-To-Live (@ToTravelIsToLi1) March 23, 2019
Breaking News:
A cruise ship has suffered engine failure in windy conditions off the west coast of Norway and will evacuate its 1,300 passengers.
The Viking Sky was drifting towards land and had sent out a mayday signal.
The ship belongs to Viking Ocean Cruises. pic.twitter.com/DtFbvGeV9X— Emil Nivantha Perera (@emilnivantha) March 23, 2019
#vikingsky emergency pic.twitter.com/9bxdRpB2zV
— David Hernandez (@oxman78) March 23, 2019
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Boeing is embroiled in the largest aviation investigation history into two plane crashes killing nearly 350 people. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) says Boeing is trying to mitigate their damage.
