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Remains Of U.S. Fighter Pilot Found After 18 Years

The first American lost on the first night of the Persian Gulf War, back in 1991, was Navy Capt. Michael “Scott” Speicher, who was shot down over the Iraqi desert while flying his FA-18 Hornet as part of Operation Desert Storm. His fate was uncertain, and the Pentagon changed his status several times from killed […]

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Two Eclipse Owners Submit Bid For Company Assets

Two owners of Eclipse E500 jets, Mason Holland and Mike Press, have submitted a bid of about $40 million to take over the assets of the bankrupt Eclipse Aviation in Albuquerque, N.M. Holland told AVweb that he and Press have formed a company called Eclipse Aerospace that would be based in Albuquerque, and would offer […]

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NATCA President Out; Runoff For Successor

Patrick Forrey, who has served as president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association since September 2006, has lost his bid for re-election, and the group will hold a runoff to decide between two candidates, NATCA said on Friday. Former Executive Vice President Ruth Marlin and current Executive Vice President Paul Rinaldi will compete in […]

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Special Counsel Accuses FAA Of Wrongdoing

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has written President Barack Obama and Congress alleging that there’s a “substantial likelihood that FAA officials and employees engaged in violation of law, rule or regulation, gross mismanagement and an abuse of authority, all of which contributed to a substantial and specific danger to public safety.” The Special Counsel […]

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NORAD Tracks Unresponsive SR22

Two NORAD F-16s were scrambled over the Midwest on Thursday after the pilot of a Cirrus SR-22 apparently became incapacitated at the controls and the aircraft flew over its destination of Eagle Creek, Indiana. The FAA asked for the fighter escort after they lost contact with the aircraft as it flew over. The plane continued, […]

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NTSB Releases Expanded Colgan CVR Transcript

Click for larger image The NTSB Monday released an 111-page expanded transcript of the cockpit voice recordings from Continental Connection Flight 3407 (a.k.a. Colgan Air) which crashed February 12, in Clarence Center New York, killing all 49 aboard and one on the ground. The newly released information is factual and “does not provide analysis or […]

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Fire Boss Air Tanker Down, Pilot Hurt

An air tanker pilot escaped with minor injuries after his amphibious Fire Boss (a highly modified Air Tractor) crashed in Okanagan Lake in south central British Columbia Saturday. The unidentified pilot, who worked for Abbotsford-based Conair, was rescued by boaters. “The pilot was not injured to the extent that he was left incapacitated and was […]

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Diamond’s Twin Back On Diesel For OSH

Diamond is flying DA42 powered by twin Austro AE300 170 hp turbo-diesel engines from Austria to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, stock, with no ferry tanks. For long distance flyers, the DA42’s seven legs of 3 to 4.5 hours over two and a half days from Austria to London, Ontario, may be less impressive than the fact […]

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FAA Bill Inches Through Senate, Fuel Tax Could Rise

It still has a long way to go, but Tuesday’s approval by a key Senate committee was seen as a major step toward getting a new FAA funding bill passed. The bill would fund the FAA for two years, giving the Obama administration time to come up with its own plans for how to fund […]

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FAA Changes Policy, NATCA Responds

The FAA said this week it is ready to change the way it deals with air traffic controllers, but the controllers union is skeptical. On Monday the agency took what it calls “another step toward a new safety culture,” by reducing the emphasis on blame in the reporting of operational errors. “We’re moving away from […]

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