Tue, Jan 21, 2025
A firefighting aircraft operating over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles is grounded and out of service due to a mid-air drone strike by a civilian drone not assigned to the fire.
The aircraft, a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper, landed safely with no injuries. The left wing of the aircraft was damaged by the drone at about 1 p.m. on January 9 and the FAA said it will investigate the incident. After a December court ruling was finalized, Verijet was forced to hand over $3.4 million to Vision Leasing 241. The latest ruling was the result of a lengthy legal battle between Verijet and Vision Leasing 241, sparked by a breach of their aircraft lease contract. EAA announced several updates to the performance roster for this year’s AirVenture Oshkosh airshow. The week-long celebration features nine airshows, with two being after dark on July 23 and 26. The others are daily afternoon events. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 01.13.25 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, January 13th, 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:
- Sheer Stupidity: Civilian Drone Hits Firefighting Aircraft Over Palisades Fire
- Verijet Forced to Chalk Up $3.4 Mil After Court Ruling
- Performers Step Up for EAA AirVenture 2025
- FBI Investigating Threats Against SpaceX Starship
- SNC Delivers First SAOC Replacement Aircraft
- Navy Sending Helos To Help California Firefighting Efforts
- CAF Announces Totals For 12 Planes Of Christmas
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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