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Indonesia searches for flight recorder of crashed plane

0 An Indonesian search team has uncovered more human remains in the Java Sea – days after a passenger plane crashed just minutes after takeoff. As victims’ families mourn, divers are searching the waters to the north of Jakarta – looking for the aircraft’s flight recorder. Authorities are confident signals from the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorders were detected north of Jakarta’s coast. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington has the latest from Jakarta, Indonesia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Indonesia

Family, friends of Indonesia plane crash passengers await news

0 A search-and-rescue team in Indonesia has found human remains and twisted wreckage in the Java Sea. The discovery comes a day after a passenger jet disappeared shortly after takeoff from a Jakarta airport. Authorities say they are also close to finding the aircraft’s flight recorders. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from the capital, Jakarta. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Indonesia

Boeing faces safety concerns over 2 models

Problems continue to mount for the world’s largest aeroplane manufacturer – with safety concerns about more of Boeing’s planes. Many Boeing 737 NG’s are being grounded after finding cracks in the wings. While a whistle-blower has pointed out a potential issue with oxygen on the 787 Dreamliners. Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Boeing

The Boeing 787: Broken Dreams l Al Jazeera Investigations

This is a major project by the Al Jazeera Investigative Unit focusing on the 787 “Dreamliner”, the flagship passenger jet of the Boeing Company. Our journalism reveals the deeply-held safety concerns of current and former Boeing engineers, who in some cases fear to fly on the 787, the plane they build. We uncover allegations of on-the-job drug use, quality control problems and poor workmanship. We explore the roots of the battery problems that led to the plane’s grounding due to safety concerns for three months from January 2013. For more on the investigation, visit http://www.aljazeera.com/boeing787 Senior Producer/Director: Marc Shaffer Producer/Director of Photography/Editor: Colin McIntyre Producer: Kevin Hirten Reporter/Producer: Will Jordan […]

Mach 5 aircraft technology | The Edge

Mach 5 aircraft technology would enable flight times of 4.5 hours from Europe to Australia. CNBC goes behind the scenes with the latest innovators to find out more Subscribe to CNBC International: http://bit.ly/1eiWsDq Teams in Oxford, U.K., and Boston, U.S., are working on new designs for plane engines, with the potential to create a “very high-speed aircraft” and take fuel out of the equation altogether. CNBC takes a look at both options. Scimitar is a prototype jet engine from UK-based Reaction Engines. Developers tell CNBC that the experimental apparatus can extend the speed, the power, and the range of existing systems by up to 5 times the speed of sound. […]

Honda Jet Aircraft | The Edge

0 Honda Jet Aircraft is the new business jet from Honda. CNBC’s Kaori Enjoli speaks to Honda to find out more about the new airplane. Subscribe to CNBC International: http://bit.ly/1eiWsDq CNBC catches up with Michimasa Fujino, president and CEO of Honda Aircraft, to learn more about the group’s new business jet, which can fly higher, faster and is more fuel-efficient than its competitors. CNBC.com for more great clips: http://cnb.cx/1o2BRDO CNBC International playlist: http://bit.ly/1u34e9a Like us on CNBC’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/cnbc Follow us on CNBC’s Twitter accounts Tweets by cnbcworld https://twitter.com/CNBC