Sentences with phrase «by pilots of»

The eleven passengers and two crew members were rescued by National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, officials who were already alerted by the pilot of the chopper and were on standby.

The crew of the Kennedy had no idea it was there until it was spotted by the pilot of a landing F - 18 jet.

Not exact matches

The Defense Alliance is one of 10 economic «clusters» selected by the SBA in September 2010 as part of a pilot program to aid regional businesses.

Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Faced with a potential strike by the airline's machinists union and a lockout of its pilots, federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt referred both disputes to the CIRB on March 8, then introduced back - to - work legislation four days later.

An example is the program begun by the late Al Ueltshci, founder of FlightSafety, a pioneer in training airplane pilots using flight simulators.

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The pilot, in which Lyft users will be able to hail a self - driving car from the app, is expected to take place in Boston by the end of the year.

In recent months, the airport's remaining clutch of small operators and private pilots allege they've had their leases terminated or their rents jacked up by as much as 300 % — all of which has landed Porter in court yet again.

It's still a standard «platformer» game — you start on the left side of a level and traverse it by moving to the right, killing enemies and avoiding your own death along the way — but «Super Mario Land» is full of delightful additions, like an underwater vehicle you get to pilot.

In a pilot study, researchers will compare the skills, safety records, and performance of two groups of new drivers: those using virtual reality and those trained by traditional means.

Sappington plans multiple pilot tests to collect customer feedback, work out any kinks and streamline the integration with the company's existing technology systems before rolling out the finished app in nearly all 14,000 U.S. restaurants and some 6,000 others in Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Australia and China, by the end of this year.

The piece of the plane that was found, called a «flaperon,» was most likely «broken off by the engine pod ripping off as it was dragged through the water on the initial impact,» Tracy Lamb, an aviation safety consultant and former Boeing 737 pilot, told Bloomberg.

But a world piloted by cars under Cruise's control would have saved me from two heartstoppingly close calls in the span of a single day.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday a new drone registration process requiring owners of remotely piloted aircraft to register online with the government by early next year.

The company also abides by FAA guidelines recommending that licensed pilots operate the drones, which means paying a pro up to $ 40 an hour to be on site during promotions, he explained, adding that the company, which is turning a profit, is planning a campaign on crowdfunding site Kickstarter at the end of April.

The latter two milestones were first set by former Air Force test pilot Joseph Kittinger in 1960, who served as Baumgartner's mentor throughout five years of meticulous preparation.

Cigna is testing the integration of «mental wellness» into medical care at doctors» offices in Denver, New Jersey and Virginia and plans to expand the pilot to ten office by the end of the year.

HERZLIYA, Israel, Oct 30 - Lockheed Martin Corp said on Tuesday that it was making progress on resolving technical issues facing the cutting - edge helmet being developed for use by F - 35 fighter pilots, and it cited positive initial reports from night flight tests of the system.

A second order calls for seizing a heavily guarded cache of weapons kept by terrorists, and a third directs the marines to recover a downed pilot.

The move by Uber, announced as a pilot project on Wednesday, follows the end of its partnership with Banco Santander's U.S. lending unit earlier this year.

It was filmed using a custom - built drone equipped with seven GoPro cameras and operated by a licensed drone pilot due to the complicated nature of the shoot, which included dropping 30 feet into a field of sharp agave; long, continuous shots; and stabilization against the wind.

Last month, the World Drone Prix — organized by the World Organization of Racing Drones and Sheikh Hamdan, crown prince of Dubai — handed out roughly $ 1 million in prizes, including a $ 250,000 grand prize to a 15 - year - old British pilot who bested 100 other competitors at a two - day event in Dubai.

Further pilot projects by juniors and majors alike, such as Laricina Energy's use of solvents in combination with steam, promise to further reduce the emissions associated with SAGD.

Fourteen of 23 top hospitals contacted by Reuters said they have rolled out a pilot program of Apple's HealthKit service - which acts as a repository for patient - generated health information like blood pressure, weight or heart rate - or are in talks to do so.

By launching many such pilot projects you both hedge your bets and create a myriad of small learning experiences for yourself, which helps you course correct and figure out what you really want and the right path to get you there.

