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NASA Rover Finds Active, Ancient Organic Chemistry On Mars

17 Dec 2014 16:21:18 GMT

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has measured a tenfold spike in methane, an organic chemical, in the atmosphere around it and detected other organic molecules in a rock-powder sample collected by the robotic

DOT Issues Final Rule On Air Travel With Musical Instruments

31 Dec 2014 00:41:38 GMT

The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a final rule to implement section 403 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, which requires that U.S. airlines accept musical instruments as carry-on or checked baggage on commercial passenger flights, provided that certain conditions are met

Debris From AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Has Been Located In The Karimata Strait

31 Dec 2014 00:23:38 GMT

The National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia has confirmed today that the debris found earlier today is indeed AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501, the flight that had lost contact with air traffic control on the morning of December 28, 2014

Piper Seneca Crashes Killing All Onboard Except 7 Year Old Daughter

4 Jan 2015 17:31:07 GMT

A family heading back home to Illinois from a Christmas holiday in Key West encountered engine problems in their Piper Seneca II aircraft that resulted in the crash and death of all onboard except their 7 year old daughter, Sailor Gutzler

California Airports And Suppliers Reach Legal Settlement With Use Of Avgas

17 Dec 2014 16:20:24 GMT

The Center for Environmental Health announced it has won a legal agreement with 30 companies that sell and/or distribute lead-containing aviation gas (avgas) at 23 California airports, calling on the companies to

A New UN Inquiry Into The 1961 Secretary General Plane Crash Is Likely

15 Dec 2014 16:18:29 GMT

The United Nations has come under public pressure to look into the death of former UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjold. On September 18, 1961, the plane UN Secretary General Hammarskjold and his staff were flying in crashed near Ndola Airport, Zambia

Garmin Announces New Datalink Weather Receiver

15 Dec 2014 16:17:29 GMT

Garmin announces the new GDL 69 and GDL 69A SXM datalink receivers. These new datalink receivers offer access to new weather service packages with lower activation fees, which are made available by SiriusXM and their latest G4 satellite network

FAA Places Corporate Gains Over Pilot Safety

10 Dec 2014 17:26:37 GMT

It appears that the fight that has been going on for the past two years over commercial airline cargo pilot duty-time is over, and that surprisingly it appears the FAA placed profits above pilot safety in its issuing of a Final Supplemental Regulatory Impact

Airline Profitability Improves With Falling Oil Prices

10 Dec 2014 17:25:57 GMT

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an outlook for improved industry profitability in its Economic Performance of the Air Transport Industry report. Airlines are expected to post a

FAA Grants Five More Commercial UAS Exemptions

10 Dec 2014 17:25:21 GMT

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today granted five regulatory exemptions for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations to four companies representing several industries that promise to benefit from UAS technology. “Unmanned

Carson Helicopter VP Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the US Forest Service

10 Dec 2014 17:24:36 GMT

Steven Metheny, 44, of Medford, Oregon pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud and the Making of False Statements in defrauding the United States Forest Service in procuring

Embraer Jet Crashes In A DC Suburb Killing All Onboard And Three On The Ground

9 Dec 2014 16:02:02 GMT

Update- On Monday, a Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 jet, N100EQ, crashed into a home located in a Washington, D.C., suburb killing all three onboard and killing a mother and two of her children on the ground. At about

NASA�s New Orion Spacecraft Completes First Spaceflight Test

7 Dec 2014 21:37:03 GMT

NASA marked a major milestone Friday on its journey to Mars as the Orion spacecraft completed its first voyage to space, traveling farther than any spacecraft designed for astronauts has been in more than 40 years

Qatar Airways Is Set To Take Delivery Of The World�s First A350 XWB

4 Dec 2014 21:12:52 GMT

Qatar Airways and Airbus announce the highly anticipated date of the official delivery of the first of its 80 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft on order, set to take place in Toulouse, France. The airline is set to take delivery of the world�s first A350 XWB on December 13th

FAA Fines IBC Airways For Operating Charter Flights In A Uncertificated Aircraft

4 Dec 2014 02:40:38 GMT

The U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $97,500 civil penalty against IBC Airways, Inc. of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for allegedly operating as a scheduled air carrier without the appropriate FAA certification

