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Flying outside of the U.S.A. can be a challenge for sport pilots, but not if they want to visit the Bahamas. The island country is the first foreign nation to allow sport pilots to fly there in light sport aircraft, even if they don’t have an FAA medical certificate (click here for the full details). […]

The FAA says it wants to change the way it evaluates applications for inspector authorizations, imposing what the NBAA called “a significant change” to the long-established practices for IA qualifications. In a “notice of proposed policy” published earlier this month, the FAA said it wants to clarify the term “actively engaged” for the purpose of […]

U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., will serve as co-chair of the House General Aviation Caucus when Congress reconvenes in January, it was announced this week. He will share the chairmanship with Sam Graves, R-Mo., who was named earlier this month. The two will replace Vern Ehlers, R-Mich., who is retiring, and Allen Boyd, D-Fla., who […]

The wreck of an F4U-1 Corsair that sank in Lake Michigan in June 1943 has been recovered by a crew working with the National Naval Aviation Museum, based in Pensacola, Fla. “It’s a very significant airplane, because it represents an era in American history when we were training pilots for overseas duty,” said Chuck Greenhill, […]

When the wreckage of a lost F-22 Raptor was found last week 100 miles north of Anchorage, U.S. Air Force officials at first could not account for the whereabouts of the pilot, and said “finding the missing pilot is our top priority.” The jet hit the ground in a marshy area, and the impact created […]

Cockpit security was especially tight for a Delta Airlines flight that was supposed to leave LAX Sunday morning. Not even the pilots could get in. There are conflicting reports about exactly what happened with Flight 124 to Atlanta, continuing to Brussels. Early reports based on phone calls from passengers to news agencies suggested a crew […]

A prince came to the rescue of a Welsh man last week but it was all in a day’s work for Flt. Lt. Wales. The rookie RAF helicopter pilot, more popularly known as Prince William, was at the controls as he and three other crew flew a challenging search and rescue mission on Mount Snowdon, […]

It’s not often that one of the potential victims of a plane crash is already lying in a hospital bed when the aircraft goes down but there’s a relatively happy ending to this strange story from England. A Cessna Citation carrying the pilot, one other person and a liver destined for the man in hospital […]

TSA Administrator John Pistole said Sunday there are no plans to change controversial security procedures at airports despite a growing backlash against the more detailed patdowns now being administered to some passengers. Pistole said he’s heard the complaints but about 2 percent of travelers can expect to be touched where their mom and dad likely […]

Friday, the TSA announced that airline pilots will see immediate modifications to their airport checkpoint screenings, but it appears it will be next year before they can bypass scanners, or full-body pat-downs. The near-term changes have not been revealed in detail, but apply to pilots traveling in uniform or on airline business, according to the […]