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Close Call at JFK International

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating an incident at John F. Kennedy International Airport that happened Friday night when a Boeing 777 taxied in front of a departing Boeing 737-900.

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Airlines Wrestle With Fallout From COVID-19

A handful of aviation industry experts believe the social and economic fallout in the US from the COVID-19 virus is the worst seen since the market crash of 2008, others since 9/11, while still others say the airline service cutbacks and employee layoffs are simply unprecedented. Calling the current situation dynamic would be an understatement. […]

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A “Momentous Time” for Kent State’s Aeronautics Program

As the fall semester gears up at Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, new announcements are making 2019 one of the most “momentous times” in the history of the school’s aviation programs. The university recently opened their new FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center, a 17,800-square-foot training facility located at the Kent State University Airport […]

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Senate Confirms Steve Dickson To Head the FAA

Steve Dickson, a former executive for Delta Air Lines, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next FAA Administrator after a contentious process that included charges that the airline retaliated against a safety whistleblower while Dickson was a top executive at Delta. With the confirmation process now behind him, Dickson will be expected […]

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Delta Flight Museum Acquires Douglas DC-7B

Only one of her kind remains: The Douglas DC-7B was a workhorse for several airlines during its tenure in the 1950s and 60s, but none still fly save for N4887C. The airplane has had maintenance completed this summer at the Coolidge Municipal Airport in Arizona in advance of a ferry flight to its new owner—announced […]

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FAA Administrator Nominee Pushes Back Against Accusations

Steve Dickson, President Trump’s nominee to head the FAA, last week fired back in the controversy over his yet-to-be-confirmed agency job. Trump nominated Dickson in March, but the confirmation process ran into a headwind in mid-June after a Delta pilot took issue over Dickson’s role in a 2016 whistleblower complaint while he was still serving […]

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