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Restoration Expected To Take At Least Four To Five Months

A historic presidential helicopter that carried Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford was transported Monday from the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, Calif. to the March Field Air Museum near Riverside for rest

Reported Midair Encounter Renews Focus On Drone Safety Near Airports

A routine arrival into New York quickly became an unusual safety event after a flight crew reported contact with a drone on final approach. The aircraft landed safely, but the incident has once again drawn attention to the risks posed by unauthorized drone ope

Combines Joby Electric Aviation With Toyota Production Systems

Joby Aviation and Toyota Motor Tuesday announced a joint venture to produce the air taxi maker's S4 series, as it looks ‌to secure government approval to deploy its commercial electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft. Air taxi firms such as Joby are comp

Stops Ammunition Casings From Scattering Under Jets On Concrete

Two U.S. Air Force weapons airmen at Luke Air Force Base have solved a stubborn problem on the F-35A with a solution that costs less than $100. Tech. Sgt. Zach Allbee and Tech. Sgt. Nik Yakel, weapons specialists with roughly 15 years each in uniform, helped d

Surface Movement Radar Installed On Top Of Air Traffic Control Tower

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has installed a new safety technology at New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport designed to help prevent collisions between aircraft and airport vehicles on runways and taxiways. The new surface radar system

Pilot’s Inadequate Fuel Planning, And Improper In-Flight Decision Making

Analysis: The pilot reported that he departed for a planned 1 hour flight with 8 gallons of fuel indicated on the fuel gauges, and that the airplane’s fuel consumption averaged 4 gallons per hour. About 1 hour into the flight, and approximately 10 miles from t

Mysterious Debris Found On Beach Belonged To Skydweller Solar Impulse SI2

Federal investigators now believe the mysterious debris that washed ashore in Cameron Parish in Louisiana belonged to a solar-powered aircraft that once completed a record-setting journey around the world.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirm

Largest Order In History Of Scandinavian Airlines

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) announced that it is placing a $10 billion order for 40 Airbus A330 widebody jets, the largest aircraft order in the Scandinavian carrier’s history. The agreement covers 18 firm orders for A330neo aircraft, along with 10 options, pl

Company Says It Was Not The Owner Nor The One In Control Of The Aircraft At The Time

Mammoth Freighters said in a release the company has been made aware of a video circulating on social media showing a low-pass flight of a Mammoth-converted 777 freighter aircraft in Qatar Airways livery at Horseshoe Bay Resort Airport in Texas. Mammoth is not