Salt Lake City Helicopter Crash Likely Due To Rotor And Tail Separation

3 Dec 2014 18:18:02 GMT

The FAA and NTSB are investigating yesterdays helicopter crash near Salt Lake City, Utah in which the pilot and passenger were killed after the Robinson R44 Raven II, helicopter, N3234U, broke apart in mid air and

Boeing Conducts World's First Flight With 'Green Diesel' As Aviation Biofuel

3 Dec 2014 16:11:36 GMT

Boeing has completed the world's first flight using "green diesel," a sustainable biofuel that is widely available and used in ground transportation. The company powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane yesterday with a blend of 15 percent green diesel and 85 percent petroleum jet fuel in the left engine

NTSB Report Concludes Shortcomings Led To Boeing 787 Lithium-Ion Battery Fire

1 Dec 2014 23:27:32 GMT

Shortcomings in design and certification ultimately led to the fire in a lithium-ion battery installed on a Boeing 787 jetliner that had just completed an intercontinental flight to Boston, the NTSB determined in its final report on the incident, which was released today

Red Bull Air Race World Championship Returns In 2015

1 Dec 2014 23:02:51 GMT

The Red Bull Air Race World Championship has announced its return in 2015, featuring eight stops spanning the globe, including five of the most popular locations from the riveting 2014 season

Cessna Sees Uptick In Caravan Interest Among Asia-Pacific Operators

24 Nov 2014 14:50:10 GMT

Cessna Aircraft called the first year of operations at Cessna-AVIC Aircraft (Shijiazhuang) Co., Ltd. a success. The joint venture between Cessna and China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company (CAIGA) assembles and delivers Caravan utility turboprop aircraft for the Chinese market

Southwest Airlines Sued Over The �Early Bird Check-In� Program

24 Nov 2014 13:48:11 GMT

Robert Zammetti went online to Southwest's website to book a roundtrip flight between San Diego and Detroit. At the point of purchasing his ticket online he was offered and selected an add-on, the “Early Bird Check-in� for an additional $25.00 fee

Delta Airlines To Modernize Aircraft Fleet With Purchase Of 50 Airbus Aircraft

24 Nov 2014 13:46:58 GMT

Delta Air Lines has chosen the Airbus A350-900 and A330-900neo to replace older generation Boeing 747 and 767 aircraft starting in 2017 and 2019, respectively

United Airlines And Orbitz Sue Skiplagged Over �Hidden City� Ticketing

23 Nov 2014 23:15:23 GMT

Lets say you wanted to fly from Boston to New York direct and the cost of the airfare was $300. However, but the carrier has a flight from Boston to New Jersey with a stop first in New York and that flight was for

Boeing Subcontractor Sentenced On Federal Fraud Charges

23 Nov 2014 23:14:40 GMT

The final defendant in a bribery kickback scheme involving Boeing military aircraft parts, Jeffrey Lavelle, owner and operator of J. L. Manufacturing was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine. J.L. Manufacturing

United States, Mexico Reach Modernized Aviation Agreement

23 Nov 2014 23:13:43 GMT

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that a new, modernized air service agreement has been reached that will expand opportunities for passenger and cargo carriers to provide service between the United

Unmanned K-Max Helicopter Demonstrates Firefighting Capabilities

19 Nov 2014 18:54:56 GMT

A team from Lockheed Martin and Kaman Corporation successfully demonstrated than an unmanned aircraft can aid in firefighting operations. During the demonstration, the Indago quad rotor

NTSB Overrules Judge's Decision On Unmanned Aircraft Sends Case Back For Review

19 Nov 2014 00:37:06 GMT

The National Transportation Safety Board announced today that it has served the FAA and respondent Raphael "Trappy" Pirker with its opinion and order regarding Mr. Pirker's appeal in case CP-217, regarding

Twin Engine Aero Commander Crashes Into Chicago Home

18 Nov 2014 16:22:17 GMT

At about 2:45 AM an unidentified pilot operating Aero Commander 500B, N30MB, departed Chicago-Midway Airport, IL for Wheeling-Chicago Executive Airport, IL. As the Aero Commander departed the field it developed engine problems

