Dillingham Remains Closed After Skydive Crash
Dillingham Airport on Oahu's north shore remains closed following the crash of a King Air 65-A90 that killed 11 people on Friday. NTSB investigators have arrived and have begun investigating the wreck...
Administrative Error Costs Airline $1 Million
An apparent administrative error may have cost Brussels Air $1 million after a flight from Brussels to Washington, D.C., was turned around over the Atlantic. According to various forum sources (but not...
Pilots Launch Class Action Suit Over MAX
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is reporting that a class action suit by more than 400 pilots has been launched against Boeing because of the 737 MAX grounding. The pilots allege an “unprecedented...
‘Flying Sucks’ New Budget Carrier’s Marketing Slogan Says
A startup Canadian budget airline has decided to promote itself with a marketing slogan that might sum up the ultra low-cost carrier experience. “Flying Sucks Less When You Pay Less” is how...
High-Profile Member Of Tuskegee Airmen Dies
Lt. Col. Robert Friend, an active ambassador for the Tuskegee Airmen, died Friday at his home in Long Beach, California. Friend, who was 99, was one of the last surviving members of...
American Pilots Ask Boeing For Sim Time
American Airlines pilots have asked a second time for access to Boeing’s 737 MAX simulators after their first request, made through the airline, was rejected by Boeing. Dan Carey, the outgoing president...
11 Dead In Hawaii Skydive Crash (Updated)
Eleven people were killed Friday night in the crash of a King Air 65-A90 aircraft flying a skydiving operation in Hawaii. The aircraft crashed about 6:30 p.m. on Oahu’s North Shore shortly...
Eviation Gets First Commercial Customer
Eviation Aircraft has announced that U.S.-based Cape Air
will be the first commercial customer for its all-electric Alice aircraft. The agreement
was described as a “double-digit purchase option” but the exact number of aircraft
Cape...
FAA To Propose New Rules For Supersonic Aircraft
FAA Acting Administrator Daniel Elwell has announced that the
FAA will soon be publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) designed to
streamline regulatory procedures for obtaining FAA approval to test supersonic
aircraft. According to...
Paris Air Show: Siemens Sells Electric Propulsion Business
Siemens signed an agreement to sell its eAircraft unit to Rolls-Royce at the Paris Airshow in Le Bourget, France, on Tuesday. Siemens eAircraft, which develops electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for the...
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How Daher Builds the TBM Turboprop
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