Airplanes are far too complex to fly, tweets Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday took a dig at the aeroplane manufacturers for making “far too complex” planes and said that “computer scientists” are required to fly them.
In a veiled reference to Boeing company whose 737 MAX 8 jet was crashed on Sunday killing all 157 people on board in Ethiopia, Trump tweeted: “Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly. Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT. I see it all the time in many products.”
“Always seeking to go one unnecessary step further, when often old and simpler is far better. Split second decisions are…needed, and the complexity creates danger. All of this for great cost yet very little gain,” he tweeted.
“I don’t know about you, but I don’t want Albert Einstein to be my pilot. I want great flying professionals that are allowed to easily and quickly take control of a plane!”, his tweet further reads.
The recent Boeing crash harkened back the bitter memories of Last year Indonesia plane crash in which 189 people were killed, when a Lion Air jet–a Boeing 737 MAX 8 – crashed in the Java Sea, close to Jakarta, Indonesia.
The primary investigation in Lion Air jet crash found that a malfunctioning sensor and an automated response from the aircraft’s software left pilots fighting furiously to control the aircraft before. (ANI)
US lawmakers introduce bill to force Trump publish visitor logs
Washington: A new bill in the US Congress would force President Donald Trump to publish official visitor logs of the White House and other locations where he regularly conducts official business, Congressman Mike Quigley and Senator Tom Udall said in a joint news release. “The MAR-A-LAGO Act is about upholding the integrity of the Oval Office and, based on this president’s track record, we know that transparency is not a priority of his, making public access to these visitor logs an absolute necessity,” Quigley said in the release on Tuesday. Senator Udall noted that the American people have a right to know who has leverage over this administration and who is influencing policy decisions.
If passed, the Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness (MAR-A-LAGO) Act, which was first introduced during the 115th Congress, would requires the publication of official visitor logs 90 days after their creation. (PTI)
B’desh HC questions failure to end mosquito menace at airport
Dhaka: The Bangladesh High Court has questioned the authorities on their indifference and negligence in ending mosquito trouble at Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport. The bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader issued a set of rules after initial hearing of a writ petition on the issue on Tuesday. The civil aviation and tourism secretary, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh chairman, Dhaka North mayor and the councilor of the city corporation ward next to the airport have been ordered to respond to the rules within four weeks.
Md Tanvir Ahmed, the lawyer who filed the writ petition, said he first sent a legal notice to the related authorities following a media report on mosquito menace at the airport. He said he moved the court as the authorities did not respond to the notice. The court even remarked that the mosquito menace at an international airport will taint our national image said the lawyer, according to whom four million foreigners use the airport every year. (UNI)
First person on Mars likely to be a woman: NASA chief
Washington: The first person to set foot on Mars is likely to be a woman, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said. While Bridenstine did not identify a specific person, he said that women are at the forefront of the US space agency’s upcoming plans. Asked if a woman will go to the Moon for the first time, Bridenstine said “The answer is absolutely. In fact, it is likely to be a woman, the first next person on the Moon.”
“It is also true that the first person on Mars is likely to be a woman,” Bridenstine said during a recent interview on the science and technology radio talk show “Science Friday.” NASA recently announced that it will have its first all-female spacewalk at the end of the month, when astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will get to float around in space. “We have the first all-female spacewalk happening this month at the end of March, which is of course, National Women’s Month. So NASA is committed to making sure that we have a broad and diverse set of talent. And we are looking forward to the first woman on the Moon,” he said. (PTI)
China’s bookstore wins Bookstore of the Year Award in London
London: China’s bookstore chain brand Fang Suo Commune clinched the Bookstore of the Year Award of The London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards, the LBF announced Tuesday.
Located at Taikoo Hui, one of the high-end shopping malls in southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou, Fang Suo Commune is an innovative bookstore nestled among luxury shops. It beat BOA Bookstore of Vietnam and Unity Books Wellington of New Zealand on the shortlist to win the award. “This award goes from strength to strength and the entries were exceptionally strong this year,” the LBF judges said. “Fang Suo is … breath taking in scale and conception. (There are) A vast range and constant activities and events … that gives you a glimpse of what bookstores of the future will be.” (PTI)