Airbus Launches Development Of New Beluga Oversize Transport Aircraft

18 Nov 2014 16:21:24 GMT

To industrially accompany the A350 XWB ramp-up and other aircraft production rate increases, Airbus took the decision to launch the development and production of five new Belugas

Coast Guard Tows Sea Plane To Port After Emergency Landing

18 Nov 2014 16:20:36 GMT

A Coast Guard boatcrew towed a sea plane into port after a mechanical failure on the plane forced the pilot to make an emergency landing one mile off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Thursday afternoon

Two Air Traffic Controllers At JFK Arrested After Stealing Time From The Feds

16 Nov 2014 21:01:57 GMT

“No Show� Air Traffic Controllers Took More Than $165,000 Worth of Unearned Pay, Overtime, Sick Leave and Vacation Time by Reversing More Than 300 Payroll Entries. A criminal complaint was unsealed today in

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Achieves Successful First Flight

16 Nov 2014 21:03:13 GMT

Bell Helicopter announced the successful first flight on Monday of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger Xtm helicopter. The maiden flight took place at the company's Mirabel, Qu�bec manufacturing facility. "Bell Helicopter pioneered the short light single

ATP Pilot Age Limit And Crew Pairing Requirement

16 Nov 2014 21:05:09 GMT

Yesterday the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its much anticipated “notice of policy� to initiate harmonization with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) “Pilot Age Limit Crew Pairing Requirement�. Contained within this

Bono's Learjet Looses Cargo Door At 15,000 Feet

13 Nov 2014 15:42:58 GMT

On Wednesday U2 singer "Bono" was traveling from Dublin to Berlin, Germany in his private jet, Learjet 60 (DCGEO). At about 15,000 feet the rear luggage compartment cargo door become detached from the aircraft and fell to the ground somewhere over Germany

Airbus A350-900 Jetliner Receives FAA Type Certification

13 Nov 2014 13:06:12 GMT

The world�s latest generation commercial airliner, the A350-900, received Type Certification on November 12th from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at FAA headquarters in Washington D.C. FAA Associate

Owner Of Flying Tigers An Aircraft Repair Business Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

12 Nov 2014 17:11:27 GMT

Jay Stout, owner of Flying Tigers, Inc, a aircraft repair business specializing in the Boeing 737, 757, 767 & Airbus A319 & A320, was sentenced to 60 months incarceration on fraud involving aircraft parts and the repair of aircraft without having an approved FAA aircraft repair license

Founder Of BFMI And Eight Others Killed In Plane Crash In The Bahamas

12 Nov 2014 16:39:08 GMT

On Sunday a Learjet 35A (N17UF) had departed Nassau-Lynden Pindling International Airport in the Bahamas for Freeport-Grand Bahama International Airport with 7 passengers and a crew of two. At about 5 PM local time the jet crashed on approach killing all onboard

Rule Sets New Icing Standards For New Transport Airplanes

12 Nov 2014 15:29:13 GMT

The U.S. Department of Transportation�s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued a final rule that broadens the coverage of its icing certification standards

Air Traffic Control, When Radio Contact Fails

12 Nov 2014 15:28:18 GMT

Question: If radio contact failed completely, how else would air traffic control communicate with an aircraft?

Boeing Presents Original Flight Test 787 Dreamliner To Museum Of Flight

12 Nov 2014 15:27:22 GMT

Boeing and its employees joined the Puget Sound community today in celebrating the donation of one of the original 787-8 Dreamliner flight test airplanes to the Museum of Flight in Seattle

Airline Consumer Complaints Up From Previous Year

12 Oct 2014 15:26:24 GMT

Airline consumer complaints filed with DOT�s Aviation Consumer Protection Division during the first nine months of this year were up 18.2 percent from the first nine months of 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation�s Air Travel Consumer Report released today

UK's Court Refusal To Hear Cases Means Airlines Must Pay For Flight Delays

31 Oct 2014 19:46:56 GMT

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued advice to passengers and called on airlines to comply with the law on compensation for disrupted flights, following the UK's Supreme Court decision to refuse

A Boeing Employee And Two Subcontractors Sentenced On Corruption Charges

31 Oct 2014 19:45:40 GMT

Former Boeing Procurement Officer, Deon Anderson was sentenced to 20 months in prison in connection with a bribery/kickback scheme involving Boeing military aircraft parts, as well as structuring currency

