Collision Grounded the Super Scooper Amid Crucial Palisades Firefighting Efforts

A 56-year-old California man recently pled guilty after he flew his drone into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft. The incident forced responders to temporarily ground all nearby aircraft and take the damaged plane out of service. Now, Akemann is paying for the three-by-six, drone-shaped hole with up to a year in federal prison.

Learjet 55 With Patient and Doctors On Board Goes Down in Philadelphia

A Learjet 55 medical jet crashed near a shopping mall in Philadelphia on Friday, January 31, killing all six on board and injuring several more on the ground. The aircraft was transporting a young patient back to Mexico after she completed her treatment at the Shriners Children's hospital.

Move Follows Mid-Air Collision Near Reagan National Airport

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday January 30 the appointment of FAA deputy administrator Christopher Rocheleau to Acting Administrator following the mid-air collision over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) between an American Eagle passenger flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter operating out of nearby Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

NASA OSIRIS-REx Returned Samples From Asteroid Bennu

Samples returned to Earth from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft probe have been studied and have revealed the presence of molecules that here are key to life. In addition, they showed a history of saltwater that potentially could serve as a broth to facilitate interactions among the molecules.

Starfighters Aerospace Lists Famed CF-104D For $4.3 Million

A Florida-based organization recently listed its iconic 1962 CF-104D Starfighter, previously owned by Starfighters Aerospace, on Platinum Fighter Sales. If you know anyone with an extra $4,250,000 lying around, it might be time to call in a favor. The CF-104D’s story began with the Canadian Armed Forces in May 1962.

Helicopters Continued Growth In 2024

Airbus Helicopters announced it logged 455 gross orders in 2024, indicating a steady market growth and strong performance for its light, light twin-engine, and heavy helicopters. Orders were from 182 customers in 42 countries, with delivery of 361 helicopters.

Grief, Mourning, Fact-Gathering, Recovery, And Investigation

Captain Jason Ambrosi, President of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) issued the statement below concerning Wednesday night’s fatal accident involving a mid-air collision between PSA Flight 5342 and a military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Board Approves Purchase Of Five Aircraft

Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) in Traverse City is expanding its aviation program again with the purchase of additional airplanes for its fleet, as the College’s Board of Trustees approved multiple aircraft purchases in its last meeting.

So.... Apparently Klyde is The King of DEI... Who Knew?

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Multi-Agency Effort Underway to Recover Victims and Clear Wreckage

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is partnering with local, state, and federal agencies in response to a fatal midair collision between a commercial jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River. The accident occurred at approximately 8:47 pm on January 29.

Rocheleau Good Choice At Critical Time For Industry

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) released the statement below concerning President Donld Trump’s appointment of Chris Rocheleau as Acting Administrator of the FAA:

Also: Single Pilot Ops Nonsense, New FAI President, Jolly Green II, Mystery Runway

NAA announced the recognition of the Polaris Dawn orbital mission launched by SpaceX Dragon spacecraft into a highly elliptical orbit, during which it reached a record-breaking apogee of 875 miles, setting records for Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon as the furthest any women have flown from Earth. On January 21, a Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub collided with two tandem paragliders near Méribel-les-Allues, Savoie. The aircraft then plummeted onto the roof of an unoccupied chalet, resulting in the deaths of its two occupants. The paragliders were in shock but are currently &l

Also: Single Pilot Ops Nonsense, New FAI President, Jolly Green II, Mystery Runway

NAA announced the recognition of the Polaris Dawn orbital mission launched by SpaceX Dragon spacecraft into a highly elliptical orbit, during which it reached a record-breaking apogee of 875 miles, setting records for Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon as the furthest any women have flown from Earth. On January 21, a Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub collided with two tandem paragliders near Méribel-les-Allues, Savoie. The aircraft then plummeted onto the roof of an unoccupied chalet, resulting in the deaths of its two occupants. The paragliders were in shock but are curre

Pilot Efforts To Maintain Directional Control Were Not Successful

On January 3, 2025, about 2338 mountain standard time, a Cirrus Design Corporation SF-50 airplane, N603AP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Spearfish, South Dakota. The pilot and five passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported the flight proceeded uneventfully until landing. The air traffic controller advised him that the Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF) runway was covered with 1/8” of wet snow. However, the runway braking action was reported as 5/5/5 (touchdown/midpoint/rollout) meaning that braking action was good and all portions

From 2019 (YouTube Edition): Company Updates Its Program For Highly Modifying Lancair IV-P Airframes

RDD Enterprises, a company that was created to modify Lancair IV-P airplanes into a safer, longer-rage bird, provided Aero-TV with an update about the program at AirVenture. According to David McRae, the owner of RDD Enterprises, the LX7 is designed to be a faster and safer aircraft than the IV-P from which it is built. The company will help a buyer find a suitable donor airplane, from which the wings and tail are removed. The compan

Aero Linx: Australian Aviation Psychology Association (AAvPA) The Australian Aviation Psychology Association is a not-for-profit organisation, incorporated in Victoria under the Victorian Associations Incorporation Act of 1981. AAvPA's primary objectives are to promote the exchange of information and advancement of knowledge in the fields of aviation psychology and human factors, and to thereby expand their contribution to the safety and efficiency of the aviation industry in the Asia Pacific region.

Minimum Fuel Indicates that an aircraft's fuel supply has reached a state where, upon reaching the destination, it can accept little or no delay. This is not an emergency situation but merely indicates an emergency situation is possible should any undue delay occur. 

“The clues we’re looking for are so minuscule and so easily destroyed or altered from exposure to Earth’s environment. That’s why some of these new discoveries would not be possible without a sample-return mission, meticulous contamination-control measures, and careful curation and storage of this precious material from Bennu.” Source: Danny Glavin, a senior sample scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and co-lead author of the Nature Astronomy paper, commenting about samples returned to Earth from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft probe have been studied an