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Key Takeaways:

  • South African budget carrier Nationwide Airlines has resumed operations after being grounded for alleged unapproved parts and a recent engine shed incident.
  • Adam Aircraft's A700 jet has received its initial Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) from the FAA, clearing the way for certification flight testing.
  • Several fatal aviation accidents were reported, including a 19-year-old pilot crashing into a synagogue, a Cirrus SR22 wrecking on landing in strong crosswinds, and a mid-air collision over the Florida Everglades.
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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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