Kansas, A Former ATC And Three Others Die In A King Air Plane Crash

31 Oct 2014 19:44:47 GMT

On Thursday a Beechcraft 200 King Air, N52SZ departing runway 1R at Wichita Mid Continent Airport, Kansas for Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport, Arkansas crashed just after takeoff killing four people. At or

United Airlines Announces Highest Ever Quarterly Profit Of $1.1 Billion

27 Oct 2014 16:43:50 GMT

United Airlines (UAL) reported its third quarter profit for 2014, it is the companies highest-ever reported. The company reports its net income for this period was $1.1 billion an increase of 99 percent year-over-year

Britain's Lamb Beats Austria's Arch In Red Bull World Championship Air Race

26 Oct 2014 21:27:06 GMT

Nigel Lamb won the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship today with a dramatic victory under pressure at the season finale in Spielberg, Austria, with a heart-stopping second place finish after Austria's Hannes

Hundred's Of India's Airline Pilots Have Not Received Their Pilot Proficiency Checks (PPC)

26 Oct 2014 20:57:57 GMT

India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is in the process of taking action against India's state owned Air India for failing to insure their pilots are current under the mandatory pilot proficiency checks (PPCs)

End Of An Era KLM To Retire The MD-11 Passenger Jet

26 Oct 2014 18:28:46 GMT

Many MD-11 fans had bought a ticket to be aboard KLM�s very last scheduled service with the MD-11, which is popular among many travelers and aircraft photographers. In recent months, many fans also booked tickets on routes where KLM deployed the MD-11, even if it meant a longer journey

Air Line Pilots Association Elects New President And Officers

26 Oct 2014 17:51:45 GMT

The Board of Directors of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int�l (ALPA) on Wednesday elected a new slate of national officers to lead the union for the next four years. The election took place during the union�s 45th regular biennial board meeting. All of ALPA�s new national officers will begin their terms

Monarch Airlines Is Sold To A Private Equity Investment Group

25 Oct 2014 23:02:56 GMT

On Friday, the British air carrier Monarch Airlines reported the company was sold to Greybull Capital LLP, a private equity investment group which has acquired 90% ownership interest in Monarch, with the remaining 10% to be contributed to the

Google Executive Sets World Record For The Highest Altitude Free Fall Jump

25 Oct 2014 16:42:34 GMT

On Friday, Google executive, Alan Eustace, 57, sets world record for the highest altitude free fall jump. Eustace had separated from his balloon, at the earth's stratosphere, the second major layer of Earth's atmosphere at 135,908 feet just a little more than 25 miles from the earths surface.

Pilot Remains And Aircraft Located After Disappearing Over Six Months Ago

24 Oct 2014 14:54:07 GMT

Theodore T. “Teddy� Weiss of Zephyrhills, Florida had departed from Marion County Airport in Dunnellon on April 5th in his single-engine, two seater, Sonex experimental aircraft (N229P) for Zephyrhills Municipal airport but never made it

Boeing To Transform China's Used Cooking Oil 'Gutter Oil' Into Aviation Biofuel

23 Oct 2014 17:20:44 GMT

Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC)on Wednesday opened a demonstration facility that will turn waste cooking oil, commonly referred to as "gutter oil" in China, into sustainable aviation biofuel. The two companies estimate that 500 million gallons (1.8 billion liters) of biofuel could be made annually in China from used cooking oil.

One Of The World's Largest Oil Companies CEO Dies In Plane Crash

21 Oct 2014 18:35:19 GMT

A French built Dassault Falcon 50 corporate jet (F-GLSA) departing from Moscow's Vnukovo Airport for Paris crashed on Monday killing all four onboard. One of the passengers onboard was the CEO of France�s oil and

Pete Mcleod Wins Red Bull Air Race In Las Vegas

13 Oct 2014 14:21:42 GMT

Pete McLeod of Canada was declared the winner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship stop in Las Vegas on Sunday after heavy winds forced the cancellation of the flying in the first of three final rounds. McLeod won the first race of his career

