Aviation News

Leaked Military Documents ‘Appear Authentic’

Online posts of purportedly secret documents relating to the F-35, F-15 and some advanced weapons systems appear to be the real deal, according to a Chinese intelligence expert. The South China Morning Post, an independent newspaper in Hong Kong, said the expert, a man named Tang, an executive of Beijing-based antivirus and security company Rising […]

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Comments Are Back On

Read all the way through for an explanation of the site behavior that caused us to shut them down in the first place. Meanwhile, we’ll do a deep dive on the results of our thoroughly unscientific sampling of reader opinion in the next regular Monday blog but for now opinion is split down the middle. […]

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Hikers Film Plane Barely Recovering From Spin In Mountains

Cameras are everywhere these days and hikers in the Devil’s Thumb area in Colorado on July 4 almost captured a plane crash. The hikers posted this video of an incredibly close shave as the pilot of the aircraft, possibly a 152, managed to recover from an incipient spin within feet of the ground near the […]

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GA Booster Sen. Jim Inhofe Dies

A sometimes controversial but always unwavering supporter of general aviation, former Sen. Jim Inhofe died early Tuesday at the age of 89. His family said in a statement that he became ill over the holiday weekend and died surrounded by family just before 5 a.m. They told the New York Times he’d died of a […]

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Bosch Incubates Electric Startup

German startup Væridion is teaming up with Bosch to develop an all-electric nine-seat regional aircraft. The company says it hopes to have it in the air in six years. “Situated within Bosch Campus, Væridion will focus on developing, integrating, and testing high-voltage batteries aimed at creating a 100% electric 9-seater regional aircraft by 2030,” the […]

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United 757 Drops Wheel At LAX

United Airlines, already under increased scrutiny by the FAA for maintenance issues, says it’s investigating the loss of one of eight main gear wheels on one of its Boeing 757s on Monday. The 30-year-old plane was taking off from LAX when the wheel dropped. The flight continued to Denver and landed uneventfully. Although the plane […]

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First Solo Ends With Stall/Spin At 45 Feet

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says a pilot’s first solo ended in disaster at Quebec City’s Jean Lesage International Airport, but it didn’t specify a cause for the crash. The student was seriously injured but survived. The board highlighted all the precautions that flight schools and instructors should observe before sending a new pilot aloft for […]

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Boeing Plea Deal Brings Defense Contract Scrutiny

Boeing’s controversial plea deal to settle its criminal charges over the 2018 and 2019 737 MAX crashes could theoretically mess up its many lucrative military contracts, but no one seems to seriously think it will. The U.S. military isn’t supposed to deal with companies that have criminal convictions but the government can waive them. “DOD […]

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No Return Date Set For Starliner Astronauts

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were originally expected to spend eight days on the International Space Station (ISS), could be spending a couple more weeks as experts work through issues the Starliner experienced upon docking. According to an article from NPR, NASA is conducting additional ground testing and evaluation of issues the […]

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