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Two days after the July 4 weekend, an air traffic controller at Mayport Naval Station, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Lee, was given a drug test that he failed, but his character and explanation saved his career. During the trial, Lee said that he was incredulous upon hearing the news that he’d failed the […]

The NTSB Saturday revised its Friday statement that both engines had been torn from US Airways flight 1549 — the Airbus A320 that ditched in the Hudson river Thursday afternoon at about 3:30 pm. Divers Saturday confirmed that the right engine is still attached. Early reports stated that the pilot had reported bird strikes soon […]

As US Airways Flight 1549 turned west over the Hudson River and reported loss of power in both engines, the crew calmly discussed its options with ATC. According to a CNN report, an official who heard ATC recordings of the event, one landing option briefly discussed was nearby Teterboro Airport, which is close by the […]

U.S. Airways Flight 1549’s ditching into the Hudson is all the more remarkable given the relatively poor odds of all occupants surviving such an accident. But it has happened at least once before. In 1963, an Aeroflot twin-engine Tu124 enroute to Moscow ran out of fuel after trying to sort out a landing gear problem. […]

The pilot who guided a US Airways A320 to arguably the most successful airliner ditching in history on Thursday would appear to be well drilled in deadstick landings. Capt. Chelsey Burnett Sullenberger III holds commercial and instructor glider ratings, along with ground instructor, single engine and muli-engine instructor ratings, according to the FAA’s airman certificate […]

A US Airways A320 with approximately 150 passengers and five crew went down in the Hudson River, near midtown Manhattan shortly before 3:45 pm, Thursday. US Airways held a press conference at 5:07 pm stating they believe that all passengers escaped the aircraft, alive. Flight 1549 was scheduled to depart New York’s LaGuardia at 3:04 […]

An Indiana pilot who is alleged to have faked a distress call on Sunday night, parachuted from his Piper Meridian and fled a small Alabama town on a motorcycle he’d hidden there was facing the end of his marriage and the collapse of his business empire, authorities say. Marcus Schrenker, 38, was found by U.S. […]

Despite the ongoing economic downturn, Cessna continues to move forward on new product development, including the Model 162 SkyCatcher LSA, the large-cabin Citation Columbus business jet, and the Citation CJ4, the company said in a news release on Wednesday. “Despite the uncertainty of the world’s economic environment, we believe it is critical that we not […]

In an unusual move, the NTSB on Thursday will release four probable-cause reports all at once, together with interim factual reports on five other accidents. All nine of the accidents involved helicopters that were engaged in emergency medical flights, all of them occurred since December 2007, and all of them were fatal, resulting in 35 […]

After several years of bickering among airlines and business-aviation advocates about who will pay what taxes and user fees, all the aviation groups now are banding together to lobby for a piece of the expected stimulus package under discussion in Washington. “As we’ve gone around and done meetings on Capitol Hill, that’s been one of […]