A Short Flight For A Jet, A Giant Leap For A Jet Engine

13 Oct 2014 14:20:48 GMT

Over the last several weeks, crews at GE Aviation�s flight test base in Victorville, CA, at the edge of the Mojave Desert, installed a next-generation jet engine with ceramic components and 3-D printed parts to the wing of a modified

S-2T Pilot Killed In CalFire Air Tanker Crash Near Yosemite National Park

8 Oct 2014 14:10:12 GMT

On Tuesday afternoon a fire broke out near Yosemite National Park in Northern California at Dog Rock on the El Portal Road between the park boundary and Arch Rock Entrance Station. Around 2:45 PM the fire had spread to approximately 130 acres. Fire crews and aircraft were sent out to respond to the fire

Virgin Atlantic To Scrap Little Red

6 Oct 2014 17:12:49 GMT

Virgin Atlantic announced that it would end its daily flights between London Heathrow Airport and Manchester, Aberdeen and Edinburgh know as 'Little Red". Little Red passenger service has failed to produce the passenger revenue that the career had anticipated on

Air Ambulance Crashes Killing Gunshot Patient, Crew Hospitalized

5 Oct 2014 18:00:10 GMT

On Saturday an Air Evac Lifeteam air ambulance based out off Duncan, Okla., was involved in a crash about 1:53 AM while on approach to United Regional Health Care in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Ebola Virus Scare On United Airlines Flight 998

5 Oct 2014 16:38:40 GMT

On Saturday, a passenger onboard a United Airlines flight showed symptoms of having contacted Ebola after traveling in Liberia. The 35 year old man had been vomiting on the flight but did not display most of the other symptoms. Flight 998 had departed from Brussels for Newark with 255 passengers and a flight crew of 14

California News Helicopter Pilot Sentenced

4 Oct 2014 23:59:25 GMT

According to court documents, from December 16, 2009, to August 4, 2010, Dial was hired as a television news helicopter pilot and operated news helicopters in the Bay Area without a pilot�s license

Sikorsky Unveils S-97 RAIDER Helicopter

3 Oct 2014 12:55:29 GMT

Sikorsky Aircraft on Thursday unveiled the first of two S-97 RAIDER™ helicopter prototypes, signaling the start of activities in the program�s test flight phase and a major step toward demonstrating the new and first armed reconnaissance rotorcraft featuring X2

Airbus Readies A350 XWB For First Customer Qatar Airways

3 Oct 2014 12:54:37 GMT

The first A350 XWB for Qatar Airways is progressing towards delivery before year end. The aircraft equipped with Rolls Royce Trent XWB engines rolled out of the Airbus factory in Toulouse fully painted, prominently bearing Qatar Airways� livery. Following

USAA Requests FAA Approval To Test Unmanned Aircraft Systems

3 Oct 2014 12:53:47 GMT

United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to research how unmanned aircraft systems could be used to help improve how quickly

Air Travel Is Low Risk For Ebola Transmission

3 Oct 2014 12:52:49 GMT

There has been an awful lot of news coverage of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) since learning that on Tuesday a passenger who arrived in the United States on a commercial flight from Liberia had been admitted into a Dallas hospital after

Allegiant�s President and Chief Operating Officer, Andrew Levy Resigns

2 Oct 2014 12:24:56 GMT

On Tuesday, Allegiant Travel Company parent company of low-cost airline, Allegiant Air, announced the resignation of Andrew Levy President and Chief Operating Officer and will step down from the Allegiant board

Jacksonville International Airport Conducts An Alert 3 Exercise

2 Oct 2014 12:23:57 GMT

On Wednesday, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority conducted a triennial (every three years) emergency disaster preparedness exercise at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), Florida. The

NASA�s Orion Spacecraft, Rocket Move Closer To First Flight

2 Oct 2014 12:23:01 GMT

United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket that will send NASA�s Orion spacecraft on its first flight test in December. The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket that will send NASA�s Orion spacecraft on its first flight test in December was

Delta Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of 'Breast Cancer One' Survivor Flight

2 Oct 2014 12:22:08 GMT

Delta Air Lines' annual "Breast Cancer One" employee survivor flight took place Tuesday, kicking off the airline's month-long campaign to generate awareness and raise money for The Breast Cancer Research

