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Key Takeaways:

  • The Red Knight T-33 aircraft has returned to air shows after an 11-year absence.
  • The U.S. Ultralight Association and First Flight Insurance Group have partnered to provide liability insurance.
  • A search for rocket launchers at Oakland International Airport yielded no results, attributed to a false tip.
  • A Colgan Air Beechcraft 1900D crash investigation revealed a maintenance error as a contributing factor.
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The Red Knight, a T-33 that flew for many years for the Canadian Forces, rejoins the air show circuit after an 11-year hiatus, flown by Chris Rounds…

The U.S. Ultralight Association has teamed with First Flight Insurance Group to offer liability coverage to its members…

About 200 law-enforcement officers searched a hangar at Oakland International Airport on Friday in search of rocket launchers, but found nothing. Air traffic was routed away from the complex during the search. The hangar’s tenant blamed a “prankster” for the anonymous tip that prompted the search…

Investigators have found that mechanics skipped a maintenance step and installed a piece of equipment backward before clearing a Colgan Air Beechcraft 1900D that later crashed in Nantucket Sound, killing the two pilots, the Cape Cod Times reported Friday.

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