About 10 Minutes Into The Flight, The Engine Began Surging, But All Of The Gauges Were In The Green

On November 16, 2025, about 0845 eastern standard time, a Piper Pa-32R-301T, N327HP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Woodfin Mill, Georgia. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight.

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Mach Technique [ICAO] Describes a control technique used by air traffic control whereby turbojet aircraft operating successively along suitable routes are cleared to maintain appropriate MACH numbers for a relevant portion of the en route phase of flight. The principal objective is to achieve improved utilization of the airspace and to ensure that separation between successive aircraft does not decrease below the established minima. 

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N479BR owners stated that N479BR... "experienced a rapid, uncommanded loss of pressurization... whereupon the two pilots immediately put on their oxygen masks and the Autoland system 'automatically engaged exactly as designed when the cabin altitude exceeded the prescribed safe levels," the company said. The pilots decided to leave the system engaged due to the 'complexity' of the situation... While the system performed exactly as expected, the pilots were prepared to resume manual control of the aircraft should the system have malfunctioned in any way..." 

Source: Some intriguing, if questionable, comments about the recent 'first' use of an autoland system to recover a KingAir 200 after an alleged pressurization incident.

Government Admits to Breaching ‘Duty of Care’ Ahead of the Mid-Air

The US government admitted that it is partially responsible for the January 29, 2025, mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), citing failures by both the US Army and air traffic control. The crash, involving an Army Black Hawk and American Eagle Flight 5342, killed all 67 people aboard and marked the deadliest US aviation accident since 2001.

Eve Confirms Timeline to Get the Aircraft in Service in 2027

Eve Air Mobility’s uncrewed, full-scale eVTOL engineering prototype has successfully gone airborne, marking the transition from rigorous lab and component testing to an even more rigorous flight test campaign. The milestone reinforces Eve’s current schedule to get type certified, complete initial deliveries, and enter service in 2027.

Joins Test Fleet In Early 2026, Enables Public Demo Flights

Vertical Aerospace, developer of electric aviation aircraft, announced the completion of its third and final full-scale prototype aircraft and will begin a piloted flight test campaign after its commissioning in January 2026.

First Contract For Integrated Training System For Japan

Textron Aviation Defense announced the company has finalized a contract to deliver the Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II integrated training system to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, in coordination with the Kanematsu Corporation. This first contract also includes instructor pilot and aircraft maintenance technician training materials.

Grounding Trims Capacity During Peak Season and Adds $175M in Costs

FedEx is hoping and praying that its MD-11 freighter fleet will begin returning to service sometime in the spring after a major cargo accident forced an industry-wide grounding during the peak shipping season. But damage has already been done, with the carrier expecting to incur $175 million in extra costs by the end of the disruption.