DWI And Your Pilots License FAR 61.15 And 61.16

1 Oct 2014 13:29:24 GMT

A Texas Man who held a commercial pilot certificate was indicted for flying an airplane without a valid airman certificate. Last Tuesday, Hal Tom, Jr. was indicted in U.S. District Court, Oxford, Mississippi, for knowingly and willfully operating

World's Largest Passenger Jet, The A380 Begins World's Longest Flight

1 Oct 2014 13:28:35 GMT

Qantas Airways begins flights between Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW) to Sydney using the Airbus A380 "Superjumbo" jet making it the longest scheduled commercial flight in the world and served by the largest

Garmin Begins Shipping Its Angle Of Attack System For General Aviation Aircraft

1 Oct 2014 13:27:35 GMT

Garmin announced it has begun shipping its Angle of Attack (AOA) system. AOA has been approved by the FAA for installation in a wide variety of general aviation aircraft. The AOA system is comprised of the GI

DHL To Begin Unmanned Aircraft Package Delivery On The Island Of Juist

1 Oct 2014 13:26:46 GMT

DHL Parcel will soon launch a unique pilot project on the island of Juist located in Germany in which the company will provide shipments of supplies using unmanned aircraft (UAV). For the first time worldwide

PEOPLExpress Airlines Temporarily Suspends Service

28 Sep 2014 18:01:26 GMT

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On Friday, PEOPLExpress announced that it is temporarily suspending service effective immediately and plans to resume service on or about October 16

Midair Plane Crash Involving Young Eagles Over Buffalo New York

28 Sep 2014 17:20:03 GMT

On Saturday about 10:40 AM, two aircraft participating in the Young Eagles event collided midair about six miles east southeast of Buffalo Lancaster Regional Airport, New York.

Airline Employees Charged With Cash Smuggling, Evading Airport Security

28 Sep 2014 15:48:58 GMT

Five commercial airline employees were charged Thursday after an undercover operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) revealed that they used their airport security clearances to secretly smuggle hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash past security checkpoints

Flights Begin To Resume Out Of Chicago Airports After Fire At A Control Center

26 Sep 2014 22:08:21 GMT

This morning about 6 AM, a contract employee had set a fire at Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center shutting down air traffic to the world's second-busiest airport, O'Hare International Airport and Midway Airport

FAA Exempts Limited Flight Of Commercial UAS For Movie And TV Production

25 Sep 2014 23:00:55 GMT

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted regulatory exemptions to six aerial photo and video production companies, the first step

Spirit Airlines Faces RICO Act. After Florida Appeals Court Gives Green Light

25 Sep 2014 15:59:35 GMT

Spirit Airlines passengers filed a lawsuit against the carrier under the RICO Act. alleging the carrier was deceptive with its ticket prices, the plaintiffs case was thrown out in Florida's district court. However, on appeal, Florida's District Appeals Court vacated and remanded the case for tria

Congress Urges FCC To Maintain Ban On Cellphone Calls On Commercial Aircraft

23 Sep 2014 18:10:21 GMT

At the urging of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA), the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the AFL-CIO's Transportation Trades Department (TTD), members of Congress yesterday took action to continue the ban on mobile voice calls onboard commercial aircraft

At 13,000 Feet, Pilot Crashes Plane After Propeller Brakes In Half

23 Sep 2014 16:30:37 GMT

Timothy Cassell, 65, of Saratoga, California had planned a trip to his family's resort in Death Valley, a trip he had made every other week for the past six years in his 1966, Piper Cherokee 150 (N5948W) aircraft

Monday Night, The United States Began Airstrikes Against ISIS Targets In Syria

23 Sep 2014 03:34:58 GMT

On Monday the Sunni jihadist group ISIS which is active in Iraq and Syria called on terrorist attacks on the United States and its allies

Pilot Strike Costing Air France $25 Million Per Day

22 Sep 2014 19:24:35 GMT

Air France's pilot strike has been disrupting flight operations for the past seven days, with catastrophic consequences for the Company. This strike generates an operating loss of up to $25 million (US Dollar) per day

TOBC Owner And Mother Killed In Plane Crash At Virginia International Raceway

20 Sep 2014 14:32:45 GMT

On Friday, TOBC racing owner and racer Jon Couch and his mother were killed in a plane crash at Virginia International Raceway. One of the owners of the track, Connie Nyholm said the track was preparing for this weekends two day Championship Cup Series Fall CycleFest of Speed motorcycle road racing

