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In the cockpit of a Boeing 767 - FAA Proposes New Rules For Commercial Airline Pilot Training

FAA Proposes New Rules For Commercial Airline Pilot Training

The new rulemaking for commercial airline pilot training has been posted to ...

Piper PA-18 with floats - After Pilot cited by police, the FAA is investigating the Ryder Cup floatplane landing

Police Cite Pilot For Landing on Lake Next to Golf Course During the Ryder Cup

The local police chief was not amused, saying the FAA is investigating ...

An Angola Airlines Boeing 777 - Angola Airlines Flight DT6544 makes emergency landing to free baggage handler from cargo area

Airline Makes Emergency Landing After Discovering Trapped Baggage Handler

Angola Airlines Flight DT6544 reached an altitude of 35,000 feet before the ...

Restored B-29 Superfortress Doc before his second test flight

Restored B-29 Superfortress Doc Logs Almost an Hour During Second Flight

Restored B-29 Superfortress Doc only spent 7 minutes airborne during its first ...

FedEx Express aircraft landing - A recently issued FAA Emergency Order for Braille Battery may result in prosecution and fines if not complied with.

FAA Orders Braille Battery to Stop Shipping Non-Compliant Li-Ion Batteries

If the company does not comply with the FAA’s Emergency Order for ...

Gulfstream G150 on a runway

Production of the Gulfstream G150 Comes to an End After 10 Years

The Gulfstream G150 is certified in more than 45 countries. A more ...

Cessna Citation Mustang on the runway - 2016 NBAA Convention

UPDATE: Textron to Display Longitude, Hemisphere at NBAA 2016

An estimated 27,000 people will be in attendance for the upcoming 2016 ...

Guardian Avionics Receives the FAA’s First NORSEE Approval

According to Guardian Avionics, the NORSEE approval is the first the FAA ...

Washington Dulles International Aiport - FAA's Data Comm Comes to Dulles Int., Additional Expansions on Track

UPDATE: FAA’s Data Comm Comes Miami International and Other Airports

The FAA’s Data Comm system is expected to save operators more than $10 ...

An easyJet airliner coming in for a landing at London Gatwick Airport - UK's Youngest Commercial Airline Captain and Youngest Commercial Pilot Fly Together

UK’s Youngest Airline Captain and Youngest Commercial Pilot Fly Together

The UK’s youngest commercial airline captain and youngest commercial pilot fly for ...