American Airlines will not be allowed to participate in the investigation of last week’s runway-overrun incident in Jackson Hole, Wyo., the NTSB said on Friday. The safety board said airline technicians violated standard procedures when they downloaded information from the digital flight data recorder after it was removed from the incident aircraft, a 757. “Although […]
Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. Russia’s air transport regulator Rostransnadzor is recommending the grounding of Tu-154 passenger jets after the third major incident involving the Soviet era tri-jet, of which there are now 14 operating. A Kogalymavia jet […]
A Piedmont Airlines Dash 8 pilot’s read-back error triggered an emergency response in Washington on Saturday. The FAA has confirmed the pilot selected the wrong frequency after a handoff while approaching Washington Reagan National Airport . Contact was lost for about 15 minutes while fighters were scrambled and government offices were evacuated. The plane landed […]
A Eurocopter EC135 and a Cessna 172L collided near Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Va., at about 2:30 p.m., Friday, killing both of the Cessna’s occupants. The Eurocopter landed with damage to its skids and “it wasn’t pretty,” helicopter instructor Mark Huntley told NewsVirginian.com. The Eurocopter, a medical transport helicopter owned by PHI Inc. in Lafayette, […]
The FlightPrep patent story took another turn Friday when NavMonster.com, which pulled down its popular site about two weeks ago, suddenly announced it had reached a deal with FlightPrep and will relaunch an updated website early in the New Year. “We got all the lawyers and programmers together from both sides, and after some good […]
Founder Mike Crisp says his air charter’s bed-laden Cessna Grand Caravan has been grounded “because of some prudish snobbery on the part of the CAA.” The CAA disagrees. Crisp’s business, Mile High Flights, operated for two years out of Gloucestershire, England, giving couples (and one threesome) the opportunity to join the mile high club. Now, […]
Following up on a health-related pilot story, AVweb contacted senior aviation medical examiner Dr. Brent Blue, who said, “I think the FAA is actually starting to float the idea of either dropping or relaxing third class medicals.” Blue pointed out the limitations of aviation medical certification standards, and the risk factors that aviation medical examinations […]
A new rule penalizes carriers for leaving passengers stuck in aircraft on the ground for more than three hours, but egregious snow storms Tuesday left 28 flights at JFK stuck on the ground away from the gate — one for nearly 11 hours. Snowfall in the New York City area reportedly exceeded rates recorded for […]
Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. Naval Air Systems Command has tested at Lakehurst, N.J., December 18, use of a railgun to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from a simulated carrier deck. Current aircraft carriers use steam pressure to […]
Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. A solar-powered aircraft developed by QinetiQ has claimed the absolute duration record for time aloft for an unmanned aerial vehicle, the company said last week. The Zephyr UAV flew for over two weeks […]
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