In Brief

Relaxation of the terrorist threat alert to yellow means orange-level flight restrictions have been taken off. The gateway airport requirements for the DC-3 airports have been eliminated and waivers are being issued for sports stadium overflights and for operations in the National Capital Region. Check the NOTAMs… Air France’s last Concorde flight left New York […]

All 74 Spanish peacekeepers and crew were killed in a plane crash and explosion Monday in Turkey. The crash occurred during the Russian-made YAK-42’s third landing attempt in heavy fog. The plane, which apparently carried ammunition belonging to the Spanish soldiers, burst into flames and exploded upon impact after hitting a mountain near the town […]

Forget about the Mile High Club, how about the 10-Mile High Club? A Spanish couple claims to have done the deed in Concorde, only a few rows a way from British Airways CEO Rod Eddington, who had the final word on whether they were to be interrupted. “Let them enjoy themselves,” he told cabin staff […]

An NTSB preliminary report on the fatal crash during a test flight of a Sino Swearingen jet on April 26 in Texas has been posted online… The Organization of Black Airline Pilots will hold its annual convention August 14-16 at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers… The remains of an Oregon pilot from World War […]

A Russian jet fighter company will float a $100 million initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange next year. Sukhoi jet maker Irkut said the initial offering will be done to establish a credit history. The Moscow Times said Irkut is one of a few aviation companies not controlled by the government, although the […]

A family won $9.55 million for the 80 acres they lost to airport expansion in Cincinnati. The land was needed for a new runway at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The airport had offered and paid the family more than $4 million, but a continuing dispute over fair market value went all the way to Boone […]

Steer clear of Cape Canaveral late this afternoon as the Air Force tries to launch an Atlas rocket. The Special Use Airspace will be activated from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. If the launch is scrubbed, they’ll try again Tuesday during the same time period… Maverick Jets Inc. claims layoffs announced Thursday signal growth for […]

A Virgin Atlantic 747 carrying hospital supplies landed at Basra last Friday, the first non-military aircraft to land in Iraq since the war… John Tague, 40, former CEO of American Trans Air, has been hired by United Air Lines in the newly created post of executive vice president for the customer… Eighty-seven pax on a […]

Peter M. Bowers, who designed the Fly Baby homebuilt, died April 27. Bowers died at his home in Seattle and while he was best known for the tiny, folding wing, towable airplane that won the 1962 EAA design contest, he was also an author and respected aviation historian… The NBAA has chosen five people to […]

One of the Navy Blue Angels’ six F/A-18 jets landed shortly after takeoff after a mechanical problem was detected at a recent air show. After beginning his routine at last week’s Air & Space Expo, held at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., the pilot noticed an unspecified problem with the jet’s landing gear. The aircraft […]