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jan_olieslagers wrote: 26 Feb 2017, 10:01 Aviation only, please!
All non-aviation posts deleted.
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sn26567 wrote: 25 Feb 2017, 00:48 .... In Friday’s 7 p.m. encounter, two F-15s needed less than 14 minutes to fly the estimated 75 miles from Homestead, south of Miami. The encounter “required the Air Force F-15s to travel at supersonic speeds, a sound noticed by area residents."

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/local ... tKOiUWf6H/
Wow !
14 minutes flight time !?
That makes an astonishing 280 knots. I guess per each aircraft, we don't need to divide this by 2 right? ;)

More puzzling is that to go supersonic at that speed the air temperature must be about 60 Kelvin, or minus 213.15°C.

Thanks PalmBeachNews. That's cool news :lol:

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President Donald Trump signed a new executive order this Monday banning immigration from six Muslim-majority countries, notably dropping Iraq from January's previous order.

The ban covers Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

"We cannot compromise our nation's security by allowing visitors entry when their own governments are unable or unwilling to provide the information we need to vet them responsibly," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said at a briefing.

The new ban exempts people who hold current visas and drops an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees, reducing it to 120 days. It also makes clear that lawful permanent residents are excluded from ban.

The updated ban comes six weeks after Trump's original executive order was rolled out to chaos and confusion at airports nationwide, and eventually blocked by a federal court.

Source: CNN (... and it is not FAKE NEWS ! ;) )

It seems that this time Trump's Administration took all the necessary precautions. There is even a Q&A on the Home Security Department website.
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Trump's travel ban is hurting tourism: International airline bookings to US have fallen substantially since his first ban.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/10/news/co ... index.html
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US President Donald Trump is calling for privatising the nation’s air traffic control operations in his budget proposal.

Trump also rekindled a fight over Transportation Security Administration funding by proposing to raise the fee on airline tickets.
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US President Donald Trump called for eliminating subsidised air service to rural communities, many of which supported his 2016 election after he promised to create jobs.
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Another irrational measure in the making: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=61185
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sn26567 wrote: 21 Mar 2017, 14:39 Another irrational measure in the making: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=61185
It seems to be based upon a safety bulletin from the Transportation Safety Administration. I don't think that politics (= the Secretary of Homeland Security) was involved in this decision.

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Passenger wrote: 21 Mar 2017, 15:40
sn26567 wrote: 21 Mar 2017, 14:39 Another irrational measure in the making: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=61185
It seems to be based upon a safety bulletin from the Transportation Safety Administration. I don't think that politics (= the Secretary of Homeland Security) was involved in this decision.
The measures are anyway published on the page of the DHS. And from the comments I read, they relate at 50% to a Muslim ban, at 50% to protectionism against the ME3 and at 0% to security...
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sn26567 wrote: 21 Mar 2017, 15:56
Passenger wrote: 21 Mar 2017, 15:40
sn26567 wrote: 21 Mar 2017, 14:39 Another irrational measure in the making: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=61185
It seems to be based upon a safety bulletin from the Transportation Safety Administration. I don't think that politics (= the Secretary of Homeland Security) was involved in this decision.
The measures are anyway published on the page of the DHS. And from the comments I read, they relate at 50% to a Muslim ban, at 50% to protectionism against the ME3 and at 0% to security...
The largest Muslim country (Indonesia) is not effected.

Blaming the Department and/or Trump for this, is like blaming minister Bellot or PM Charles Michel for the delay that Air Belgium and SHS Aviation encounter for their AOC, to be issued by the administration of the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority.

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I m not sure there are direct flights from Indonesia to the USA ... I think not.. they would have been in the list had there been... now the Uk will follow suit.
The directive hints at possible infiltration in security or airport workforce by terrrorist groups.
That is a very serious accusation.. if that is true, cargo is not safe either.. infiltrators can easily slip an "explosive" tablet or laptop in a suitcase. The whole thing makes no sense what so ever... and now the Uk seems to follow .. Like always, the shabby smelly poodle...

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I think we should accept that those Intelligence / Safety authorities who have issued this ban, are very well aware of the risk of non-guarded batteries in the cargo hold. They probably have chosen for the less risk, based upon the information they have but don't share. They prefer dangerous batteries in the cargo hold, rather then direct access to very dangerous devices in aircraft cabin.

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I have question ;) :

- how will they perfom the checks, a seperate security check for flights to the US ?

I can imagine the reactions of passengers at check-in. And a laptop/ipad/... in the hold?? Fiew

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luchtzak wrote: 21 Mar 2017, 18:41 - how will they perfom the checks, a seperate security check for flights to the US ?
Abu Dhabi has already US pre-clearance. Is that deemed insufficient? :o
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13 states file to support Trump's travel ban

President Trump’s long-delayed travel ban targeting six Muslim-majority nations, which was blocked for the second time by a federal court, is getting a bit of legal help from some states.

Twelve attorneys general and one governor from 13 Republican-led states have filed an amicus brief supporting Trump’s ban as it goes to a federal appeals court.

Attorneys general from Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia joined with Gov. Phil Bryant of Mississippi to file the brief. The Trump administration is currently appealing a decision made by a federal judge in Maryland. The brief argues the courts are infringing on Trump’s constitutional ability to make national security decisions by blocking his order.

More: http://travelwirenews.com/13-states-fil ... ban-18198/
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US Trump administration is focusing its North Korea strategy on tougher economic sanctions, possibly including banning Air Koryo (North Korea).

Very funny, because Air Koryo flies internationally only to China and Russia, which are very unlikely to ban it!
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Contrary to what the main stream media try to proof time after time, Trump is not stupid. Trump proposes that ban on Air Koryo would be a global ban, imposed by the United Nations.

Actually, the Obama administration also imposed sanctions against North Korea and indirect against Air Koryo:
https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/p ... l0677.aspx

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Trump security and travel costs in the first 100 days soar to $57 million, most expensive president in history


On the Thursday evening before Easter, photographers staking out Palm Beach International Airport in Florida awaiting President Donald Trump were surprised to see not one, but two Air Force planes arriving within minutes of each other.

Shortly before the president landed, Melania Trump arrived on a Boeing C-32 – a military version of a 757 – with their 11-year-old son, Barron, and other family members to spend the holiday at the Mar-a-Lago golf resort. Her one-way trip from New York, where she lives separately from her husband so their son can finish the school year, cost taxpayers more than US$110,000.

Since taking office, Trump has spent seven weekends at the resort, each trip costing at least US$1 million, with some estimates running up to US$3.6 million. The biggest chunk of that is the US$142,000 an hour it costs to fly Air Force One.

Melania Trump has flown separately on five occasions either to or from Palm Beach, according to the Palm Beach Post. Public accounts of her appearances show she has also made at least eight round-trip flights to Washington, DC, since the inauguration. The Air Force said that it could not immediately provide her flight records but that each hour of flying on the Boeing C-32 – the largest and most expensive of the three planes she uses – costs US$38,922.

Also the private trips of the two sons of the President cost the taxpayer a huge amount of money.

Full article: http://travelwirenews.com/trump-securit ... ory-78969/
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security informs that "Deputy Secretary Elaine Duke will be in Brussels Wednesday to update its European counterparts on current and evolving threats to global aviation security.

This meeting is part of a continuous effort to engage with airlines, trade associations and the international community to ensure air travel remains safe for all.
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No doubt that the electronics ban (and its potential extension to Europe) will be discussed...
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