This week in airplane news: JetBlue and Spirit merger exemption denied, the FAA prospective admin withdraws, a Southwest Captain was Incapacitated and the flight landed safely thanks to a fellow pilot.
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, we have four stories for you this week, A new app, the FAA is looking into extending cockpit voice recordings, Helicopter heist results in crash, GA Advocates fight 100LL ban in WA, and a bonus story with Sun N Fun!
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, we have four stories for you this week, An unfortunate mid-air in Florida, FAA Admin nominee gets grilled, Passenger tries to conceal explosives in baggage, and Sun ’n Fun!
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, we have three stories for you this week, Garmin autopilots certified for C172s, IACRA glitch means anyone who applied for certs needs to re-apply, A Jet blue flight had to take evasive action to avoid a lear jet, and an unfortunate story about an air ambulance that broke apart during flight, killing 5.
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, we have four stories for you this week, Sonex “Sierra Hotel” Highwing, Nepal Crash Update, pilots escape firebomber crash unscathed, FAA proposes 1.1 Million dollar fine against United Airlines.
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, we have four stories for you this week, Cirrus grounding/Continental Engine issues, A bus collided with an aircraft at LAX, the NTSB has subpoenaed the crew from the JFK incursion, and Buttigieg has called for updates to the FAA’s computer system.
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, we have four stories for you this week, a near miss at Austin Airport, Gami G100UL begins sales, Bonanza crash, and approval for the Aspen Pro MAX Garmin GFC 600 integration software.
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, we have three stories for you this week, A near miss at JFK, A Nepal Yeti Airlines crash, and a Qantas Flight lands safely after losing engine over the Pacific.
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, we have three stories for you this week, FAA NOTAMs go down causing nationwide ground stop, Alabama airport worker killed after being sucked into engine, and a delta flight that caught fire just before take-off.
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, we have three stories for you, PSI is reducing payouts to testing providers and AOPA is worried, French investigators join the NTSB in criticizing the Ethiopian 737 Max report, and a test flight with an 11-bladed propeller.
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, we have three stories for you, the NTSB issued a statement challenging the findings of the Ethiopian B737 Max crash, SWA cancels more than 2400 flights, the FAA is proposing $134K in fines for an Puerto Rican airline, and the FAA has invalidated 140 checkrides in Alaska.
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, we have three stories for you; multiple injuries caused by turbulence, an alert for possible runaway trim, and an update to the story of the plane crash involving 53 dogs.
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, this week we’ll talk about a potential end to the LODA requirement, United Airlines purchasing over 200 new jets, and a new piece of MH370 flight was found this week.
Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, this week we’ll talk about another NPRM by the FAA, The Dallas Mid-air Prelim has been released, and we’ll talk about the Mooney that crashed into power lines in Maryland.
In this week’s airplane news: Archer released an eVTOL called the Midnight, the FAA is adding medical requirements for balloon pilots, there was a CAPS pull on a Cirrus SF50 Jet which saved pilot from injury, and the FAA published a new Notice of Proposed Rule Making. Let’s get to it!
This week in airplane news: A collision between an A320neo and an airport firetruck in Peru, The FAA is extending aircraft registration from 3 years to 7, eVTOL manufacturer Lilium hopes to raise 119 million, and finally the Hybrid Electric Eco Caravan's first flight. Welcome to your weekly Airplane News update, this week we have five stories for you, An unfortunate collision between an A320neo and an airport firetruck, the FAA extending aircraft registration to seven years, eVTOL manufacturer L...
This week in airplane news: A heartbreaking mid air at the CAF Dallas Airshow, Parts of the Challenger Space Shuttle found, Airlines fined for cancellations, and a plane crash onto a golf course.
This week in airplane news; Antonov is rebuilding the AN-225, the Honda Jet Elite II got approved by the FAA, a gun was found inside a raw chicken, the FAA has set airworthiness criteria for Joby, and lastly we have released our Commercial Pilot Made Easy Course, check it out, it is on sale for a limited time.
