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A German Airbus 320 is down in a mountainous region of southern France, and all144 passengers and 6 crewon board are believed to be dead, officials announced early Tuesday morning. The airplane was en route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf and was operated by Germanwings, a low-cost subsidiary of Lufthansa. Early reports said a mayday call […]

After 15 years and about 300,000 hours of volunteer labor, the B-29 known as “Doc” rolled out of the hangar in Wichita on Monday, greeted by about 300 friends and a band. “Many of us, especially our dedicated volunteers, have waited a very long time to see this day because it means Doc is that […]

The World Air Games, last held in Italy in 2009, will be held in Dubai this December, with an expanded calendar of events compared to prior games, according to organizers. The games, conducted by the Federation Aeronautique International, aim to showcase air sports to the public and attract new participants. Competitions will be held for […]

It’s not the biggest aviation event around, but the Mojave Experimental Fly-In, coming up April 17-19, is surely one of the most unique. The two-day event brings out homebuilders who have been working on their own designs over the last year, to show off their work and share their expertise in the California desert. This […]

 A helicopter pilot is dead but occupants of a house in Orlando, Florida, escaped injury after the aircraft crashed into an adjoining guesthouse on Sunday afternoon. Police told local media the Robinson R-44 helicopter ended up inside the guest house and the pilot’s body was recovered after a fire was put out. “We don’t […]

While some people seem to believe that drones will mean the end of the world, others are trying to save the world with drones. The Lindbergh Foundation is trying to raise $500,000 through crowdfunding to finance its Air Shepherd program to stop (not reduce or minimize) the poaching of elephants and rhinos in Africa. “When […]

It seems like everyone is hiring these days and the FAA is hoping to attract its share of candidates for career-oriented applicants through an online job fair on the afternoon of March 25. The so-called Virtual Career Fair requires pre-registration and those who sign up will be able to see what an FAA career might […]

Daher was previously located down the coast, at North Perry Airport, but needing more space for expansion, it built a new facility at Pompano Beach, which is convenient for customers flying in and out of Miami International Airport. Some 300 people—customers, vendors and Daher employees—attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Pompano Beach on Friday. The new […]

FreeFlight Systems will offer an ADS-B-Out system with a price tag of under $2,000. The company will officially launch its Equip-It 2020 packages on April 8, the opening day of this year’s Aircraft Electronics Association Convention in Dallas. Equip-It 2020 will include FreeFlight’s RANGR Lite in two options, ADS-B Out, which will meet the 2020 […]

A few companies this month confirmed their plans to develop cargo spacecraft for this year’s round of bids for NASA contracts to service the International Space Station, according to a Washington Post report.On Tuesday, Sierra Nevada Corp. announced a version of its manned reusable vehicle, modified for cargo missions. The Dream Chaser Cargo System will […]