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Commercial Aviation

No hope of survivors in the Air France 447 crash

Searchers are racing against time and the elements as they try to retrieve pieces of an Air France jet before the wreckage sinks into... 

June 4, 2009 | Read the story »

New U.S. low cost JetAmerica to fly in June

A new low-cost airline will begin serving mid-sized U.S. cities that it thinks larger carriers have left behind. Clearwater-based JetAmerica... 

May 28, 2009 | Read the story »

U.S. airlines see big drop in summer travel

Weak economic conditions will lead to a sharp seven percent drop in travel on U.S. airlines for the summer vacation season, an industry... 

May 19, 2009 | Read the story »


General Aviation

Passenger lands King Air after pilot drops dead

A passenger landed a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air in Florida after the pilot died in flight with a total of six people on board.... 

April 13, 2009 | Read the story »

Two dead in small plane crash near Sacramento, CA

A pilot and an airplane mechanic died Saturday after their single-engine plane crashed outside a private airport north of Sacramento,... 

March 1, 2009 | Read the story »

Aviation user charges in Obama’s budget proposal

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the proposal on Feb. 26 and, although there is not much detail, the... 

February 28, 2009 | Read the story »


Incidents

No hope of survivors in the Air France 447 crash

Searchers are racing against time and the elements as they try to retrieve pieces of an Air France jet before the wreckage sinks into... 

June 4, 2009 | Read the story »

Air Force One photo shoot triggers panic in Manhattan

A photo shoot involving a 747 used as Air Force One and two fighter jets flying at low altitude led to hundreds of frightened calls... 

April 27, 2009 | Read the story »

JAL MD-81 scrapes wing on landing

A Japanese passenger plane damaged part of its wing on landing at Osaka International Airport. No one was injured but the runway was... 

April 23, 2009 | Read the story »