The FAA and the U.S. Air Force will hold a briefing this week on their draft regulations for commercial rocket launches…
The Transportation Security Administration made “inaccurate statements” about its handling of personal information about 12 million airline passengers, according to an Office of Inspector General report released Friday…
Six people from Rhode Island died when a Pilatus PC-12/45 crashed in Pennsylvania on Sunday…
Diamond last week delivered its first two DA42 TwinStars to a French customer, and the first North American TwinStar is on its way to Florida via the North Atlantic…
The FAA will issue a directive today for airlines to check the rudders of Airbus A310s and A300-600s, after the rudder on an Air Transat airplane became detached in flight. American Airlines and FedEx use those aircraft…
A Midwest Airlines baggage handler rode in the cargo hold from Milwaukee to Philadelphia on Friday after he was shut inside by mistake…
Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp. has launched a third test aircraft, and says it is on schedule to achieve FAA certification for its SJ30 twinjet by the end of this year…
How bad do you want a flying job? Booming growth in India is causing a pilot shortage, and foreign pilots are being hired at a fast clip to fly 777s and other aircraft.
On The Fly…
Key Takeaways:
- The FAA and U.S. Air Force are holding a briefing on draft regulations for commercial rocket launches, and the FAA is issuing a directive for safety checks on Airbus A310/A300-600 rudders.
- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) made "inaccurate statements" regarding its handling of personal information for 12 million airline passengers, as revealed in an Inspector General report.
- A fatal crash of a Pilatus PC-12/45 in Pennsylvania killed six people, and a Midwest Airlines baggage handler was accidentally transported in a cargo hold.
- New aircraft are entering service and development, with Diamond delivering its first DA42 TwinStars, Sino Swearingen advancing its SJ30 twinjet toward certification, and India facing a pilot shortage.
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