Brian Jokat, a passenger onboard a LATAM Airlines 787-9 that had a sudden loss of altitude on Monday, says the captain told him the “gauges went blank” and he was briefly unable to control the airliner. The airline had previously said in a statement there was “a technical event during the flight which caused a […]
The 32-year-old captain of a Batik Air A320 and his 28-year-old FO (and the new father of month-old twins) have been suspended after they both fell asleep and the aircraft drifted off course. The Airbus, with 159 people on board, took off from Kendari, on the island of Sulawesi, for the 2.55-hour flight to Jakarta […]
United Airlines is in damage control mode as the carrier has been at the center of scrutiny this week with four separate aircraft mishaps including an engine fire, faulty tire, runway excursion and, most recently, a hydraulic issue. The latest incident came Friday afternoon when a flight departing San Francisco was forced to make an […]
Numerous sources are reporting the Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the events leading up to the rapid decompression of an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 over Oregon on Jan. 5. Alaska Airlines confirmed the probe to the New York Times. “In an event like this, it’s normal for the D.O.J. to be […]
Why empty legs are like Bigfoot, flying private isn’t always a G650, and the potential influx in aircraft purchasing in late 2023; FLYING Finance’s Preston Holland joins Inside Aviation to discuss the latest topics in the private aviation space, including hot takes on some popular TikToks.
The U.S. military cleared the V-22 Osprey aircraft to return to service after an unprecedented component failure led to the death of eight service members in Japan last November. The nature of the failure was not released. AP reported the crash was the second fatal in months and the fourth within a span of two […]
Signature Aviation and BETA Technologies have teamed up to install electric charging infrastructure at airports along the eastern seaboard. The partnership was announced in a March 7 press release noting that the global fixed-based operator (FBO) and electric aerospace company have already installed the first charging station at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport with plans underway for […]
United Airlines is the latest carrier to pause pilot hiring, with the company citing ongoing aircraft certification and manufacturing delays with Boeing. In an internal memo seen by CNBC, United addressed its pilots, noting that it will pause new-hire classes for the months of May and June. The airline also emphasized that participants in United […]
President Joe Biden was still shaking hands after his State of the Union speech Thursday when aviation groups started firing responses to a line in the speech about those who operate business jets paying “their fair share” of taxes. In the briefing notes on the speech issued by the White House, the administration also said […]
Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., is requesting a waiver, hoping to retain his position as top Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Now in his sixth year as ranking member on the committee and second year as chairman, Graves is coming up on the end of the term limits for the position. An avid […]
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