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February 10, 2025

NTSB Final Report: Piper PA-32-301T

Witness Video Showed The Airplane With A Trail Of Thick Black Smoke Before Its Impact 

Analysis: The instructional flight was to familiarize the pilot with newly installed avionics. Recorded flight and engine monitor data showed the airplane departed the airport and was maneuvering when the data ended about 28 minutes after departure. Witness video showed the airplane with a trail of thick black smoke before its impact with the ground. Engine monitor data showed that the engine’s operational parameters were normal until about 2 minutes before the end of the flight, when the oil pressure dropped to zero.

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U.S. Seizes Second Venezuelan Aircraft In Dominican Republic

Owned By Maduro Regime, Evaded Sanctions And Export Controls

 A Dassault Falcon 2000EX used by Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PdVSA), was seized in the Dominican Republic, according to authorities. PdVSA is a sanctioned, state-owned Venezuelan oil and natural gas company and was using the aircraft to evade U.S. sanctions and export control laws for the benefit of the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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Court Asked To End Military-Contractor Litigation

1980s-Era Navy Agreement With Planemakers Terminated For Default

Boeing, General Dynamics, and the United States petitioned the United States Court of Federal Claims to dismiss the 23-year-old disagreement with the Department of the Navy’s termination for default in 1991 of a $4.8 billion contract awarded to Boeing’s predecessor, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, and General Dynamics.

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Lakeland Aero Club Enters Partnership

Aerospace Center For Excellence Assumes Management

The Lakeland Aero Club (LAC) and the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) announced a new partnership in which ACE will take over managing the day-to-day operations of the club and continue to nurture an environment to develop young aviators into responsible young adults and leaders.

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Air Bravo Accepts First Cessna SkyCourier In Canada

First Delivery For Large-Utility Twin-Engine Turboprop

Textron announced its first delivery into Canada of its large-utility, twin-engine turboprop Cessna SkyCourier, to Air Bravo Corporation, a passenger, cargo, and air ambulance flight service operator with bases in Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Barrie, and Meaford, Ontario. Its primary mission will be transporting cargo throughout the region.

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Honeywell Makes Three-Way Split

Forms Independent Aerospace, Automation, and Advanced Materials Companies

Taking inspiration from another mega manufacturer, General Electric (GE), Honeywell has decided to split into three independent companies. The breakup removes one more major industrial conglomerate from the US’s already limited list. This decision stemmed from intense pressure from Elliot Investment Management.

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ACR Receives Expanded TSO Approval For ELT 5000

Adds Second Manufacturer And Fifth Aircraft Platform

ACR Electronics announced that its ARTEX ELT 5000 with distress tracking (DT) has been approved for its second FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) C126c certification for installation into transport aircraft made by a second commercial aircraft manufacturer.

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