WASHINGTON—The pilot of a business jet that flew over Washington and crashed in a remote part of Virginia appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, three U.S. officials said Monday, recounting observations by fighter pilots who intercepted the wayward flight. The revelations came as federal investigators trudged through rugged terrain to reach the site where…
Virginia Plane Crash Investigators Ask When Pilot Became Unresponsive and Why Aircraft Flew Its Path
June 5, 2023
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Plane Destroyed After Flying Over DC, Crashing in Rural Virginia, Leaving 4 Dead
June 5, 2023
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WASHINGTON—Federal investigators trudged through rugged terrain Monday in search of wreckage from a business jet to solve the mystery of why the plane veered off course and slammed into a mountain, killing four people. A day after the plane flew over the nation’s capital, prompting the military to scramble fighter jets, the Federal Aviation Administration…
US Court Won’t Require FAA to Make Airplane Seat Size, Spacing Rules
Airline passengers who have long felt squished in cramped seats suffered a setback on Friday as a U.S. appeals court refused to order the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to adopt minimum requirements for seat size and spacing. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said an advocacy group, FlyersRights.org, had no right to force the FAA…
VIDEO: Aerial Enthusiast Can’t Afford Own Plane, so He Builds Aerobatic Aircraft From Scratch in 3 Years
An aerial photographer has spent over three years building his very own aerobatic airplane—entirely from scratch. Roy Ben Anat, 34, has always wanted his own aerobatic aircraft but with prices as high as $500,000, he found the easiest way to obtain his own flying machine was to build it himself. He began constructing his plane in a…
All Flights Grounded Across US After FAA Computer Glitch, White House Investigating
January 11, 2023
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The failure of a key pilot notification system operated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) late Tuesday has disrupted air travel as the agency has ordered all airlines to ground planes in the United States, with the White House saying an investigation has been launched. There’s no indication at this time the outage was caused…
Operations ‘Resuming Gradually’ After All Flights Grounded Across US: Federal Agency
January 11, 2023
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Operations in the United States are starting to resume after all flights across the country were grounded, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Jan. 11. “Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews,” the…
A 17-Year-Old Entrepreneur’s Creative Board Game is Inspiring Kids to Put Down Their Phones and Explore the World
A spark of inspiration can strike at any time. Three years ago, it struck a girl in 8th grade returning home from a trip to Morocco. As her plane was landing in San Francisco, Ava Rathenberg overheard two boys playing on their tablet computers and realized that they had no idea where they were going….
How the Wright Brothers Failed and Failed Again In Order to Create the World’s First Airplane
Standing near the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur Wright took a coin from his vest pocket. It was a sunny, warm day on December 14, 1903. After four years of experimenting with gliders and flying machines, the day had come. The flip of a coin with his brother, Orville, would determine who…
LAX Sets New Record, Moves Over $13 Billion in Cargo in March
May 20, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) set an all-time record in March for trade by value moved in a single month, with global imports and exports worth a total of $13.65 billion moving through the airport, officials announced. Total imports at the airport accounted for more than $8 billion in March, while exports were $5.57…
Officials Tout New Aircraft to Aid California Firefighting Efforts
May 11, 2022
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BURBANK, Calif.—Two aircraft equipped with state-of-the-art cameras and sensors may soon be available statewide to help California firefighting efforts. As part of Wildfire Preparedness Month, fire officials displayed one of the planes, the “Intel-24” aircraft, May 10 at the Hollywood Burbank Airport. The other plane was on duty helping crews fight the destructive wildfires in…
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