Congress is setting aside $240 million to fix pilot shortages, a problem that has dogged the airline industry in recent years and caused delays for travelers trying to get to their destinations. The new money was tucked inside the recent reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. It will flow to schools and other groups focused […]
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California launching pilot program to charge drivers for miles driven
California is the nation’s biggest EV market by a wide margin, and the relatively high percentage of battery-powered cars is digging a hole in the state’s budget because it relies on revenue from its gasoline tax to fund road maintenance. Lawmakers want to replace the gasoline tax with a new mileage-based tax to offset the […]
Pilot dies after Spitfire crash in Lincolnshire field
A pilot has died after a Spitfire crashed in a field close to an RAF station in Lincolnshire, officials said. Emergency services were called to the field off Langrick Road, Coningsby shortly before 13:20 BST on Saturday. The World War Two-era plane belonged to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight based at RAF Coningsby, the […]
Sydney judge allows extradition of US ex-fighter pilot accused of training Chinese
A Sydney judge has ruled that former a US Marine Corps pilot can be extradited to the United States on allegations that he illegally trained Chinese aviators, leaving the attorney general as Duggan’s last hope of remaining in Australia. Magistrate Daniel Reiss ordered Boston-born Daniel Duggan, 55, to remain in custody awaiting extradition. While his […]
Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward, fearless ‘top gun’ pilot decorated in the Falklands War – obituary
Commander “Sharkey” Ward, who has died aged 80, was an exceptional “top gun” pilot and outstanding leader of men, who turned the Sea Harrier into a war-winning machine. Forty-two years ago today, n May 21 1982, the morning of the British landings in San Carlos Water to evict the Argentines from the Falkland Islands, Ward […]
Southwest Airlines fired pilot who addressed passengers in Spanish when engine burst into flames
A Southwest Airlines captain has filed a complaint against the airline, which sacked him over his decision to speak to passengers rather than fly the plane during an emergency last year. David Legeros was in command of a Boeing 737 that saw an engine burst into flames moments after takeoff from Houston Hobby Airport in […]
Archaeologists work to find missing pilot
Archaeologists searching for a missing World War Two bomber pilot are now at work on a “special site” hidden in woodland close to where his aircraft crashed. Cotswold Archaeology are searching for the a B-17 pilot, who died when his plane’s controls failed in 1944. The Defence POW/MIA Accounting Agency, a US government agency, has […]
2 Westchester high schools to help NYS pilot new ways to assess what students know
Two Westchester high schools will participate in a state pilot program aimed at helping schools shift toward performance-based assessments, which evaluate what students know by having them perform tasks or create something. The state Education Department announced Hendrick Hudson High School and Port Chester High School as two of 23 New York schools that will […]
Pilot makes emergency landing in northeast Arkansas field
GREENE COUNTY, Ark. – A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a northeast Arkansas field on Thursday. According to a social media post by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday afternoon, the pilot landed his four-seat single-engine Piper Cherokee in the farm field after an engine failure. Small plane crashes into Hot […]
Sheppard AFB pilot dies after ejection
A Sheppard Air Force Base instructor-pilot died early Tuesday morning from injuries suffered when an ejection occurred, according to base officials. The pilot with the 80th Flying Training Wing was injured when their T-6A Texan II ejection seat activated during ground operations about 2 p.m. Monday, SAFB public affairs officials said in statements. A T-6A […]
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US Marine pilot arrested in Australia worked with Chinese hacker, lawyer says
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – A former U.S. Marine pilot fighting extradition from Australia on U.S. charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, unknowingly worked with a Chinese hacker, his lawyer said. Daniel Duggan, 55, a naturalised Australian citizen, feared requests by Western intelligence agencies for sensitive information were putting […]