Wed, Feb 12, 2025
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. California authorities have reported at least 40 unauthorized drone incidents during the Palisades Fire. 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. 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. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 02.03.25 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, February 3rd, 2025... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- BUSTED! Man Pleads Guilty After Crashing Drone into Water Bomber
- Trump Appoints Chris Rocheleau Acting FAA Head
- Seven Killed, More Injured in Medical Jet Crash
- TWO Goodyear Blimps To Be At OSH 2025!
- USCG And Airbus Sign Deal On MH-65 Fleet Support
- Japan Chooses Beechcraft T-6 To Modernize Pilot Training
- Replaced: John Mulholland Named Boeing Starliner Program Manager
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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