Aviation News

Daher Delivers TBM 960 For Wildfire Air Attack Operations

Daher Aircraft delivered the first two TBM 960 “birddog” aircraft to Conair Group, Inc. to support wildfire air attack operations in Canada, the company announced Tuesday. Conair, a global leader in aerial firefighting, said it selected the TBM 960 after an extensive evaluation of 50 aircraft types. The pressurized, turboprop-powered TBM 960 stood out for […]

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FAA Report Highlights Staffing Issues Amid Reagan National Midair Collision

A preliminary Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report obtained by AP News noted that air traffic control staffing at Reagan National Airport was “not normal” during Wednesday night’s midair accident in Washington, D.C.   According to the report, the controller responsible for managing helicopters near the airport was also overseeing aircraft landing and departing on the […]

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Pilot/Olympian Iris Cummings Critchell Dies At 104

Iris Cummings Critchell, an aviation pioneer and the last known surviving U.S. Olympic swimmer from the 1936 Berlin Games, passed away at age 104 last week. According to the New York Times, after competing in the games where she finished fourth in her 100m breaststroke heat in Berlin, Critchell turned her attention to another passion—aviation. […]

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Chris Rocheleau Appointed Acting FAA Chief Amid Aviation Midair

In a White House press briefing Thursday morning, President Trump announced the appointment of Chris Rocheleau as acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Rocheleau’s appointment comes hours after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport— the first fatal commercial plane crash […]

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USAF F-35 Crashes In Alaska: Pilot Safe

The U.S. Air Force continues to investigate what caused the crash of an F-35A fighter on a training mission at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska yesterday. The pilot ejected safely, but the aircraft was completely destroyed in a fiery impact, described as “significant aircraft damage” in a statement from the 354th Fighter Wing public […]

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Orlando Authority Delays ADS-B-Derived Landing Fees

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) reported today that the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA), which controls Orlando International Airport and Orlando Executive Airport, has delayed a proposal to impose automated ADS-B-monitored landing fees. The AOPA credits a flurry of input from local pilots just two days before the Jan. 15 vote for the […]

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White House Addresses NJ Drone ‘Mystery’

A terse announcement from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has apparently put the mystery of some 5,000 drone “sightings” to rest. She began a White House press conference with “news directly from the President of the United States that was just shared with me in the Oval Office.” She continued, “After research and study, […]

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Bedminster, NJ Airport Reiterates Need For TFR Relief

Veteran Air Force pilot Steve Parker, CEO of Somerset Air Service and third-generation operator of Somerset Airport (KSMQ) in Bedminster, New Jersey, alerted his customers on Jan. 16 that they are likely in for a reprise of the Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) experienced during the previous Trump presidential administration. SMQ rests just a few miles […]

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More Pentagon Money For 6th-Gen Fighter Engine

The War Zone (TWZ) website is reporting that the U.S. Air Force has “dramatically plussed-up” the budgets of contracts with engine manufacturers that are working on next-gen fighter engines. Both General Electric and Pratt & Whitney now have $3.5 billion budgets to work on their Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) programs. The information was released […]

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