Mar 02 2022

Romanian MiG-21 Crashes. SAR Helicopter Dispatched To Rescue Its Pilot Crashes Too Killing 7 Posted by RSS Feed

MiG-21 LanceR and IAR-330 Puma (Image credit: Romanian Air Force)"

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Mar 02 2022

U.S. F-35s Have Flown Patrols Over Eastern Europe Without Radar Reflectors Posted by RSS Feed

U.S. F-35A during refueling. The aircraft does not carry any radar reflectors (U.S. Air Force photo

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Mar 02 2022

FAA Accident and Incident Notification: FALLSTON, MD Posted by Admin

AIRCRAFT HOVER TAXIING ON RUNWAY, CAUGHT A SKID AND TIPPED OVER, FALLSTON, MD.

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Mar 02 2022

FAA Accident and Incident Notification: FORT WORTH, TX Posted by Admin

AIRCRAFT PERFORMING AUTOROTATIONS ON TAXIWAY AND DAMAGED A TAXIWAY LIGHT, FORT WORTH, TX.

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Mar 02 2022

France and Spain launch Tiger MkIII programme Posted by Admin

Marignane, 02 March 2022 – OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation), on behalf of the French and Spanish Armament General Directorate, the DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) and the DGAM (Dirección General de Armamento y Material) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters for the development, production, and initial in-service support of the Tiger MkIII attack helicopter upgrade programme.

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Mar 02 2022

West Star Aviation acquired by Sterling Group Posted by RSS Feed

West Star Aviation, an MRO services provider to the business aviation industry, has been sold to

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Mar 02 2022

FAA installs weather reporting stations in Alaska Posted by RSS Feed

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun installing technology across Alaska that will

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Mar 02 2022

Russia May Use Antiquated An-2 Biplanes to ‘Draw Out’ Ukrainian Air Defenses Posted by RSS Feed

File photo of an Antonov An-2 biplane, NATO reporting name “Colt”, that could be used as drones over

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Mar 01 2022

The Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 That Landed In Romania Flown Back To Ukraine Posted by RSS Feed

The Ukrainian Su-27 prepares for take off from Bacau on Mar. 1, 2022. (Image credit: Lt. Madelina

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Mar 01 2022

NTSB Preliminary Report: Shrewsbury, PA Posted by Admin

NTSB Preliminary Report: Shrewsbury, PA

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Mar 01 2022

Aero Dynamix announces another aircraft model and STC added to their long list of NVG certifications Posted by Admin

Aero Dynamix Inc. (ADI) today announces another aircraft model and STC added to their long list of NVG certifications. The FAA has issued STC# SR09926AC to ADI for the Sikorsky S-92 Night Vision Compatible Lighting System which is comprised of internal avionics modifications and newly manufactured ELP’s. “We are always proud to be able to offer our customers another possible NVIS lighting solution.” said Everett Horst ADI’s Sr. Sales and Support Manager. “Our team is very proud of this modification and once again provided the superior solution in both night and daytime instrument readability for our customers.”

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Mar 01 2022

West Star Aviation welcomes Dan Perryman and promotes Jeff Yeager (GJT) Posted by RSS Feed

West Star is pleased to announce the promotion of Jeff Yeager to Landing Gear Senior Team Lead at

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Mar 01 2022

Teen who tracked Elon Musk's jet now targeting Russian oligarchs on Twitter through ADS-B data Posted by RSS Feed

Jack Sweeney, the teenager famous for tracking Elon Musk's private jet through a Twitter account,

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Mar 01 2022

Jenny Showalter launches business aviation career coaching company Posted by RSS Feed

ORLANDO, FL - Jenny Showalter, 25-year business aviation veteran and workforce specialist, has

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Mar 01 2022

Aero Asset launches helicopter acquisition business unit Posted by RSS Feed

Aero Asset Inc. has launched Aero Asset Acquisitions, an arm of the company dedicated to acquiring

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Mar 01 2022

Ukraine Mourns Death Of Former Su-27 Flanker Display Pilot Col. Oksanchenko Shot Down Near Kyiv Posted by RSS Feed

