France to Deploy Robot at Egypt Plane Crash Site

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France: Egypt Plane Crash May Be Due to
Power Loss

France: Egypt Plane Crash May Be Due to
Power Loss 01/04/2004 01:08 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 4 2004 12:42PM ET

Egypt Crash Plane Tried to Turn Back,
All 148 Died

Egypt Crash Plane Tried to Turn Back,
All 148 Died 01/03/2004 01:00 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 12:37PM ET

French Families in Shock After Egypt
Plane Crash

French Families in Shock After Egypt
Plane Crash 01/03/2004 01:00 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 12:37PM ET

Technical Fault Blamed as Egypt Plane
Crash Kills 148

Technical Fault Blamed as Egypt Plane
Crash Kills 148 01/03/2004 11:53 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 9:31AM ET

Egypt Plane Crash Kills 148, Technical
Fault Blamed

Egypt Plane Crash Kills 148, Technical
Fault Blamed 01/03/2004 07:09 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 6:34AM ET

No Grounds for Terror Theory in Egypt
Crash -France

No Grounds for Terror Theory in Egypt
Crash -France 01/05/2004 04:50 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 5 2004 3:33AM ET

Slow Progress in Search at Red Sea Plane
Crash Site

Slow Progress in Search at Red Sea Plane
Crash Site 01/03/2004 09:54 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 9:37PM ET

Egypt Frees Kuwaiti Who Caused Plane
Scare

Egypt Frees Kuwaiti Who Caused Plane
Scare 04/18/2004 12:34 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 18 2004 4:44AM GMT

Egypt Crash Airline Was Banned from
Swiss Airspace

Egypt Crash Airline Was Banned from
Swiss Airspace 01/04/2004 06:57 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 4 2004 6:42PM ET

Egypt Crash Workers Find Possible Black
Box Signal

Egypt Crash Workers Find Possible Black
Box Signal 01/06/2004 04:32 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 6 2004 3:44AM ET

At Least 39 Killed in Plane Crash in
U.A.E.

At Least 39 Killed in Plane Crash in
U.A.E. 02/10/2004 01:35 PM
An Iranian airliner carrying mostly migrant workers crashed as it prepared to land in the United Arab Emirates today.

One Dead After N.C. Plane Crash

One Dead After N.C. Plane Crash 01/18/2004 04:52 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 18 2004 8:40AM GMT

Three badly hurt in plane crash

Three badly hurt in plane crash 08/28/2004 08:20 AM
Three people were seriously hurt when a small plane crashes and bursts into flames close to a south coast airport.

Emergency services at plane crash

Emergency services at plane crash 04/10/2005 12:34 PM
The emergency services are heading to east Belfast following reports that a light aircraft has gone down.

Seven Die in Plane Crash at Panama
Airport (AP)

Seven Die in Plane Crash at Panama
Airport (AP) 07/02/2004 09:29 PM
AP - A U.S.-registered small jet crashed into an airport hangar during takeoff Friday and burst into flames, killing seven people, officials said.

Microsoft server crash nearly causes
800-plane pile-up

Microsoft server crash nearly causes
800-plane pile-up 09/22/2004 10:43 PM
For three hours last week 800 airplanes were left flying in the air with no way to contact air traffic control. This serious problem was a combination of human error and a 'design glitch' in Microsoft’s Windows 2000 server.

According to the Los Angeles Times, "Microsoft's software contained an internal clock designed to shut the system down after 49.7 days to prevent it from becoming overloaded with data." In order to avoid this automatic shutdown, technicians at the airport are required to restart the servers manually (every 30 days), and as you can guess last week one of the technicians messed up. Even after all that the airports software analysts still say such a feature is preferable over others to prevent an overloaded system, as an overloaded system might very well give controllers wrong information about flights.

No system is prefect, but I would have thought that the airline industry would have been a lot better prepared. Still you have to give credit where credit is due, and Laura Brown a FAA spokeswoman said that "the agency plans to install a system that would issue a warning well before shutdown." Surely this Windows server feature could have been disabled, and if not is it really Microsoft’s fault for someone else's choice to keep it enabled? I say no (assuming it could be disabled), because there are other alternatives out there and if you're running something this major on Windows 2000 servers you're kind of asking for it. Luckily no one was harmed from this incident, and that gives us another chance. A chance that I'm sure won't be wasted.