This week in airplane news, a fully electric R44 has been flown from Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP). The USAF has flown two single pilot missions in order to test for wartime emergencies. The NTSB has issued an urgent safety recommendations for an inspection of the Otter aircraft. Delta Airlines settled out of court following being sued by a pilot.
This week in airplane news, the AOPA files a part 16 complaint against the FAA having to do with the 100LL ban in Santa Clara, CA; the owner and family of Gold's Gym perished this week after their Piaggio Avanti crashed near Costa Rica; a Cuban defector flew a plane into Florida and was able to land with 3 minutes of fuel left; the NTSB has found the safety concern that caused the recent float plane crash in Washington State.
In this week's airplane news we have a new HondaJet Elite II which will cost around $7 million, the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act has been signed into law this week (SB516), and the FAA is fielding comments on the construction of airline seats for safety, not comfortability, sadly; lastly, Elon Musk's StarLink Aviation has been launched at 350MB/s download and 20ms latency.
In this weeks airplane news, the NTSB has released that the plane in the CO midair last week was not transmitting ADS-B, a Nall Report says that accidents have decreased this past year, a man attacks a crew while on mushrooms, the EPA is thinking about designating AVGas a public danger, and a Dreamlifter loses a wheel on takeoff.
This week in airplane news: Pilatus acquires Skytech which will allow them to expand in the US market, Technam releases a new STOL version of their P2012 aircraft, Wisk unveils their 6th Gen Air Taxi.
Join Greg and the Pilot Institute team as we bring you this week's airplane news. A company, previously based in Prescott, Eviation has taken their maiden voyage in their Alice, a fully electric passenger aircraft. The FAA has released design specifications for vertiports. The FAA chair nominee is under investigation for criminal corruption. Kittyhawk has halted operations.
This week in aviation, GlobalX orders 50 electric aircraft from Eviation, that same aircraft completed its high speed taxiing test, the FAA denied Republic Airways exemption for ATP training, and there was yet another mid-air collision in VFR.
This week in airplane news: Pilots on an Air France got into a fistfight during a flight, Piedmont Airlines is offering jobs to ExpressJet pilots without an interview, A SWA pilot threatened to turn the plane around due to passengers airdropping naked pictures, and a flight from Mexico to LA turned back after engine troubles. Two pilots are in “time out” after they came to blows in the cockpit. The incident happened in June and details are scarce. The fight happened during the trip from Geneva t...
This week in airplane news: Another midair collision has occurred this time in California, The last Boeing 747 is in production and is expected to be delivered later this year, the US DOT has issued an ultimatum to airlines regarding delays, cancellations, and refunds, and an Ethiopian Airlines flight missed the airport because the pilots had fallen asleep. A Mid-Air occurred this week in Santa Cruz County, CA between a Cessna 152 and a Cessna 340 All three people were killed. Sad listening to t...
This week in airplane news: The NTSB has issued a surprisingly short final report for the redbull plane swap, the prelim report is out for the CASA Skydiving accident, airplane parts fall from the sky, and another highway landing. The NTSB has issued a remarkably short analysis and probable cause of the Redbull plane crash Probable Cause: “The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The unoccupied airplanes exceedance of the critical angle of...
This week in airplane news: American Airlines invests in ZeroAvia for hydrogen electric powerplants, NTSB issues prelim report for Las Vegas mid-air, SWA had a hard landing that fractured a flight attendant's vertebrae, and Boeing Dreamliner will soon resume deliveries. Checkride Made Easy: https://pilotinstitute.com/course/checkride-made-easy/ American Airlines is investing in ZeroAvia, which develops hydrogen-electric propulsion. American will have the option to order 100 propulsion systems fr...
This week in airplane news: The drama over leaded avgas continues with GAMI and Swift saying they have solutions, the DOT has found a lax oversight of Southwest Airlines by the FAA, a strange story of a co-pilot who somehow exited an airplane during flight, and the EAA has announced record crowds at Airventure! The Co-founder and GAMI and the CEO of Swift Fuels both testified before congress this week on the topic of leaded aviation fuels. GAMI and Swift have solutions for replacing 100LL with l...
