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Piper Aircraft has avoided mass layoffs at its Vero Beach facility.

While the self-righteous denigrate those who mess up, we shout our barbaric yawp in praise of folly.

The FAA announced on Feb. 10 it will be updating aeronautical charts and databases to include the names The Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, replacing the Gulf of Mexico and Denali, respectively. The agency advised it is in the process of updating charts and databases, changes that will be targeted for the next publication […]

Aviation groups are breathing a collective sigh of relief as trade wars with Canada and Mexico were averted, at least for the next 30 days. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he was postponing the imposition of 25% tariffs on goods imported from both countries in return for assurances both countries would improve border security […]

Philadelphia officials are asking anyone who have not heard from friends or relatives who may have been in the area of a plane crash on Friday to report them missing as they try to finalize the search for victims. All six onboard the Jet Rescue Learjet 55 were killed as was a person in a […]

Yesterday (Dec. 16), a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter crashed on the U.S. side of the Mexican border near Tijuana, Mexico, while on a border security mission. According to a CBP statement, the pilot and sole occupant of the 2009 Eurocopter AS350B3+ Ecureuil was killed. The accident occurred around 10:30 a.m. PST. According […]

All U.S. military V-22 Osprey tiltrotors have “paused” operations in light of a part failure on an Air Force CV-22 during a training mission in New Mexico on Nov. 20. The  Osprey landed safely with no injuries to four crew members. The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps pause in operations comes just over a […]

Crew aboard a Volaris Airlines A320 thwarted an apparent hijacking and then continued to their destination of Tijuana on Sunday. The Guardian reported the flight originated in León, Guanajuato, a notorious drug cartel base, and a passenger, identified only as Mario, tried to divert it to the U.S., which is steps away from Tijuana. He […]

The aerobatic community is mourning the death of Chuck Coleman, who died in the crash of his Extra 300 during a performance at an airshow at Las Cruces International Airport in New Mexico. Coleman was a highly experienced aerobatic pilot, instructor and performer with more than 10,000 total hours logged. The California-based engineer flew more […]

One of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) two “hurricane hunter” Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft flew into the eye of Hurricane Milton as it approached the Florida coast. Video from on board the four-engine turboprop has been making the internet rounds. Members of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corp struggled with severe turbulence aboard the […]