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Key Takeaways:

  • South African budget carrier Nationwide Airlines resumed flights after being grounded for unapproved parts and an engine shedding incident, while Adam Aircraft's A700 jet received FAA authorization for certification flight testing.
  • Multiple fatal aviation accidents occurred, including a 19-year-old pilot crashing into a Georgia synagogue and a mid-air collision killing two pilots over the Florida Everglades.
  • The NTSB reported a Cirrus SR22 crashed in Minnesota after clipping a wing and cartwheeling during an attempted landing in strong crosswinds.
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Nationwide Airlines, a South African budget carrier, is back in the air after being grounded for the alleged use of unapproved parts. One of the airlines old Boeing 737-200s had also recently shed an engine on takeoff …

Adam Aircraft announced the first Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) has been granted by the FAA for the A700 jet. The TIA allows flight testing of the jet toward certification credit …

A 19-year-old pilot was killed when the Piper Arrow he was flying crashed into a synagogue in Augusta, Ga. last week. About a dozen people were inside the building but no one was hurt …

The NTSB says a Cirrus SR22 that crashed in Faribault, Minn. last week clipped a wing and then cartwheeled down the runway before catching fire. The pilot had tried to land there about two hours prior to the crash. Winds were gusting to 22 knots almost directly across the single runway …

Both pilots were killed when a Twin Comanche and a Cessna 152 collided over the Florida Everglades on Saturday. Recovery efforts are being hampered by the alligator-infested swamp.

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