Airplane News: Student Pilot gets DWI, Runway melts, Las Vegas Mid-Air Collision, Military exploring single pilot operations

Airplane News: Student Pilot gets DWI, Runway melts, Las Vegas Mid-Air Collision, Military exploring single pilot operations

This week in airplane news: A student pilot has been charged with DWI among other things after landing on a road, London temperatures got hot enough to melt portions of the runway, a mid-air collision with no survivors, and the military is exploring single pilot operations.


An airplane crash-landed in Kansas City this week, and the pilot was charged with DWI.

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/student-pilot-charged-with-dwi-after-interstate-landing


London Luton airport was temporarily closed due to the heat wave in the UK.

The heat (100F) caused surface defects and melted portions of the runway.

Repairs were made to the runway and the airport opened a number of hours later.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11025115/UK-heatwave-London-Luton-Airport-SHUT-record-heat-runway-melts.html


A mid-air collision occurred at the North Las Vegas Airport this week

Both aircraft, A piper PA-46 and a Cessna 172, were preparing to land at the airport

There were no survivors of the crash.

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/plane-crashes-at-north-las-vegas-airport/


The US Air Force is exploring the potential of allowing a single pilot for KC-46 tankers.

This would reduce the crew to just the boom operator and the pilot.

This release has triggered an intense discussion of safety and pilot workload.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/single-pilot-kc-46-tanker-operations-eyed-by-air-force-for-major-conflicts



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