Representative Hultgren Introduce Safe Towers Act, Hiring Procedure FAA Controllers

19 Sep 2014 21:50:10 GMT

U.S. Representatives Randy Hultgren and Dan Lipinski today introduced the Standards Addressing Federal Transparency and Oversight With Evolving Recruitment Specifications (SAFE TOWERS) Act

FAA Calls On The Aviation Industry To Equip For NextGen

19 Sep 2014 13:57:14 GMT

The Federal Aviation Administration Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker announced to a group of aviation leaders at the NextGen Institute that the FAA will hold a Call to Action summit to engage the aviation industry in meeting the January 1, 2020 deadline to equip aircraft with new avionics technology. The all-day session will be held on October 28

Navy MQ-4C Triton, Unmanned Aircraft Fly's 11 Hours From California To Maryland

19 Sep 2014 00:31:32 GMT

The first U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has completed a flight from California to Maryland

August 2014 Was The Warmest Month On Record For Globe Driven By Warm Oceans

18 Sep 2014 23:03:15 GMT

With records dating back to 1880, the global temperature across the world's land and ocean surfaces for August 2014 was 1.35�F higher than the 20th century average of 60.1�F

FTL Airport Software Handled 800 Aircraft A Day With Only One Runway In Use

17 Sep 2014 17:49:29 GMT

NextGen software tool called Time-Based Flow Management (TBFM) enabled air traffic controllers at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to maintain nearly normal operations over the past three years while construction reduced the number of available runways from three to one

NASA To End Astronaut Space Travel With Russia

17 Sep 2014 15:41:00 GMT

Since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, NASA has been dependent on the Russian spacecraft, Soyuz for astronaut space travel to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA's Office Of Inspector General reported that the

United Airlines Offers Flight Attendants $100,000 For Early Retirement

16 Sep 2014 16:52:37 GMT

United Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) announced that United will offer its Flight Attendants an Enhanced Early Out Program, which allows participants a one-time opportunity to voluntarily separate from the company and receive a severance payment

FAA Fines British Airways For Shipping An Oxygen Generator On A Passenger Flight

16 Sep 2014 16:21:26 GMT

Remember ValuJet? - The FAA has fined British Airways for shipping an oxygen generator, a hazardous materials onboard American Airlines passenger flight that had departed London Heathrow Airport to Dallas/Fort International Airport

Igor Sikorsky�s VS-300 Helicopter Transformed Aviation 75 Years Ago

16 Sep 2014 13:23:50 GMT

This weekend marked 75 years of modern helicopter flight that began September 14, 1939, when 50-year-old chief designer and chief test pilot Igor Sikorsky lifted off the ground to tabletop height in an experimental helicopter designated the VS-300

Russia Considers Blocking Western Aircraft Over Its Airspace, But At What Price?

14 Sep 2014 15:09:29 GMT

The United States remains steadfast in its position against Russian efforts to destabilize eastern Ukraine. On Friday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added additional sanctions against Russia's

Two Navy F/A-18 Hornets Collide Midair Over The Pacific Ocean

12 Sep 2014 16:22:14 GMT

On Friday two Navy F/A-18 Hornets on a training exercise colliding over the western Pacific Ocean. The two aircraft are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 94 and Strike Fighter Squadron 113

FAA Calls For Comments On Aircraft Bonded Repair Size Limits Policy

11 Sep 2014 17:29:25 GMT

The FAA has recently published a draft policy statement that would provide guidance to aircraft certification engineers on size limits for bonded repairs to composite and metallic structures. This policy for the most part is in step with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) policy on bonded repair

Boeing Goes On The Attack Over Al Jazeera's "Broken Dreams, The Boeing 787"

11 Sep 2014 13:30:16 GMT

Al Jazeera news agency recently did a documentary on the Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" aircraft called "Broken Dreams, The Boeing 787" in which they took a look at manufacturing, safety and employee

United Airlines Passenger Admits Abusive Sexual Contact Of Sleeping Woman

11 Sep 2014 13:29:15 GMT

A Louisiana man on Wednesday admitted sexually touching a sleeping woman who did not know him aboard a flight from Houston to Newark Liberty International Airport

