13 planes vanish from radars over Europe
13 planes vanish from radars over Europe
As many as 13 planes flying over Europe vanish from radar screens in an "unprecedented" series of blackouts that lasted 25 minutes with claims air traffic control could have been hacked
As many as 13 planes flying over Europe vanish from radar screens in an "unprecedented" series of blackouts that lasted 25 minutes with claims air traffic control could have been hacked
An air-safety investigation has been launched after 13 planes flying over Europe disappeared from radar screens in two "unprecedented" blackouts, leading to reports stating air traffic control systems had been hacked.
The aircraft went missing from screens across the region in early June, leaving air traffic controllers with no information about their position, direction and height – instead relying on voice communication alone.
Air traffic control centres in Austria, southern Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia all reported the same problem with each period of interference lasting around 25 minutes but varying from flight to flight.
Marcus Pohanka, from Austro Control, described the incidents, which occurred on June 5 and June 10 as "unprecedented," although the authorities stressed that all the aircraft involved continued with their flights as normal.
- Egyptair: Threat Scribbled On Outiside Of Egyptair Plane, Pilot Spoke With Air Traffic Control For Several Minutes Before Crash... Account Directly Contradicts The Official Claim That There Was No Distress Call
NYT: EgyptAir Was Aware of Threats to Security, Including One Scribbled on PlaneThree EgyptAir security officials said the threatening graffiti, which appeared about two years ago, had been the work of aviation workers at Cairo Airport. Playing on the...
- Nato Scrambles Jets After Russian Military Spotted Over Baltic Sea
From Fox News: STOCKHOLM – The Swedish Air Force and NATO jets on Tuesday tracked four Russian combat aircraft flying with their transponders turned off over the Baltic Sea, officials said. The Russian planes — two long-range, nuclear-capable...
- Missing #mh370 Purposely Skirted Indonesia To Avoid Radar
NDTV reported: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 flew around Indonesian airspace apparently to avoid detection after vanishing from radar screens on March 8, a media report said today, suggesting the possibility of a more sinister reason behind the...
- Here’s How To Track The Pentagon’s Airborne Command Posts Over The Internet
This non-descript plane could be key to U.S. war against Assad — and a warning when strikes are imminent There might be the way to spot a Syria strike before it happens — by tracking the location of the Navy’s command and control planes...
- Air Traffic Radar, Radio Outage Hits Flights
From Associated Press: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Communications equipment failed Tuesday at a regional air-traffic control center, shutting down all airline traffic within 250 miles of Memphis and causing a ripple effect across the country that grounded...