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Milano 2015
Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy | Euromaxx
Welcome to the new Milan. The gray, industrial metropolis is turning into a greener, environment-conscious city. Fittingly, the Expo’s motto this year is “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. German landscape architect Andreas Kipar shows just how his adopted home is going green.
Source: DW (English)
Published on April 02, 2015
The Future of Lufthansa
Shock and Sadness – And the Future of Lufthansa | Made in Germany
It was a dark day for airline travel and a shock for Lufthansa. The crash of a Germanwings flight is a human tragedy, and may have effects on airline security policies.
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr has his hands full communicating with the media and the public. Lufthansa has long been planning to reorganize the company and restructure its budget operations.
Source: DW (English)
Published on April 01, 2015
Germanwings co-pilot once had suicidal tendencies
Authorities are not disputing new plane crash details
Investigators have neither confirmed nor denied the details of a new report on the final moments of Germanwings Flight 9525. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.
Source: CNN YouTube Channel
Published on March 30, 2015
More stringent psychological testing of pilots
Germanwings: More stringent psychological testing of pilots – BBC News
European Safety regulators have tonight announced that planes must have two people in the cockpit at all times, meanwhile questions are also being asked as to whether airlines need to adopt more stringent psychological testing of pilots. Our Transport Correspondent Richard Westcott reports now on the safety concerns raised by the crash.
Source: BBC News YouTube Channel
Published on March 27, 2015
Air Canada jet skidded off a runway
Passengers Hurt As Plane Skids Off Runway:
An Air Canada jet skidded off a runway while landing at Halifax airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, early Sunday, causing injuries to about two dozen people on board. The airport says 25 passengers on the flight from Toronto went to the hospital. (March 29)
Source: AP (Associated Press) YouTube Channel
Indiana Religious Freedom Bill
Protests grow over controversial Indiana law
A controversial “religious freedom” bill in Indiana is facing a significant backlash from gay rights supporters. CNN’s Shasta Darlington reports.
Source: CNN on YouTube
Published on March 28, 2015
Germanwings co-pilot had mental illness
Officials: doctor declared co-pilot “unfit to work”
Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had a mental illness, according to some reports. CNN’s Will Ripley has the latest on the crash investigation.
Source: CNN on YouTube
Published on March 27, 2015
China fights for return of golden Buddha
China fights for relic containing mummified monk:
A Chinese Buddhist statue containing the remains of monk is now at the center of a custody battle. CNN’s Azadeh Ansari reports.
Source: CNN on YouTube
Published on March 28, 2015
Dr. had declared Lubitz unfit to work
Should doctor have reported co-pilot’s alleged condition:
Prosecutors say Andreas Lubitz hid his illness from Germanwings. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on what the doctor’s responsibility was to report his condition.
Source: CNN on YouTube
Published on March 27, 2015