Personal Aircraft Requiring No Certificate to Fly Gains Customers Nationwide
Pivotal’s BlackFly prototype, the predecessor of its Helix production model, has been delivered to 13 customers across the U.S.
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Tyndall Air Force Base Evacuates Aircraft Ahead of Storm
Hurricane Helene makes
landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm.
Air Force Pilot Shortage Could Send Some to Noncombat Roles
Fighter and bomber slots might not be a given for T-38 program graduates, according to a U.S. Air Force memo.
Injuries Reported After Severe Storm Strikes Before Airshow
Nearly a dozen people were injured on the flight line when a microburst hit McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas.
B-21 Flight Testing, Production ‘Continues to Make Progress,’ Air Force Says
Test pilots report the jet is performing as expected with the aircraft flying like the simulator, Northrop Grumman said.
Legislators Want Military to Speed Up Electric Aircraft Integration
The U.S. Air Force began investigating electric aviation’s potential military applications in 2020, but now lawmakers want the effort to be ramped up.
Air Force Instructor Dies After Texan II’s Ejection Seat Activates on Ground
The incident occurred at the 82nd Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.
The Unfulfilled Promise of the Fairchild T-46
The modernized trainer developed for the U.S. Air Force in the 1980s was meant to replace the aging fleet of Cessna T-37 ’Tweets.’
Pilot Safely Ejects From F-16 Crash in New Mexico
The Fighting Falcon pilot safely ejected during the mishap near White Sands National Park and has been released from a local hospital.
