TSB: Helicopters More Than Twice as Likely to Have Loss-of-Visual-Reference Accidents
TSB research shows loss-of-visual-reference accidents are more than twice as likely to involve helicopters than airplanes.
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Boeing 737 MAX Victim-Fund Payments Set To Begin
The $444.5 million fund covers the estates of 346 people killed in the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accidents.
Driver Breaches Airport Fence, Hits Parked Aircraft
Police say the 17-year-old struck a tractor and an unoccupied airplane.
Drunk Man Steals Cessna, Fighters Scramble
Police say the 24-year-old flew the aircraft toward a nuclear power plant.
NTSB Vice Chairman Graham Retiring
His departure would leave the five-member safety board with three members unless another member is seated before Oct. 2.
Apollo Buys Into Atlantic Aviation At Nearly $10 Billion
KKR will remain a substantial shareholder five years after acquiring the FBO operator for $4.475 billion.
Radio Problems Preceded Marine One-DCA Incident
The NTSB says communication issues had already prompted a meeting and an attempted workaround.
FAA Moves To Fire LaGuardia Controllers
The two controllers reportedly left about an hour early before the fatal March runway collision.
New Maryland Plant To Build Equipment For FAA’s Air Traffic Control Overhaul
A new Maryland plant will manufacture digital voice switches for the FAA’s nationwide air traffic control modernization effort.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide Celebrates 100,000th Graduate Milestone
Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide Campus has reached 100,000 graduates, marking a milestone for the university’s global aviation education programs.
