The FAA says it will allow aircraft with certain enhanced-vision systems to operate below minimums on some instrument approach procedures… The Soaring Society of America will hold its Annual Convention and Air Sports Expo Feb. 5-7 in Atlanta, Ga…. The remains of two U.S. Navy pilots, who died when their A-6A attack jet was shot […]
Charges have been dropped against a medevac pilot ticketed last week in Stamford, Conn. William Pope was cited by police for contravening a local ordinance banning helicopters from landing in the city. He was picking up a premature baby for transport to an intensive care unit in New York… A fund created to help the […]
The body of a man was found in the wheel well of a British Airways plane after a flight from London to Kennedy Airport. The unidentified man in his 30s was the second dead stowaway to be found in less than a week at Kennedy. Last week, a man in his 20s was discovered in […]
A new study supports theories that long airplane flights can cause deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), a potentially fatal condition… A Piper J3 and a Schleicher Ask-21 glider collided in midair above the Arizona desert on Sunday; all four aboard the two aircraft were killed… Also on Sunday, two gliders collided in South Africa; one pilot died… […]
FAA field offices that have gone above and beyond in customer service to aviation businesses can be nominated for the National Air Transportation Association’s Customer Service Excellence Award. Offices will be judged on communication, regulatory compliance advising, regulation application and timeliness in responding to regulated party needs. Only NATA members can nominate and the deadline […]
The FAA “Compensation or Hire” rule prohibits a pilot who is not a commercial pilot — and not operating under the FAA’s commercial operating rules — from carrying passengers or cargo for compensation or hire. In other words, if compensation is paid for a flight carrying passengers or cargo, the flight must be conducted under […]
A Virgin Atlantic pilot faces alcohol-related charges after he was prevented from flying a Boeing 747 and 383 passengers from Washington to London on Friday. Capt. Richard Harwell, 55, a U.S. citizen living in Britain, has been charged with attempting to operate an aircraft under the influence of alcohol. TSA screeners allegedly smelled booze on […]
A protestor who threw a container of red paint at the Enola Gay was arrested Monday during the public opening of NASM’s Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport. The aircraft was dented, and the container fell to the floor, where it shattered… Monday, pilot Clay Lacy established his 29th world record, this one flying a Gulfstream […]
The CarterCopter resumed test flights Dec. 6, its first flight since it was damaged last spring in a wheels-up landing. During repairs, operating systems were modified and a new turbocharged engine was installed… President Bush on Friday signed off on the $60 billion FAA reauthorization bill… A&P mechanics can sign up for a new three-day […]
Goodyear is short a blimp after the almost-new Spirit of America crashed into a compost pile in California last week. The year-old blimp slipped its moorings at its home base in Carson, Calif., and drifted 300 yards before hitting the heap of fertilizer. The pilot was uninjured but a cameraman on board suffered bruises. The […]
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