AirManager – Filtration System Could Stop Spread of Germs on Planes
September 21, 2009 by national
Filed under Emergency Preparedness
A revolutionary new air filter could help reduce the spread of the H1N1 virus and other illnesses among passengers on board commercial airline flights, British researchers say. The aerospace giant BAE Systems has joined forces with Quest International, a small company based in Cheadle, near Manchester, England, to develop a machine that destroys up to 99.9 percent of infectious viruses and bacteria as well as pollutants that can circulate in the confines of an aircraft, especially on long-haul flights.
The device, called AirManager, uses a controlled electric field to filter out and destroy any airborne particles or germs as they pass through an aircraft’s air conditioning system, emitting only clean, sterilized air.
Bomb Said to Be On Flight Almost Taken By Former Iranian President
Former President Mohammad Khatami was expected to fly on a domestic flight on Saturday night that was found to have a homemade bomb aboard, an Iranian newspaper reported Monday.
The daily newspaper Sarmayeh said Mr. Khatami had been scheduled to fly on the Kish Air flight to Tehran from the southwestern city of Ahwaz on Saturday evening, but that he had taken another flight instead. It was unclear why he had changed his plans.
Mr. Khatami has been traveling and campaigning in support of Mir Hussein Moussavi, a moderate politician and the most serious challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ahead of June 12 elections.
The semiofficial Fars news agency reported Sunday that a homemade bomb was found in a lavatory on the Kish Air flight, which had 131 passengers aboard. It said about 15 minutes into the flight the plane turned back to the Ahwaz airport, where authorities defused the device. The agency gave no further details.
via Bomb Said to Be on Flight Almost Taken by Former Iranian President – NYTimes.com.
Homeland Security Calls Police To Investigate Incoming Flight
May 10, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
Colorado Springs Police were called to the airport Sunday afternoon by Homeland Security to investigate an incoming flight. Police were asked to check out the paper work on the privately owned Cessna. At this time everything appears to be in order and there is no additional information to report.
The plane originated out of Texas and officials are not saying why Homeland Security wanted the plane checked out.
