Thursday, a modified Boeing 747 carrying more than seven tons of optics on its nose and a megawatt-class laser in back destroyed a ballistic missile in its first successful test when fired at such a weapon. In a prior test, the laser system successfully “disabled” a truck, but the Airborne Laser Testbed (ALTB) can now […]
AOPA President and CEO Craig Fuller Friday detailed AOPA’s drive to safeguard general aviation’s interests and build the pilot population, calling on members to “get personally engaged” in protecting and promoting GA. AOPA announced it will be reaching out through a variety of venues and asking its members to stay informed, write local officials, host […]
A Jan. 19 event that saw US Airways Express Flight 2495 abort its takeoff and run off the runway at Yeager Airport in Charleston, W. Va., has been linked to irrelevant cockpit chatter prior to the takeoff roll and an improper flap setting. None of the 34 people aboard the Bombardier CRJ-200ER were seriously injured […]
Continental Airlines has taken a step to recognize Marlon Green, now deceased, as an aviation pioneer whose career was almost snuffed out, completely, because of prejudice. With 3,000 hours of multi-engine time earned in the Air Force, Green sought to become an airline pilot beginning in 1957, but was turned away from all prospects until […]
If you missed the Frontline report that aired on PBS Tuesday night about safety on regional airlines, just click here and you can watch it in full online, and you can also join a discussion there inviting comment from the pilot community. The report, with correspondent Miles O’Brien, a Cirrus pilot and former CNN anchor, […]
Bahamas Habitat, a relief group that has been organizing volunteer pilots and smaller general aviation aircraft to serve outlying airports in Haiti, said this week it has developed a Web-based fundraising system called “Pilots Pay It Forward” to help cover fuel costs. “Our new system is going to make it possible for even more pilots […]
The bill to general aviation from last weekend’s massive snowstorm on the east coast could hit tens of millions of dollars and most of that could come from the partial collapse of one building at Dulles International Airport. As we reported Saturday, part of the roof of Dulles Jet Center came down under the weight […]
Dispatchers at Delta Air Lines will soon be able to contact flight crews with special sound alerts, rather than text messages only, to avoid an incident like the one last October when two distracted pilots overflew their destination by more than an hour, the airline has told the NTSB. In a document filed with the […]
As part of the FAA’s effort to improve airline safety following last year’s Colgan Air accident in Buffalo, N.Y., the agency on Monday issued an “advance notice of proposed rulemaking” seeking input about what kind of training and certification should be required for pilots flying in Part 121 airline jobs. The FAA seeks comments on […]
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. Boeing’s latest airliner took off for the first time Monday at 12:39 p.m. The Boeing 747-8 was scheduled for a four-hour flight around the Pacific Northwest after a smooth liftoff from Paine Field. […]
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