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Delta Stowaway Arrested For Return Flight Disturbance

A Russian woman who bypassed security at JFK and stowed away on a Delta flight to Paris last week has been arrested in France for causing a disturbance on the return flight. The unidentified woman, who has been described as a Russian national with a U.S. green card, was being held at Charles De Gaulle […]

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Student Rocket Blows Away Records

Some California students set a series of records when their homebuilt rocket blasted to 470,000 feet at hypersonic speed in a launch from the Black Rock Desert in October. The University of Southern California’s Rocket Propulsion Lab, a club made up entirely of undergrads, published a paper on the project in November detailing how they […]

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Donor’s Family Lays Claim To Museum’s Wright Airplane

The family of a notorious early 20th century bon vivant draft dodger are laying claim to a priceless Wright Model B airplane that has been at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute for most of the last century. According to the New York Times, the descendants of Grover Bergdoll say the museum’s account of how it came into […]

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Airbus Proposes Flight Deck Potty For Single-Pilot Ops

The Air Line Pilots Association says Airbus is proposing adding a toilet to the flight deck of its aircraft to eliminate the need for relief pilots and pave the way for single-pilot operations or Extended Minimum Crew Operations (eMCO). According to paddleyourowncanoe.com, the planemaker wants to put the open potty behind the captain’s seat and […]

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Embry-Riddle Research Show Drones Can Reduce Wildlife Strikes At Airports

A group of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) students won first place in a national competition with research demonstrating how drones can help reduce wildlife strikes at airports. Anna Golendukhina, an aviation master’s student and one of the authors of the research, explained how drones improve wildlife monitoring. “Drones not only make the process more cost-effective […]

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Alaska Pilot Spreads Holiday Cheer With Turkey Drops

An Alaskan pilot has been making headlines for her unique Thanksgiving tradition— air dropping turkeys to her neighbors who live off the grid. Esther Sanderlin says she’s been dropping “turkey bombs” for the last three years. Sanderlin told  local news station KTUU that the idea came to her after hearing one of her new neighbors […]

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Hybrid-Electric 30-Passenger Airliner to Test in Plattsburgh, NY

Heart Aerospace, a Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft developer, has selected Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York as a test site for its HX1 (Heart Experimental 1) program. The first flight is expected sometime between April and July 2025. The HX1, with a wingspan of 105 feet, would be the largest all-electric aircraft to fly. It […]

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EAA Scholarship Program Ups The Ante For Pilot Training

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) reported today its EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship program has recorded 600 recipients completing flight training and earning pilot certificates. According to EAA, the completion rate is approximately 80%—nearly an inverse to the national average for flight training. Funded by the EAA-managed Ray Foundation, established in 1963 to honor James and […]

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