arctic

Military Aviation News July 10, 2014

Russian Air Force Boosts Presence in Arctic

MOSCOW, July 10 (RIA Novosti) – Russian long-range aviation bases are increasing their presence in the Arctic, the press service of the Eastern Military District…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News January 7, 2014

Arctic freeze disrupts North American air travel

(Reuters) – Glacial temperatures gripping large parts of the United States and Canada disrupted thousands of flights on Tuesday, with Canada’s busiest airport temporarily halting…

Civilian aviation news December 20, 2013

NASA Fly Global Hawk in Canadian Airspace for First Time to Study Canadian Arctic

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and a team of international science organizations successfully flew a Northrop Grumman-produced NASA Global Hawk…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News October 3, 2012

Treacherous Arctic Rescue Earns Rescue 915 the 2012 Cormorant Trophy

A treacherous nighttime icy Arctic sea rescue of two hunters by a Canadian Forces Search and Rescue team has been selected as the winner of the…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News August 22, 2011

Jet crashes in Canadian Arctic, 12 killed

Twelve people were killed when a First Air jet crashed near Resolute Bay in the far north of the Canadian Arctic, but three people survived,…

General Aviation News March 15, 2011

Wheels Up For NASA Mission’s Most Extensive Arctic Ice Survey

WASHINGTON — Researchers and flight crew arrived in Thule, Greenland, on Monday, March 14, for the start of NASA’s 2011 Operation IceBridge, an airborne mission…

EXTRA NEWS February 25, 2009

Saving lives has no borders

Two missing climbers have been taken to hospital in the Republic of Ireland after being found by British mountain rescue teams assisted by a RAF…