Ryanair Pilots Reportedly Send Distress Call After Losing Contact with Air Traffic Control During Approach

Crews on a Ryanair flight from Valencia to London issued a distress code during its approach on Sept. 22. The plane issued a ...
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What does 'SOS' mean? The term's maritime origins and how it shows up in our lives today.

Many think "SOS" stands for "save our souls" or "save our ship," but it actually doesn't stand for anything. SOS is a Morse Code distress signal. Morse Code is a system that uses dots, dashes and ...
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United Flight Declares Emergency 8 Hours Into Flight, Sends Out International Distress Code

The Boeing 777 was en route from San Francisco to Rome when it issued an emergency squawk code and took a sharp turn north A United Airlines flight from San Fransisco to Rome sent out an international ...