The Air Force’s frontline fighter pilots will go up against a formidable, albeit familiar, adversary in mock combat missions with the signoff on Top Aces’ fleet of modified F-16s for Red Air operations. The Air Force granted Top Aces, which was founded by ex-Canadian fighter pilots, Military Flight Release for the fleet of Vipers the […]
Airlines scored a point in the losing game that is this summer’s air travel situation when the FAA had to admit that a ground stop at New York’s three major airports was because of staff shortages. The agency reduced traffic in the world’s busiest airspace, causing the predictable system-wide disruptions. For months, the agency and […]
The six-year partnership between Russia and China to develop a widebody airliner is on the rocks essentially because neither side trusts the other. Russia is accusing China of trying to pillage its technology and China is accusing Russia of trying to dominate its domestic airliner market with the CR-929. “China’s goal is to acquire new […]
The Air Force Special Operations Command has grounded all 52 of its CV-22 Ospreys because of an issue with the clutch that controls the distribution of power between the engines and rotors. The AFSOC says there have been two incidents in the last six weeks making a total of four in the last five years […]
Next week, 50 pilots from 11 different countries will compete at Albi Le Sequestre aerodrome northeast of Toulouse in France in the 25th FAI (Fédération Aéronautique International) World Precision Flying Championships. Running from Aug. 22 to 25, this year’s competition will be sponsored by Fédération Française d’Aéronautique. The objective is to demonstrate each pilot’s ability […]
Women in Aviation International (WAI) has received a grant from the International Society of Transport Aircraft Training (ISTAT) Foundation for the eighth year in a row. Defined as “an organization committed to fostering interest in, creating opportunities for, and providing assistance to the global aviation community,” ISTAT pledged $15,000 in support of WAI’s programs to […]
A Washington Post article highlighted airlines’ issues with rebooking bumped passengers. As examples, a Toronto man found his pet cats flew off to California without him on Air Canada, and Qantas re-booked a 13-month-old girl on one flight and her parents on another. A little-known clause of the standard ticket contract known as “conditions of […]
The U.S. Air Force fleet of some 376 F-35A fifth-generation fighters is back in the air after problems with ejection seats, reported by AVweb two weeks ago, grounded them. According to an email from USAF Air Combat Command spokeswoman Alexi Worley to Defense News, technicians checked 706 ejection-seat cartridges from 349 USAF F-35s, along with […]
The NTSB’s preliminary report (accident number ERA22LA348 ) on the July 29 fatal flight of CASA 212 N497CA, released today (Aug. 16), includes input from the still-unidentified pilot in command (PIC), who landed the damaged skydiving aircraft after his copilot, 23-year-old Charles Hew Crooks, exited via the aft ramp, falling to his death. The report […]
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Louisiana-based Metro Aviation to reinstate one of its former pilots following a federal whistleblower investigation. According to the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the helicopter ambulance services provider retaliated against the pilot by forcing them to “resign, retire or be involuntarily separated from the company” after […]
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