The Su-27 during the famous RIAT 2017 display (Image credit: Alessandro Fucito). In the box, the

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Mar 01 2022

Tradewind Aviation expands fleet with 20 Pilatus PC-12 NGX Posted by RSS Feed

Tradewind Aviation has signed an order for 20 new Pilatus PC-12 NGX, expanding its fleet of PC-12s

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Mar 01 2022

Lead-free avgas, recovering GA operations were hot topics at Warbird Operators Conference Posted by RSS Feed

The North American Trainer Association, organizes the National Warbird Operators Conference (NWOC)

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Mar 01 2022

Six tips to help you pass the private pilot checkride Posted by RSS Feed

Private pilot flying a Cessna 150. Photography courtesy of Nicole Lund. The private pilot checkride

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Feb 28 2022

GPMS Receives Transport Canada STC for Airbus H125 Helicopter Platform Posted by Admin

​CORNWALL, VT – February 28, 2022 – GPMS, the leader in helicopter predictive analytics, announced today that Transport Canada Civil Aviation has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate for GPMS’s Foresight MX, the company’s enhanced Health & Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) solution, on the H125 helicopter. The certificate was based on a prior Federal Aviation Administration STC and covers the installation of Foresight MX on the Airbus H125/AS350 B3 platform.

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Feb 28 2022

Pilot's catastrophic engine failure in Cessna 205 caught on video Posted by RSS Feed

Minutes after the engine is lost and the propeller of the Cessna 205 sits idly on the aircraft's

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Feb 28 2022

These Are Some Of The Most Creative Ways The ‘Ghost Of Kyiv’ Is Being Portrayed Online Posted by RSS Feed

Artwork of the unknown heroic pilot, represented with a skull face under his visor, and his MiG-29

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Feb 28 2022

TracPlus Appoints Tim Lynskey as new Chief Executive Posted by Admin

New Zealand tracking company TracPlus announced today that it has appointed Tim Lynskey as their new Chief Executive Officer. Tim takes on the role after 15-months as TracPlus' Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and at a pivotal time for the company as it continues the commercialisation of its wildfire response software, TracPlus Cloud.

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Feb 28 2022

Milestone Aviation Partners with Helitak to Develop Aerial Fire-Fighting Mission Capabilities for the S-92A Posted by Admin

DUBLIN – February 28, 2022 – The Milestone Aviation Group Limited (“Milestone”), the global leader in helicopter leasing, has partnered with Australian fire-fighting equipment designer, Helitak Firefighting Equipment Pty Ltd (“Helitak”), to develop a new mission for the Sikorsky S-92A as a next-generation, multi-purpose fire-fighting platform.

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Feb 28 2022

Aero Asset Launches Business Unit to Inventory Helicopters, Backed by Major U.S. Financier Posted by Admin

TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2022 – Aero Asset Inc., a leading helicopter trading firm, has launched Aero Asset Acquisitions, a vehicle dedicated to acquiring helicopters for inventory and resale, financed by 1st Source Bank. 

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Feb 28 2022

NTSB preliminary report released for aborted Hawker 800XP takeoff in Aspen Posted by RSS Feed

??Hawker 800XP that slid off runway in aborted takeoff at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, Photo credit:

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Feb 28 2022

First refinery in Germany begins production of SAF from used cooking oil Posted by RSS Feed

bp SAF plant in Lingen, GermanyGermany is now producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used

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Feb 28 2022

Antonov An-225 Mriya, world's largest plane, reportedly destroyed at Ukraine airport Posted by RSS Feed

Image courtesy of Maxar TechnologiesDespite its chief pilot saying it had survived the initial surge

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Feb 28 2022

PlaneSense, Inc. installing Gogo’s AVANCE L3 fleetwide Posted by RSS Feed

BROOMFIELD, Colo. andamp; PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Feb. 28, 2022 - PlaneSense, Inc., a leader in

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Feb 27 2022

Let’s Discuss Which Nations Could Donate ‘Fighter Jets’ to Ukraine Posted by RSS Feed

MiG-29 Fulcrum. (Image credit: Author)"

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