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The pilot of a Piper Cherokee was arrested and charged with operating an aircraft while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, after he landed in the parking lot of a warehouse in Whittier, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, according to the Pasadena Star-News. Darrel Roberts, 58, apparently had planned to fly south from […]

The first Airbus A319neo flew for the first time, on Friday, the company has announced. The airplane took off from Hamburg, Germany, and landed in Toulouse, France, five hours later. The crew used that flight time to assess the general handling of the aircraft and check the main systems, the company said. The airplane now […]

As the 43rd iteration of Sun ‘n Fun opened on Tuesday morning, the show’s management reports that vendor attendance is the highest in the show’s history and is up 25 percent from the 2016 numbers. Sun ‘n Fun director John “Lites” Leenhouts told reporters Tuesday morning that he sees increased participation as a sign the […]

The Sunwing Airlines pilot who passed out in the cockpit of the Boeing 737 he was supposed to fly on Dec. 31 has been sentenced to eight months in jail by a Canadian court. As we reported earlier, Capt. Miroslav Gronych, a Slovak flying on a work permit in Canada, had to be woken up […]

The FAA has concluded its investigation into Harrison Ford’s recent landing on a taxiway and said he will not be fined and can keep all of his certificates, according to a statement from the actor’s lawyer. “The FAA conducted a full investigation into the matter, including an interview with Mr. Ford, and determined that no […]

Sun ‘n Fun has been scheduling its show early in the season in recent years, in search of the best possible weather window, and if their luck holds, this week could work out pretty well. According to The Weather Channel, Tuesday and Wednesday will be hot in Lakeland, Florida, with high humidity and temperatures above […]

The Antonov 132, a twin turboprop developed for multipurpose military and civil use by a Saudi-Ukrainian partnership, flew for the first time on Friday. The airplane took off from Kiev, Ukraine, and flew for 1 hour and 45 minutes. The aircraft is intended for operation on short- and medium−haul routes, the company said, and will […]

An Icon A5 light sport aircraft partially sank into the ocean off Biscayne National Park in Miami on Saturday afternoon after a landing mishap, according to the Flight Safety Foundation’s Aviation Safety Network. Both the pilot and passenger escaped unhurt and did not require medical attention, fire officials told the local ABC-10 News. The aircraft […]

Readers might be able to relate to four kids skipping school to hang around the airport but some South African truants got a lot more than they bargained for last week. According to news24.com, the kids, aged seven to 11 (gender mix unknown) snuck into a hangar at the local airport near their homes in […]

A California flight school’s financial woes are threatening the training futures of dozens of foreign flight students. Mazzei Flying Service, of Fresno, is out of money and is suspending almost all training effective immediately. Students from Taiwan, Indonesia and India who are training to become airline pilots back home have an uncertain future. “As of […]