Archive for the 'Aviation News' Category

New police helicopter pilot to take to the skies in Pasadena

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

The Pasadena Police Department welcomed a new helicopter pilot to its Air Operations Section last week, officials said.

Local Fundraiser to Include Many Participants from DePauw

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

August 28, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. – G. Duane Skoog, technical director for DePauw University’s Green Center for the Performing Arts, will produce a 1940s-style radio show for a September 11 Greencastle fundraiser.

Small plane crashes, flips onto roof; none injured

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

A small plane crashed during takeoff in South Florida, flipping onto its roof, but the pilot and his passenger both walked away uninjured.

‘No-fly zone’ pilot: A beautiful flight … then ‘shock’

Friday, August 20th, 2010

The float plane pilot who violated a “no-fly zone” during President Obama’s visit on Tuesday says he was oblivious to the frantic response all around him until he landed and heard the Secret Service was coming.

: Pilot uninjured in crop duster crash near Genesee

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

No injuries were reported in a crop duster crash at approximately 7:40 a.m. near 1200 Jones near Genesee.

Resigned to longer runway?

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

WHAT’S HAPPENING WHERE: Mayor Scott Avedisian looks over the newest map showing an extended runway at Green Airport.

FAA Orders Pratt Engine Fix For Boeing 747 Airliners

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

U.S. air-safety regulators have proposed mandatory fixes to some of the largest Boeing 747 airliners, concerned about possible problems during takeoff, according to published reports.

Investigators probe crashed plane in Pa. house

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Investigators worked Sunday to remove wreckage of a plane that plummeted into a western Pennsylvania home, killing both people on board and narrowly missing the homeowner.Dan Stevens, spokesman for Westmoreland County, said Sunday that workers and the …

Outback flying saucer a trick of light

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

A mysterious object seen in film footage of British missile testing in the Australian desert in 1964 set off decades of conspiracy theories about evidence of a UFO in the outback.

Mexicana airlines files for bankruptcy

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Debt-ridden Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s largest air carrier, has filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to reach a new labor agreement with pilots and flight attendants.

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