Start by trying to save just 2 % of what you're bringing in; put the contributions on auto - pilot to be sure they actually make it into the designated pot.

Pilots must hold licenses on the specific types of aircraft they intend to fly, and flight engineers need a license issued by Transport Canada.

Three pilot projects are now under way, and the goal is to have the division fully up and running by late 2016 — creating a whole new department and crop of employees for Klick to monitor, analyze and improve upon.

Air Canada was forced to cancel about 75 flights in April when a faction of pilots called in sick — a strike declared illegal by labour officials.

A handful of self - driving Volvo XC90 SUVs will be deployed as part of the pilot program later this month, with 100 expected by the end of the year.

Accordingly, the rejection of labor contracts «has not been the mechanism of last resort to save a failing business,» the Air Line Pilots Association told Congress in 2010, «but instead has often been used by employers as a business model to gain long - term economic advantage by unfairly gutting the wages and working conditions of airline and other employees.»

The central bank of Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with Ripple, paving the way for a pilot project through which the bank will help other banks in the country send payments internationally using technology provided by the blockchain company.

The pilot is apparently distinct from another project by Bitt Inc., along with the administration of Montserrat premier Donaldson Romeo, to trial a digital version of the Eastern Caribbean dollar.

During the visit, Chen mentioned distributed ledger technology as one of the key components to the «development and application of fintech,» and highlighted that he and Xing Yujing, the head of the People's Bank of China Shenzhen Central Sub-Branch, agreed that mainland China should reinforce a solid relationship with the Hong Kong and Shenzhen financial sectors by engaging in «pilot schemes» in order to support «the process of the nation's reform and opening - up.»

Tesla touched on the success of the pilot program in a Q1 shareholders letter, as reported by The Motley Fool:

FILE PHOTO: A Phantom drone by DJI company, equipped with a camera, flies during the 4th Intergalactic Meeting of Phantom's Pilots (MIPP) in an open secure area in the Bois de Boulogne, western Paris, March 16, 2014.

However, unlike the present «pilot» program which invites all companies with any new pre-commercial product to apply for its innovation to be trialled within government, the CICP should catalyze Canadian competitiveness through «smart assistance» by focusing on addressing the identified future needs of government agencies and departments through closer collaboration with federal agencies and industry associations.

Utility Hawaiian Electric has announced the start of operations of a pilot project featuring flywheel energy storage technology provided by Amber Kinetics.

The launch will let investors buy a piece of the massive fund, which is piloted by Bill Gross, in an ETF format.

The press conference was led by TMAF Executive Committee members, Elisabeth Barna, chief operating officer of American Trucking Associations, and Wendy Hamilton, senior manager, sales marketing, at Pilot Flying J. Barna and Hamilton provided an update on the movement's latest successes, citing the recently released 2016 TMAF Annual Report, «Reaching New Heights.»

Ontarians will get access to new apps to help manage their energy consumption data, thanks to a pilot program led by MaRS Discovery District, in partnership with Hydro One and London Hydro and supported by the Ministry of Energy.

7th Infantry Division Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division board CH - 47 Chinook helicopters piloted by 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade aviators during an air assault attack as part of the inaugural I Corps exercise Courage Ready 18 - 01 hosted by U.S. Army Alaska on U.S. Army Garrison - Alaska training lands near Fort Greely, Alaska, April 25.

Warren Buffett says that the success of a manager is more determined by the favorable nature of the boat they get into than their skill as a pilot.

This pilot was co-created by a range of partners we convened as a Steering Committee.

This report, supported by the government of Finland, pilot tested a series of workshops, peer - to - peer sessions and one - on - one coaching over a six - month period in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam.

«We are encouraged by the performance of the pilot programs we tested last year in categories like women's shoes, fine jewelry, and furniture and mattresses,» CEO Jeff Gennette said in a statement.

We are determined to honour the bravery of the pilots and teams here by learning from this tragedy.

2017.04.19 10,000 new student opportunities by end of 2020: Toronto Financial Services Alliance launches ambitious pilot to help young Canadians jump - start their careers Toronto region's financial services employers are increasing their investment in young Canadians through a ground - breaking, sector - wide initiative to create 10,000 new work - integrated learning opportunities for post-secondary students by the end of 2020...