Tag: Aircraft
NEWS Sep 02, 2026 Coast Guard Plane Carrying Senator Mullin Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Failure A Coast Guard aircraft carrying Sen. Markwayne Mullin and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem landed safely after an engine failed during a border patrol mission. Read More →
NEWS Sep 01, 2026 Universal Aviation Launches Operations at Dammam's New General Aviation Terminal Universal Aviation opens ground handling services at Dammam King Fahd International Airport's new general aviation terminal in Saudi Arabia. Read More →
NEWS Aug 31, 2026 United Airlines Reports A321XLR Range Falls Short of Airbus Marketing Claims United Airlines says the Airbus A321XLR delivers less real-world range than advertised, limiting certain transatlantic routes travelers hoped to see. Read More →
NEWS Aug 28, 2026 Piper PA-24 Crashes Off Alaska Coast, Killing All Four Aboard A Piper PA-24 Comanche crashed into shallow waters near Seldovia, Alaska, killing all four people on board. Federal investigators are examining the wreckage. Read More →
NEWS Aug 28, 2026 Delta Passenger Flushes iPhone Down Aircraft Toilet During Cross-Country Flight, Prompting Maintenance Report A Delta Air Lines passenger flushed an iPhone down a lavatory toilet mid-flight, triggering a maintenance report and raising questions about aircraft plumbing. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Aug 12, 2026 What Aviation Insurance Usually Doesn't Cover and Why It Matters Learn what aircraft insurance commonly excludes, including wear and tear, mechanical breakdowns, pilot qualifications, and unauthorized aircraft use. Read More →
NEWS Aug 07, 2026 Solairus Moves to Acquire Clay Lacy Charter Business, Forming a 500-Aircraft Management Powerhouse Solairus Aviation's acquisition of Clay Lacy's charter management operation creates one of the largest managed fleets in U.S. business aviation. Read More →
NEWS Aug 07, 2026 Airbus and Boeing Pursue Out-of-Autoclave Composites to Speed Next-Generation Airframe Production Airbus and Boeing are investing in out-of-autoclave composite technologies to accelerate airframe manufacturing rates for future single-aisle aircraft programs. Read More →
NEWS Aug 03, 2026 BALPA Warns of Uncommanded Engine Shutdowns from Fire Switch Release British pilots' union BALPA raises alarm over fire switch fault that can cause uncommanded engine shutdowns on Airbus A350 and A320neo jets. Read More →
NEWS Jul 31, 2026 British Airways Captain Takes Stress Leave After Serious Heathrow Approach Incident A British Airways captain is on stress leave after recovering a nearly-stalled Airbus A320 packed with passengers over central London. Read More →