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A Lockheed Martin employee checks out a T50-A trainer jet at the aerospace firm's Greenville manufacturing site. Provided/Thinh D. Nguyen/Lockheed Martin Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is moving production of its F-16 fighter jet from Texas to its Greenville site .
The plane, flying JFK-SJU under the flight number DL 431, landed just before noon on Wednesday. In less than an hour, it had refueled, taken on 173 passengers, and then was back on its way to JFK.
The Lakeland, FL-based FAA-certificated ab initio and accelerated flight school has authority to issue foreign student visas for training. With a focus on training the next generation of domestic and foreign professional pilots, IAA has a growing fleet of Cessna and Piper single and multiengine aircraft, its own modern 12,000 square foot maintenance facility with dedicated maintenance professionals, and over 12,000 square feet of office, onsite dormitory housing for students and training space.
There were few concrete facts Wednesday regarding the status of an aircraft that was last known to be flying near the Wetzel/Harrison County line, said Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny. According to a Wednesday morning statement from the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft is a Cirrus SR20.
Historical allies AOPA and the National Air Transportation Association are now pitted against each other in an unusual battle over... While flying back to my home airport, KAVQ, I heard this exchange from two pilots entering the non-towered airport airspace ...... If you're always flying the magenta line and arriving via pre-loaded RNAV approaches, maybe you're not working hard enough.
The U.S. Air Force is investigating multiple instances of scrapes on aircraft caused during mid-air refueling performed by So far, the damage caused by the fuel probe that connects the tanker with other aircraft has been minor, according to a service statement and program documents. But it's worrying enough that the Air Force issued a top-level "Category One" deficiency report on May 1 after it discovered the damage during post-test flight analysis of video and data.
We doubt the eclipse 99 years ago had such a commericial bent. But, hey, why shouldn't aviation businesses try to profit from a natural phenomenon? For the well-heeled looking for a last-minute plan to see next week's solar eclipse, a U.S. private-jet operator is offering an option for $10,000 a seat.
The FAA has issued new rules at San Francisco International Airport after two Air Canada pilots mistakenly lined up a jet to land on a taxiway, sort of a side road that four other planes were using to reach the runway. Federal officials have issued new rules for nighttime landings and control-tower staffing at San Francisco International Airport after an Air Canada jet nearly struck planes on the ground last month.
On Friday an appeals court panel said that federal officials must reconsider their decision not to regulate the size of airline seats as a safety issue. One of the judges called it "the Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat."
North Texas has a new airline, but this one won't be competing with the likes of American and Southwest for its share of the traveling masses. Instead, Hillwood Airways, based out of Fort Worth Alliance Airport, is looking to entice corporate travelers and other high-fliers.
A crew of volunteer cold-case investigators in the Pacific Northwest, led by a former FBI agent, has uncovered what they believe to be "potential evidence" in the 46-year-old mystery of D.B. Cooper. Thomas Colbert, a TV and film executive who helped put together the team with his partner and wife Dawna, confirmed to Fox News that his group had uncovered what "appears to be a decades-old parachute strap."
Former Air Force Chief of Staff General T. Michael "Buzz" Moseley calls them "the founding fathers of American combat aviation," yet few Americans know their names. The 38 pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille, who flew for France beginning in 1916, before the United States entered World War I, created a culture that influences combat pilots today, Moseley says.
Forecast International notes that recent reports of significant layoffs by Boeing have proven to be of little concern to Wall Street investors, who shrugged those actions off as an efficiency move. Not only that, Boeing stock rose dramatically to a new high last week, and during a two-day period jumped 28 points, sending the Dow Jones Average to a new all-time high.
Urban Nights Offers Edgy Fashion, Help for Homeless Teens Urban Nights is an edgy, outdoor fashion show that benefits teens facing homelessness. Group Of German Students Detained At DIA By Customs Officials A group of eight students from Germany was detained by immigration officials after arriving at Denver International Airport Friday night, according to several reports.
GAAP net loss of $6.0 million, or per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $9.2 million, or $0.17 per diluted share )-- Stratasys Ltd . , a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, announced financial results for the second quarter of 2017.
President Donald Trump reiterated his emphasis on rebuilding the military in a Friday visit to Boeing in South Carolina, a day after he made the same promises in a White House news conference. "We are looking seriously at a big order," he said.
Drones are no longer aviation's next big thing. They are a big thing right now, as evidenced by the drones of all shapes and sizes showcased at the Paris Air Show.
About 10 to 15 people were injured by turbulence on a United Airlines flight between Panama City and Houston on Tuesday, the Houston Fire Department said. It said in a statement three people among 10-15 injured were taken to a hospital and it did not have word on their condition.
While Airbus and Boeing will again hog the spotlight at the Paris Air Show with their battle for ever-larger slices of the lucrative pie in the sky, a lot of the really interesting stuff will be going on elsewhere at the upcoming biennial aviation and defense industry gathering. Lockheed Martin's F-35 jet will crane necks with high-speed aerial displays, drones will again be a hot topic and a would-be flying car will aim to show that it is closer to getting off the ground as a consumer ride.
I bring tidings from the frontier of airplane Wi-Fi. I experienced faster internet with my own two thumbs aboard a 757! I did a series of speed tests and received between 17 and 27 megabytes per second while also flying through the sky .