NTSB Study Shows Upward Trend In Drug Use By General Aviation Pilots

10 Sep 2014 15:10:55 GMT

In a study adopted Tuesday on the prevalence of drug use by pilots who died in crashes, the NTSB found an upward trend in the use of both potentially impairing medications and illicit drugs. Almost all of the crashes, 96 percent were in general aviation

Dutch Safety Report Indicates Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Broke Up In Flight

10 Sep 2014 15:08:28 GMT

On Tuesday the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) released its preliminary findings on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 that crashed in Ukraine killing all 282 passengers and 15 flight crew. General speculation at the time

NTSB, Unstabilized Approach Caused UPS Flight 1354 To Crash

10 Sep 2014 15:07:49 GMT

Today the National Transportation Safety Board determined that UPS flight 1354 crashed because the crew continued an unstabilized approach into Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport

Pilot And Flight Instructor Killed After Hitting A CSX Train

10 Sep 2014 15:07:16 GMT

The Bethlehem Police Department continues to investigate the crash of a Cessna 172 Skyhawk airplane (N79438) that occurred on the CSX Railroad property in Selkirk on Monday. At approximately 4:50pm, the Bethlehem Police

Pilot Killed At Reno-Stead Airport During A Qualifying Air Race Event

10 Sep 2014 15:06:23 GMT

On Monday at approximately 3:30 PM, Sport Class pilot Lee Behel, 64, from San Jose, Calif. was involved in a fatal accident during a qualifying heat of the National Championship Air Races at the Reno-Stead

Sexually Abused Children In United Airlines Mentoring Program Will Finally Have Their Day In Court

5 Apr 2014 18:06:38 GMT

A Federal Bankruptcy Judge Has Ruled That the alleged victims of sexual abuse during a United Airlines mentoring program in Chicago in the 1990s can proceed with a civil action against the airline in state court

First Conviction For Illegal Use Of An Unmanned Aircraft In The UK

5 Apr 2014 18:08:40 GMT

A man from Cumbria in North West England has become the first person in the UK to be successfully prosecuted for the dangerous and illegal flying of an unmanned aircraft. Robert Knowles was found to have flown the device in restricted airspace over a nuclear submarine facility, as well as allowing the device to fly too close to a vehicle bridge

Supreme Court Rules For Northwest Airlines Over Complaining Frequent Flier

3 Apr 2014 13:43:20 GMT

On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Northwest Airlines v. Ginsberg, a case which centered around Rabbi S. Binyomin Ginsberg, of Minneapolis who was removed from the carriers frequent flier

Flight Safety Calls For Aircraft Monitoring And Communication Systems Symposium

3 Apr 2014 13:42:41 GMT

In the wake of the Malaysian government announcement that flight MH 370 ended in the Indian Ocean and the continuing search, the Flight Safety Foundation called on the commercial aviation industry and national civil aviation

Cessna And Embry Riddle Sign Long Term Agreement

3 Apr 2014 13:41:50 GMT

Cessna Aircraft announced that it signed a long-term purchase agreement with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), which includes the purchase of 57 Cessna Skyhawk � model 172s, with initial deliveries beginning in 2014. The order is part

Iberia Airlines To Measure Air Quality In Flight For IAGOS Research

3 Apr 2014 13:41:13 GMT

Iberia Airlines to be the first Spanish airline to take part In Service Aircraft For A Global Observing System (IAGOS) project. IAGOS is a European research program which aims at constructing a global observation

Gov. Christie Claims He Takes Care Of His People But No Raise In Pay For Airport Workers

31 Jan 2014 04:28:32 GMT

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered the Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Patrick J. Foye to increase airport workers minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. However, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has made it clear he does not support a wage increase for airport workers at the Authority

Pilots And Union Leaders Express Safety Concerns At Allegiant Air

30 Jan 2014 21:19:53 GMT

The Allegiant Air Pilots Executive Council, an employee group of Allegiant Travel Company pilots represented by Teamsters Local Union 1224 in Wilmington, Ohio, announced plans to begin formal dialogues with Allegiant stakeholders in order to address operating and safety concerns that exist at the airline