One person was killed and another injured following a midair collision between a Cessna 206 and Globe Swift at Minden-Tahoe Airport on Monday morning. Phases of flight were not immediately available but the 206, with just the pilot aboard, landed on the runway. The Swift crashed in a field. The airport was closed but one […]
A homebuilder on the maiden flight of his aircraft was one of seven people killed in three separate crashes in Alaska in the last three days. Jon Bergstedt, 71, of Anchorage, had just taken off from Anderson Lake Strip Airport in Wasilla on Saturday and his aircraft, described as resembling a Piper Super Cruiser, crashed […]
The FAA has approved Textron’s Safety Management System for its design and manufacturing operations. The company had previously been approved for an SMS on its maintenance and support arms. “This FAA approval is a testament to our commitment to product safety at every level of operation,” said Textron spokesman Todd McKee. “Together, we are setting […]
The Department of Justice has taken the rare step of issuing a press release on the complex legal future that awaits a California man who told his fellow passengers “This plane is going down” before going on a violent in-flight rampage last week. The DOJ said Charles Angel Salva, 30, is facing charges of interference […]
Air Canada narrowly averted a pilots’ strike Saturday. The airline and the Air Line Pilots Association announced a tentative deal for wage increases of about 42% over four years, and that prevented the issuance of strike notice on Sunday. The deal seems to be in line with union demands, although there have been rumblings of […]
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace has rolled out the full-scale demonstrator of its future 30-seat hybrid electric airliner. The prototype of the ES-30 looks like a cross between a De Havilland Dash-7 and an ATR 42. It has a glider-like 100-foot wingspan and has four wing-mounted electric motors. “It is a testament to the ingenuity and […]
The NTSB and FAA are investigating a runway incursion at Nashville International Airport on Thursday in which an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crew rejected its takeoff at about 130 knots when a Southwest 737-700 crossed the far end of the runway it was using. Both aircraft had been cleared by controllers and the Alaska […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is drawing criticism from both industry stakeholders and members of Congress regarding its handling of commercial space launch licensing During a House space subcommittee hearing this week, industry officials and lawmakers called out the agency on its implementation of new launch licensing regulations known as Part 450. According to SpaceNews, […]
On Thursday, Gulfstream Aerospace announced the first sale of its new Gulfstream G400 to German-based DC Aviation for charter operations. The announcement was made during a signing ceremony at Gulfstream’s Customer Support facility in Farnborough, England. Scott Neal, Gulfstream’s senior vice president of worldwide sales, said, “We appreciate DC Aviation’s commitment to and confidence in […]
As winter approaches, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Safety Alert SA-097 reminding pilots about the dangers of flying in icing conditions—namely the adverse effects of airframe and propeller icing on aircraft performance. SA-097 emphasizes that “as little as 1/4-inch of wing-leading edge ice accumulation can increase the stall speed by 25 to […]
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