In Brief

A British Airways CityFlyer captain and a ground employee have been fired after the pilot allowed the groundworkers father to fly for free in the cockpit from London to Milan. The pilot was fired for breaching security rules, the groundworker for fraud … The FAA may resume courtesy inspections of new homebuilt designs after the […]

Substandard parts have been used on airliners because the FAA and airlines lack effective oversight on whos making and selling the parts, according to a report by the Department of Transportations Inspector General… Plastic pilot certificates will be required in the U.S. by March 31, 2010 according to a final rule issued by the FAA […]

You can now buy advance tickets online for EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, coming up in July… A 43-year-old pilot for GB Airways, a British airline, died while working on an A320 flight between Manchester and Cyprus. The flight diverted to Istanbul and landed safely. The pilot died of natural causes, apparently a heart attack, officials […]

The Air Force is not releasing any details about the potential cause of the crash of a B-2 bomber at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam Saturday. The aircraft crashed on takeoff and both pilots ejected … The flight recorders have been recovered from a Venezuelan airliner that crashed in the Andes last week. All […]

The U.S. Navy successfully shot down a malfunctioning school bus-sized spy satellite Wednesday. An anti-ballistic missile fired from a ship was used to hit the satellite, which officials say will begin to reenter the atmosphere almost immediately… BBC News was reporting late Wednesday that one of two Air Force F-15 pilots plucked from the Gulf […]

Two US Airways aircraft clipped wings at Reagan National Airport Sunday. There were no injuries and a total of 63 passengers were booked on later flights … Three people were killed when a helicopter and a Cessna (type not specified) collided above Paraparaumu Airport in New Zealand Saturday. A 30-year-old instructor and 19-year-old student were on […]

The Alaska Airmen’s Association is raffling off a Supercub and tickets are $50 each. For more info send e-mail… Red Bull will host two air races in the U.S. this year, adding Detroit to the schedule, plus San Diego and eight other cities around the world… Diamond Aircraft’s Chinese production facility has been awarded production […]

Australian regional airline Rex is predicting some small airlines may not survive a pilot shortage it claims will turn into a “bloodbath” later this year. Rex has started its own flight school but has still cancelled flights because of a lack of pilots … Four Corners Regional Airport in New Mexico was almost closed after a […]

The FAA has published its final rule regarding special training for pilots of Mitsubishi MU-2B series airplanes… The search continues for Japanese balloonist Michio Kanda, who went missing last week while trying to cross the Pacific in a hot-air balloon. He had 20 days’ worth of food and a life raft… The European Union this […]

The NTSB is investigating the diversion of an American Airlines Boeing 757 to West Palm Beach, Fla., after smoke from a windshield heater filled the cockpit and the inner glass shattered on Friday. A similar incident (without the shattered glass) forced the diversion of another American 757 on Wednesday … The crash of an F-15D […]