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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a single engine plane that had been reported missing was found in the Florida Everglades, along with the pilot's body. The Miami Herald reports the Cessna 152 was spotted late Wednesday in a swampy area southwest of Miami, with the body of the pilot alongside the debris.
It was Saturday afternoon some years ago at our mid-sized, midwestern airport.Things were hopping. Air Guard jets were shooting landings... Citing a lack of FAA guidance or industry expertise in training pilots for low-altitude operations, Icon Aircraft has created guidelines... It has less to do with how the airplane flies than how reliable it is and what it costs to maintain.
Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2tNS38j In this image made from a video provided by WAOW-TV debris from a plane crash covers the road on July, 2, 2017, near Phillips, Wis. MILWAUKEE - Law enforcement identified the six people, including two father-son pairs, who were killed in a plane crash shortly after a discussion about "weather phenomenon" in northern Wisconsin early Saturday.
The airport confirmed to FOX 17 on Monday that representatives for the VP had reached out to them last week, urging them to prepare for a possible arrival on Independence Day. Federal Aviation Administration restrictions to airspace around Ford Airport were put into place recently - VIP restrictions that also ban flights over Grandville during the parade.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after an engine of an airplane caught fire after landing at Denver International Airport. A preliminary report to the Federal Aviation Administration indicates SkyWest Airlines, which operated the United Express airplane, reported a tire fire spread to the engine Sunday after the plane landed.
A Horizon Air de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration N419QX performing flight QX-2489/AS-2489 from Belgrade,MT to Seattle,WA , was climbing out of Belgrade Bozeman Airport's runway 30 when the aircraft received a bird strike causing damage to a pitot tube. The aircraft stopped the climb at 8000 feet and returned to Belgrade for a safe landing about 15 minutes after departure.
It sounds like a scene from "The Jetsons" with people zipping around from place to place in aerocars that also deliver packages and pizza. However, the future of driverless taxis and delivery drones flying through the skies is closer than many people may think.  The first Chinese-made ferry for individual passengers is scheduled to fly this month in Dubai.
If you fly your drone sensibly, the proposed technology should never affect you, but law enforcement could find it useful for tackling rogue flights. The proliferation of consumer and commercial drones in the last few years has unfortunately mirrored a rise in incidents of the flying machines going places they shouldn't .
The regional airline didn't have enough pilots to fly its contracted routes for American Airlines Group Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc. or United Airlines Inc., putting it at odds with the carriers and reducing the revenue it earned from those contracts.
This photo shows firefighters standing by the wreckage of a twin-engine prop jet after it crashed on Interstate 405, just short of the runway at John Wayne Orange County Airport. LOS ANGELES - The pilot of a small twin-engine plane that dropped out of the sky and exploded in flames on a busy freeway near a Southern California airport Friday morning, injuring the two people aboard, declared a mayday and told air traffic controllers he had lost an engine before the crash.
A small twin-engine plane dropped out of the sky and exploded in flames on a busy freeway near a Southern California airport Friday morning, injuring the two people aboard but clipping only one passing vehicle, a fire official said. The Cessna 310 aircraft crashed on Interstate 405, just short of a runway at John Wayne Airport in Costa Mesa around 9:30 a.m., said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
More than 3.4 million Americans are expected to take to the skies this July 4 holiday, and turbulence is a given. With such a surge in traffic, congestion and delays that leave passengers holed up in crowded, outdated airports are inevitable.
What we actually got was an endorsement of legislation that was passed this week by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which is led by Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa. The legislation's ultimate fate is uncertain, but much is at stake.
The Federal Aviation Administration wants Fulton County to wait several years before again considering putting a project to extend the county airport runway into its airport master plan. The county Planning Department reported to the Board of Supervisors' Buildings and Grounds-Highway Committee on Monday about the status of the runway project.
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC - Two people have been hospitalized after a small plane crashed in Ocean Isle Beach on Wednesday evening. The pilot and passenger were both transported to Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC, according to a state highway patrol officer on the scene.
In the newspapers, information about drones most commonly appears in the form of military " drone strike " headlines. Just like a fighter jet, military drones can carry bombs and missiles and attack targets on the ground.
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.
A combination of gusty winds and the pilots' inability to maintain control may have precipitated a fatal plane crash in Banning, according to federal investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board Thursday night released its preliminary report on the June 2 crash of a Cessna 150 at Banning Municipal Airport, pointing to weather and handling errors as possible factors.
Authorities in Wisconsin say the pilot of a small advertising blimp was seriously burned when the aircraft crashed at the U.S. Open golf tournament. The man was the only person aboard when the craft went down shortly before midday at the Erin Hills golf course in Erin, Wisconsin.