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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In honor of Black History Month, the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) will host an exhibit entitled, “The Sky’s the Limit: A Celebration of the History of Black Achievement in Aviation.” This will be an expanded form of the exhibit, which has been displayed at Bowman Field for the past two years. […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Wednesday after a government system that offers safety and other information to pilots broke down, stranding some planes on the ground for hours. The breakdown showed how much American air travel depends on an antiquated computer system that generates alerts called NOTAMs […]
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Senior leaders at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Commerce Department’s telecommunications unit met to discuss aviation safety concerns raised by new 5G C-Band deployments, two sources briefed on the meeting told Reuters on Tuesday. FAA acting Administrator Billy Nolen and Alan Davidson, who heads the National Telecommunications and Information […]
A Delta Airlines flight casts a shadow on the ground as it makes its approach for landing at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegister WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Department on Friday
Before the 1930s, private flying had been for wealthy sport pilots or working pilots flying expensive planes. Many aviation enthusiasts wished for simpler aircraft, and designers needed pilots to market their ideas. This advertisement for the sturdy steel-tube E-2 Cub had only four instruments, a fuel gauge, and sold for $1,425. The military needed the […]
SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – U.S. Army pilots and crew assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment (1-228), Joint Task Force-Bravo completed deck landing qualifications with the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) off the coast of El Salvador, July 15 and 16, 2022. In all, 14 pilots and 14 crew […]
United States Army and Sikorsky Strengthen Army Aviation Fleet with 10th H-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Contract STRATFORD, Conn., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The United States government and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), signed a five-year contract for a baseline of 120 H-60M Black Hawk helicopters, with options to reach a total of 255 […]
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – Students at Alice Coachman Elementary made history by being a part of the first-ever celebration of International Black Aviation Day. One of Delta Airline’s first African American stewardesses, or better known as “fly girl,” came back to the Good Life City to bring knowledge and inspiration for kids to reach for […]
The US Federal Aviation Administration has revoked a YouTuber’s pilot license after it concluded that he intentionally crashed his plane for the sake of gaining online views. On 24 November 2021, Trevor Jacob was flying over California’s Los Padres national forest in his small single-engine plane when his propeller stopped working. “I’m over the mountains […]
First Black U.S. Spacewalker Joins Texas Aviation Hall Of Fame | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Dr. Bernard A. Harris Credit: NASA HOUSTON—Dr. Bernard A. Harris, a retired NASA astronaut and flight surgeon and the first African-American to conduct a spacewalk, has been inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame (TAHOF). […]