US airlines facing a pilot shortage have found a clever workaround: Army helicopter pilots

The industry's aggressive recruitment of military helicopter pilots is one of the most striking examples yet of the contortions required to quickly train new commercial aviators since the FAA increased the minimum flying requirement. (www.businessinsider.com) Ещё...

A massive search operation is underway after a Piper Malibu disappeared from radar near the English Channel

A massive search operation is underway in the English Channel for a plane that has gone missing with two people on board, one of which was a pro soccer player. (www.airlive.net) Ещё...

Report of drones lead to brief ground stop, delays at Newark airport

A brief ground stop was ordered at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Tuesday evening due to drone activity (www.nbcconnecticut.com) Ещё...

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 is stuck on tarmac at Logan Airport

A Southwest Airlines jet became disabled at an intersection on a runway at Boston’s Logan Airport Wednesday morning. (www.airlive.net) Ещё...

Detroit Metro Airport reopens after 14-hour shutdown due to icy weather

Detroit Metropolitan Airport reopened Wednesday morning after being shut down for 14 hours as icy weather moved through the area. (www.airlive.net) Ещё...

Air Algerie Boeing 767-300 experienced a compressor stall while landing at Montreal Airport

Air Algérie flight suffered an engine issue while landing on runway 24L at Montreal Airport, Canada. (www.airlive.net) Ещё...

Plane slides into snowbank during takeoff

FORT WAYNE (WTHR) - A Delta flight taking off from Fort Wayne International Airport slid into a snowbank Tuesday night. (www.wthr.com) Ещё...

Avion porté disparu, l’étoile du soccer argentin Emiliano Sala était à bord

Les recherches pour retrouver un avion porté disparu et qui transportait le joueur de soccer argentin Emiliano Sala vers sa nouvelle équipe professionnelle au Pays de Galles ont été interrompues pour le reste de la soirée mardi, et les autorités ne croient pas pouvoir retrouver des survivants dans la Manche. Les autorités policières ont fait savoir que des objets flottants avaient été aperçus dans l’eau, mais ne pouvaient confirmer s’ils provenaient de l’avion léger qui a disparu des écrans… (www.ledevoir.com) Ещё...

European Space Agency wants to send a scientific mission to the moon before 2025

ArianeGroup said on Monday it has signed a one-year contract with the European Space agency to study the possibility of preparing a mission, with the aim of mining regolith. (www.airlive.net) Ещё...

E-cigarette batteries ignite luggage prior to Air Transat flight

Your description or brief synopsis here . . .Electronic cigarette batteries have caused another baggage fire involving a Canadian airliner, news that comes days after Canadian investigators determined that similar batteries caused an inflight fire in 2018. The latest fire involved Air Transat flight 443, on an Airbus A321 operating from Cancun to Vancouver on 12 January. (www.flightglobal.com) Ещё...

Jordan accuses Israel of violating its airspace after opening of new Eilat Ramon International Airport

The head of Jordan’s Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission Haitham Misto has expressed Amman’s objection against opening the newly constructed Ramon International Airport in its current location near the Red Sea resort of Eilat. (www.airlive.net) Ещё...