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In this Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 photo, Samsung Electronics Galaxy Note 7 smartphones are displayed at its shop in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics said Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, it has expanded its recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in the U.S. to include all replacement devices the company offered as a presumed safe alternative after the original Note 7s were found prone to catch fire.
Hawaiian Airlines executives had a dilemma: Their planes were burning more fuel than projected on their regular 2,600-mile route between Honolulu and American Samoa. Various factors for increased fuel use, like winds, were ruled out.
Federal Aviation Administration investigators say a festival in northwestern Arkansas did not break any rules when it tossed six live turkeys from an airplane. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the annual Turkey Trot festival was held last weekend in Yellville, which is about 90 miles north of Little Rock.
Investigators at the scene of a twin-engine plane that struck a utility pole and burst into flames in downtown East Hartford, Connecticut U.S., October 12, 2016. Investigators at the scene of a twin-engine plane that struck a utility pole and burst into flames in downtown East Hartford, Connecticut U.S., October 12, 2016.
Fire officials say a man has been hospitalized with serious head and internal injuries after a small plane he was flying crashed into a wooded area in Plymouth near Waterbury Airport . Terryville Fire Chief Mark Sekorski says the man was the sole occupant of the single-engine, experimental plane, which crashed around 5 p.m. Thursday.
In this July 28, 2016, file photo, a color blending feature of the Galaxy Note 7 is demonstrated in New York. An overheated Samsung device created smoke that caused a plane to be evacuated at Louisville International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 an official said.
Samsung recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones because a battery flaw can lead to overheating, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Southwest Airlines said a Samsung Electronics smartphone caused smoke that forced the evacuation of a plane waiting to depart from Louisville, Kentucky, almost three weeks after U.S. safety regulators started an official recall of the Galaxy Note 7 .
JAX Approach: American 123, airport 11 o'clock, 8 miles. Report in sight ... AA123: The man says he has the... The pre-private, 16-year-old, 12-hour total time solo glider student called the TFR-fire base temporary tower staff ...Glider Student:... The FAA has issued a Safety Alert reminding instructors, students and other general aviation pilots that the advised procedure for... I am an instructor in Germany and was with a student flying to his first towered airport.
In August, the Federal Aviation Administration released much-anticipated rules regarding the use of small unmanned aircraft, also known as "drones." Pressure had been mounting for the FAA following a series of close calls in the United States and abroad, including a British Airways jet that struck a drone in April while approaching London's Heathrow Airport.
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. today joined leaders in the unmanned aerial vehicle, or "drone," industry at a Capitol Hill science and technology fair aimed to educate Members of Congress and their staffs on the uses of this innovative advancement in aeronautics. The fair capped off a day of meetings with lawmakers, including members of the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus, organized by AUVSI, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.
Federal officials say airline pilots and traffic controllers are on schedule to switch to text communications at most of the nation's busiest airports by year's end. The Federal Aviation Administration calls the start of the new Data Comm technology a milestone that holds the potential to reduce delays, prevent errors and save billions of dollars in fuel costs.
Officials say there are fatalities following an air collision and crash of two small planes in western New York, south of Buffalo. The Federal Aviation Administration says the crash happened around 9:30 a.m. Sunday in North Collins, New York.
Mr. Vallas owns California Pacific Airlines, known as CP Air, his latest venture in a peripatetic business career that has included stints in areas as varied as land development and other aviation-related ventures. CP Air has sat on a metaphorical runway for years -- engines idling, ready for takeoff -- while awaiting certification by the Federal Aviation Administration.
It's a big day for those of you looking for a break in the cost of adopting the benefits of ADS-B. Today; the FAA's Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast rebate website goes live at www.faa.gov/go/rebate , and general aviation aircraft owners will have the opportunity to apply for a $500 rebate to help offset the cost to equip eligible aircraft in a timely manner, rather than waiting to meet the mandatory equipage date.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is carrying out ground tests of its newly built Certifiable Predator B unmanned air vehicle, ahead of a flight campaign at the US Army's Yuma Proving Ground throughout 2017 and 2018. Aircraft integration finished on 29 August, with the first completed system then moved to the company's Gray Butte flight operations facility in California.
This Aug. 29, 2016, file photo provided by Sharper Shape and SkySkopes shows a Sharper A6 drone before a test to fly over power lines in eastern North Dakota near Blanchard. The drone is specially designed for utility asset inspections.
The Federal Aviation Administration is giving Cleveland Hopkins International Airport an $8 million grant to prevent the recurrence of runway de-icing problems that resulted in unsafe conditions at the airport over the winter.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is getting a high-tech bird's eye view of traffic. As part of a Federal Aviation Administration approved test, CDOT, along with Denver-based company UAVu Flight Operations, is using a six-prop drone to check out road conditions.
So many people are registering drones and applying for drone pilot licenses that federal aviation officials say they are contemplating the possibility of millions of unmanned aircraft crowding the nation's skies in the not-too-distant future.
Federal Aviation Administration requires airports the size of Juneau's to conduct a live emergency drill once every three years. A similar airport emergency drill was run in 2013 .