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A Russian Su-35 pilot unleashed his inner Maverick off the coast of Alaska last week and got a predictable reaction from NORAD. “On Sept. 23, 2024, NORAD aircraft flew a safe and disciplined intercept of Russian Military Aircraft in the Alaska ADIZ,” NORAD Commander Gen. Gregory Guillot said in a tweet. “The conduct of one Russian […]

The NTSB has followed up an oddly timed urgent safety recommendation with a harsh rebuke of the FAA, alleging the agency didn’t act on a flaw in Boeing 737 NG and MAX models until the NTSB raised the alarm. As a result, the board says as many as 288 aircraft, most of them flying for […]

As we’ve pointed out before in airplane mishap coverage, sometimes the line between good and bad luck is razor thin. Never was that more true than for the pilot and passenger aboard a Cherokee 235 who walked away from a highway landing and into the arms of local law enforcement last Thursday. The duo put […]

Air Canada has been fined $125,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation for multiple incursions to Iraqi airspace. The flights were operated by Air Canada under its code share with United Airlines while carrying U.S. citizens, so it was therefore subject to the FAA ban on U.S. overflights of the country. The overflights occurred on […]

Four adults and a child were killed in the crash of a an almost new Cirrus SR22 at First Flight Airport at the Wright Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, on Saturday. The FAA said the aircraft was attempting to land when it hit trees beside the runway and caught fire. The aircraft (N1281F) […]

A Texas-based charity is harnessing the power of GA to deliver aid to communities in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina cut off by damage from Tropical Storm Helene. Operation Airdrop has established a base at Concord Regional Airport and is inviting owner-pilots to volunteer to operate supply flights to the storm-ravaged area. Pilots without […]

The NTSB says the rudders on “more than” 353 Boeing 737NG and MAX aircraft can freeze stuck and it’s suggested the manufacturer come up with a solution besides stomping on the pedals to free them up. The board issued an urgent safety recommendation Thursday resulting from its investigation of an incident in Newark last February […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it has reached a new contract agreement with The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS)—a union representing approximately 11,000 FAA employees dedicated to flight safety and aircraft certification. “The PASS workforce is an essential part of the FAA’s effort to keeping the flying public safe and holding airplane manufacturers to […]

Tyndall Air Force Base has temporarily relocated its F-35 fleet in preparation for Hurricane Helene, which could turn into a Category 4 storm as it makes landfall on Thursday evening. The National Hurricane Center warned Helene would likely bring heavy rainfall and “devastating hurricane-force winds” inland to north Florida and Georgia on Friday. A spokesperson told […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called for the resignation of FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker, following testimony the FAA chief gave earlier this week, as tensions between the company and FAA heat up. During a hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Tuesday, Whitaker addressed the more than $630,000 in fines the […]