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Elixir Aircraft: A New Flight Trainer

The Elixir is a two-seat French flight training aircraft with 60 units currently operating in Europe and represents one of the first arrivals in the United States. The aircraft features a parachute and fuel system…

Stupidest Way to Get on No-Fly List

Two women boarding a Southwest flight from Denver to Oakland were intercepted by ICE officers at the jet bridge when one passenger, identified as Chantal from Ecuador, was found to have overstayed her visa. The woman's…

DoorDash gets FAA approval for its own delivery drones - Fox News

NTSB opens probe into Marine One incident near Reagan National airport

Marine One, Trump's helicopter, lifted off from near the White House around 2:33 p.m., while Envoy Air 3742, a regional jet bound for Pensacola, Florida, departed one minute later. The two aircraft were involved in an…

DCA spotting!

Fire officials: More than 40 illegal drone flights have impeded efforts against Spokane wildfires

Fire officials reported that more than 40 illegal drone flights have impeded firefighting efforts against wildfires in Spokane. The unauthorized drone activity has interfered with wildfire suppression operations in the…

Silkway 747-8F going to Dallas instead of Houston with only 6 tons of fuel remaining

So I came across this on Twitter and had to read it several times to believe it It looks like this crew programmed the FMC to fly from NLU to DAL, and the flight plan was filed the same way, but the scheduled route was…

The engineering marvel of carrying a Space Shuttle on a 747’s back

The Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was created by extensively reinforcing a 747's fuselage, adding two mounting struts on top, and fitting the horizontal stabilizer with twin endplate fins to maintain aerodynamic…

My updated trading card collection

Hair gel and oxygen rich environments video

An individual sought documentation of a video from Navy flight school depicting a pilot's oil-based hair gel igniting when exposed to oxygen from an O2 mask in an aircraft cockpit. The person recalled the incident…

The Mysterious Case of the JetBlue Flight That Went Into Free Fall

A Boeing 777-300ER of British Airways (G-STBC) spotted at San Diego International Airport

What are the jobs within aviation that have the most scheduling flexibility and freedom? Does anything compare to ramp?

I’m currently researching different positions within the aviation industry and from what I’ve found ramp agents have the most control/freedom/flexibility over their schedules and can work as much or as little as they…

Takeoff queue at Aeroparque

Pilots of Reddit, Is it proper to ask for collector cards outside the airport or off duty?

A person working near LAX in hotels and offices asked whether it is proper to approach pilots during off-duty time to request collector cards. The question sought clarification on whether such requests differ in…

Grandfather was a firefighter at RAF Luqa, Malta, between the 50's and the 90's. Found one of his documents, possibly in the '70s, displaying Aircraft Information Data they might have to work on.

Grandfather was a firefighter at RAF Luqa, Malta, between the 50's and the 90's. Found one of his documents, possibly in the '70s, displaying Aircraft Information Data they might have to work

DC3 Bounced Landing at Remote Arctic Airstrip. Close Call

A Basler BT-67 aircraft experienced a bounced landing at a remote Arctic airstrip in Paulatuk, Northwest Territories on August 5, 2026, with no injuries reported. The aircraft abandoned further landing attempts and…

4 RNoAF f16

4 RNoAF f16 taken from a us tanker during operation unified protector. Picture given to me from one of the pilots of of f16. Theese planes are now dontated to Ukraine. [link]

A Jet2 plane safely landed at Manchester airport after declaring an emergency mid-flight

Is it true there are some DPE’s that pass everyone even if they shouldn’t?

Com multi Checkride passed

Envoy Direct entry CA

Envoy direct entry CA, what are bases looking like out of training? Also what is the training footprint like? Coming from another 175 regional. [link]

PPL checkride in a week, hit me with everything you’ve got

5 stage check Failures out of 25. Am I cooked?

A Part 141 graduate with in-house check authority reported accumulating 5 unsatisfactory grades across 25 stage checks during private through CFII training, including flight and oral examination failures. The pilot, now…