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Key Takeaways:

  • An F-15 pilot has sued Boeing, alleging "gross indifference" after his aircraft broke up in flight.
  • Sales of Light Sport Aircraft have slowed, potentially reflecting current economic uncertainty.
  • EAA is actively working to reverse an FAA decision prohibiting first flights of homebuilt aircraft from Placerville, California.
  • NATO jets escorted two Russian Tu-95 bombers away from U.S. airspace near Alaska, while a college student pilot was rescued after spending a cold night lost on a mountain.
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An F-15 pilot who was hurt when the airplane broke up in flight has sued Boeing, alleging “gross indifference” to the safety of flight crews…

Sales of Light Sport Aircraft have slowed, perhaps reflecting economic uncertainty, says Dan Johnson of bydanjohnson.com

EAA is working to reverse an FAA decision that prohibits first flights in homebuilt aircraft from the Placerville, Calif., airport…

Two Russian Tu-95 bombers that flew close to U.S. airspace near Alaska were escorted away by NATO jets early Wednesday…

A Montana college student pilot spent a cold night on a mountain near Billings after taking a wrong turn on a cross country. Andrew Sheffer was walking out through waist-deep snow when he was found by rescuers.

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