Airplane With 200 Passengers On Board Executed A Possibly-Planned 'Go Around'

On the last Air Berlin flight to arrive in Germany from the U.S., the pulled a stunt that may well land him or her in hot water with German authorities.

Authorities Are Seeking The Operator Of The Aircraft

Firefighting efforts in California's Santa Cruz Mountains were halted for a few hours on Wednesday after a drone was sighted being flown in an area where firefighting aircraft were also operating.

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“If there is one message to be taken away from today, it is that airports must join with their tenants and engage with their local Members of Congress if we are to prevent the ‘airlinization’ of our air traffic control system." Source: NATA president Martin Hiller.

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The Blackbird Archive

The Blackbird Archive says it is one of the best resources on the Internet for information, photos, and diagrams pertaining to the A-12, YF-12, SR-71, and D-21.

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Recent reports about a midair collision between a jet and a drone have been mis-stated or based on pretty tenuous detail. Worse; Canada’s Marc Garneau, their Minister of Transport has jumped all over the story, even issuing a press release long before any real detail has emerged. What do we know? On 12 October 2017, a Skyjet Beech King Air A100 (a turbo prop... NOT a jet) was on an IFR flight to the Jean Lesage International Airport in Québec City, Quebec with 8 souls on board. The aircraft was approaching runway 24 and had just passed the final approach fix when the crew claims to have seen a drone at the extremity of the left wing. A drone operator from Arkansas named Michael Reichert has filed a class-action lawsuit against the FAA because he has not yet received a refund for hi

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Daher recently rolled out its 200th TBM 900-series very fast turboprop aircraft since the introduction of this upgraded family in March 2014. The milestone airplane, serial number 1200, is a TBM 910 version delivered to Cutter Aviation in San Antonio. Daher’s TBM 900 family is the latest and sixth evolution of the company’s very fast turboprop concept, offered today in two production versions: the TBM 930 and the TBM 910. Aircraft manufacturer Mooney International and Partners in Aviation (PIA) have announced they have formed a partnership enabling buyers to realize price and cost-of-ownership advantages. MooneyShares makes available the new Mooney Ultra aircraft to customers. PIA founders Mark Molloy and Tom Bertels, are part of the equation. Both are accomplished pilots and have an unde

Will Support Air Ambulance Missions In Norway

Babcock Scandinavian Air Ambulance has placed an order with Textron Aviation for 11 aircraft, including the first medevac-configured Cessna Citation Latitude midsize jet and 10 Beechcraft King Air 250 turboprops.  The aircraft will support Babcock’s contract with Air Ambulance Services of Norway to provide communities across Norway with vital air ambulance support.

Becomes The Second Such Endorsed Center For The Firefighting Aircraft

Viking Air Limited of Victoria, BC, Canada has signed an agreement welcoming Ansett Aviation Training of Melbourne, Australia to the Amphibious Aircraft Division support network, joining Viking’s sister-company Pacific Sky Aviation Inc. as the second Factory Endorsed Training Center (“FETC”) for the Viking CL-415 aerial firefighting aircraft.