Tue, Feb 11, 2025
Awarded For Meritorious Service With Impressive Camera Work
Joe Jennings was awarded the Gold Medal for Meritorious Service by the U.S. Parachute Association (USPA). The award is for “outstanding USPA members who, by their efforts over a period of years, have made significant contributions to the skydiving community.”
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Tue, Feb 11, 2025
Bringing Back The Iconic Stampe-Vertongen SV-4b
JMB Aircraft and Ultralight Concept have formed a joint venture with JMB acquiring 50% of Ultralight Concept and plans to recreate the legendary Stampe-Vertongen SV-4b as a full-scale ultralight version.
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Tue, Feb 11, 2025
DOGE Secretary Promises Rapid Air Traffic Control Upgrades
Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO and Secretary of President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, has pledged to make “rapid safety upgrades” to the US air traffic control system. This comes just days after the most deadly plane crash in decades. For now, it is unclear exactly what these upgrades will be or what they are set to impact.
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Tue, Feb 11, 2025
Military Reviews Issues That Caused a Fatal 2023 Crash
The V-22 Osprey is getting a long overdue upgrade. Following the 2023 crash off the coast of Japan that killed eight Airmen, the U.S. military has decided it might be time to address the glaring issues with the tiltrotor aircraft’s drivetrain. At the heart of these fixes is the aircraft’s notoriously complex gearbox.
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Tue, Feb 11, 2025
Rescue From “Near-Drowning Event” Posed Significant Challenge
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 70-year-old man from the Atlantic Ocean approximately 70 nm north of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic on February 5, 2025. The man was snorkeling off of the M/V Sea Hunter when he experienced a near drowning. It is not known what caused the incident.
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Tue, Feb 11, 2025
Also: US Seizes 2nd Jet, More Osh Performers, Tuskegee Airman Passes, Safran Electric A/C Motor
JMB Aircraft and Ultralight Concept have formed a joint venture with plans to recreate the legendary Stampe-Vertongen SV-4b as a full-scale ultralight version. Ultralight Concept has been committed to preserving and modernizing the classic aircraft since acquiring the original plans for the SV-4b. Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO and Secretary of President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, has pledged to make “rapid safety upgrades” to the US air traffic control system. This comes just days after the most deadly plane crash in decades. “With the support of President [Donald Trump], the [DOGE] team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system,” Musk noted on social media. The last two flying Boeing B-29 Superfortresses, dubbed Doc and Fifi, will be returning to Oshkosh, Wisconsin this summer fo
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Tue, Feb 11, 2025
Also: Boeing Losing Space Biz?, Evolito-Flying Whales, OK AAM, Wingcopter LiDAR
A 43-year-old Baltimore man is up against felony charges for flying his unregistered drone over the Ravens vs Steelers playoff game on January 11. Busting the stadium’s flight restriction will land the drone’s pilot up to three years in federal prison. Authorities noticed an unapproved and unidentified drone more than 400 feet above the stadium during the game’s third quarter. Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO and Secretary of President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, has pledged to make “rapid safety upgrades” to the US air traffic control system. This comes just days after the most deadly plane crash in decades. “With the support of President [Donald Trump], the [DOGE] team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system,” Musk noted on social media. NASA announced a request for propos
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Tue, Feb 11, 2025
Also: Lufthansa Dreamliner Sim, ATC Can't Quit, NBAA Leadership, Acting FAA Head
ierra Space is becoming the newest content provider for EAA’s AeroEducate online resource and will be adding space-related content to its already-strong offerings. The agreement with Sierra Space gives EAA AeroEducate a true space-oriented subject matter expert to help create new space-focused activities for the K-12 students and their teachers who use the platform. In the future, the company will develop youth space-related awards under the AeroEducate achievement badge program. Textron Aviation announced its first international sale of seven of its Beechcraft King Air 260 military multi-engine training aircraft to SkyAlyne and KF Aerospace to support the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Deliveries are expected to begin in the first half of 2028. Sporty’s announced it has acquired PilotWorkshops. The acquisiti
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Tue, Feb 11, 2025
Also: $7B Embraer Buy, Tariff Pause, Air Tour Safety Committee, 1st CA SkyCourier
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University recently announced that its flight team, the Golden Eagles, will be moving out its legacy fleet of Cessna 150s. The aircraft will be replaced by CubCrafters NX Cubs in late 2025. The Golden Eagles Precision Flight Team is based at the ERAU campus and Prescott Regional Airport (PRC) in Prescott, Arizona. Able Flight, a nonprofit organization that offers flight training opportunities to those with physical disabilities, is entering its 20th year of operation with 98 licensed pilots. One of its recently announced scholarship recipients for the Class of 2025 will become the 100th Able Flight pilot. Two employees of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority in Washington, D.C., were arrested and charged with leaking official airport video footage of the mid-air collision involving an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and American Ai
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Tue, Feb 11, 2025
Two Arrested And Charged With Making Unauthorized Copies Of Records
Two employees of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority in Washington, D.C., were arrested and charged with leaking official airport video footage of the mid-air collision involving an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines Flight 5342 as the jet was on final approach into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) and crashed into the Potomac River on January 29, 2025.
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