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Six Killed in Nevada Airport Plane Crash

Six Killed in Nevada Airport Plane Crash 12/25/2003 07:52 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 25 2003 6:39PM ET

Search Resumes for Red Sea Plane Crash
Victims

Search Resumes for Red Sea Plane Crash
Victims 01/04/2004 05:03 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 4 2004 3:48AM ET

Egyptian Plane Tried to Return Before
Deadly Crash

Egyptian Plane Tried to Return Before
Deadly Crash 01/03/2004 01:00 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 12:37PM ET

Two survive Montana plane crash
(USATODAY.com)

Two survive Montana plane crash
(USATODAY.com) 09/24/2004 07:53 AM
USATODAY.com - Two Forest Service workers who were believed killed in a fiery plane crash huddled together to stay warm in the freezing temperatures of the Montana wilderness, and one was in such excruciating pain that he had trouble bending over to get water from a stream, a doctor said Thursday.

Brazil Amazon Plane Crash Kills 33

Brazil Amazon Plane Crash Kills 33 05/15/2004 03:48 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 15 2004 7:35PM GMT

Two Believed Dead in Dallas Plane Crash

Two Believed Dead in Dallas Plane Crash 01/01/2004 05:03 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 1 2004 3:32PM ET

Ark. Plane Crash Kills Whitewater Lawyer

Ark. Plane Crash Kills Whitewater Lawyer 12/04/2003 11:55 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 4 2003 10:39PM ET

Cocaine, Alcohol Linked to Plane Crash

Cocaine, Alcohol Linked to Plane Crash 11/19/2003 11:40 AM
Reuters via Wired News Nov 19 2003 10:27AM ET

Robot plane ready to connect your call?

Robot plane ready to connect your call? 04/13/2005 08:07 AM
ZDNet Apr 13 2005 12:02PM GMT

France Identifies 'Little Prince'
Author's Plane (Reuters)

France Identifies 'Little Prince'
Author's Plane (Reuters) 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Reuters - A plane raised from the Mediterranean 60 years after it crashed, killing author Antoine de Saint-Exupery, has been identified and will be put on display in southern France, officials said Wednesday.

Dozens Killed in Plane Crash Off Benin,
W.Africa

Dozens Killed in Plane Crash Off Benin,
W.Africa 12/25/2003 01:58 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 25 2003 12:40PM ET

Calif. Plane Crash Leaves 5 People Dead

Calif. Plane Crash Leaves 5 People Dead 12/24/2003 08:11 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 24 2003 6:36PM ET

Brazil Amazon Plane Crash Kills 33
(Reuters)

Brazil Amazon Plane Crash Kills 33
(Reuters) 05/15/2004 02:37 PM
Reuters - All 33 people aboard a Brazilian passenger plane were killed when it crashed in the Amazon jungle just minutes from landing at the industrial city of Manaus, aviation authorities said on Saturday.

Plane Crash on Frozen Wisc. Lake Kills 2

Plane Crash on Frozen Wisc. Lake Kills 2 12/21/2003 01:23 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 21 2003 0:33AM ET

Robot Plane Drops Bomb in Successful
Test (AP)

Robot Plane Drops Bomb in Successful
Test (AP) 04/18/2004 09:32 PM
AP - A robotic plane deliberately dropped a bomb near a truck at Edwards Air Force Base on Sunday, marking another step forward for technology the U.S. military hopes will one day replace human pilots on dangerous combat missions.

Rescuers Battle to Find Bodies in Benin
Plane Crash

Rescuers Battle to Find Bodies in Benin
Plane Crash 12/26/2003 07:43 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 26 2003 6:38AM ET

Rescuers Toil to Free Bodies in Benin
Plane Crash

Rescuers Toil to Free Bodies in Benin
Plane Crash 12/25/2003 10:17 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 25 2003 9:35PM ET

High-Flying Robot Plane Could Link Phone
Networks

High-Flying Robot Plane Could Link Phone
Networks 04/12/2005 11:49 PM
Boston Globe Apr 13 2005 4:32AM GMT

Death Toll in Iran Plane Crash 40
People, UAE Official Says (Reuters)

Death Toll in Iran Plane Crash 40
People, UAE Official Says (Reuters) 02/10/2004 06:52 AM
Reuters - Forty people were killed when an Iranian Kish Airline plane crashed in the emirate of Sharjah Tuesday, a United Arab Emirates civil aviation official said.

NEWS.com.au | Plane crash a terror
attack: authorities (August 27, 2004)

NEWS.com.au | Plane crash a terror
attack: authorities (August 27, 2004) 08/28/2004 04:46 AM
Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Jet .. An even longer article .. here,

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French Bring Robot, Experts to Red Sea
Crash

French Bring Robot, Experts to Red Sea
Crash 01/04/2004 04:38 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 4 2004 3:36PM ET

French Robot to Dive Red Sea for Crash
Black Box

French Robot to Dive Red Sea for Crash
Black Box 01/04/2004 06:57 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 4 2004 6:42PM ET

Crash test dummies get date for DARPA
Robot Run II

Crash test dummies get date for DARPA
Robot Run II 06/09/2004 08:44 PM
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