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From Space Regulator to Astronaut: Q&A With George Nield

He spent his government career thinking about space. Then he got to fly.

Reason

Two WWII Planes Collide at Dallas Air Show

Two World-War-II-era airplanes collided Saturday at an air show in Dallas, US authorities said, with social media footage showing the aircraft crashing into each other and hitting the ground with a fiery explosion. It was not immediately clear how many people were in the two craft, a Boeing B-17 Flying…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two aircraft collide, crash during Dallas air show

The Federal Aviation Administration says two aircraft have collided at air show in Dallas

The Independent UK

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Commentary: NASA studying UFOs won’t prove alien life exists. They should do it anyway

NASA announced last month that its new panel to study Unidentified Aerial Phenomena — i.e. UFOs — was staffed up and ready to get working. The panel is impressive, including planetary scientists, astrophysicists, experts from the Federal Aviation Administration, data scientists and a celebrated astronaut. I have worked with a…

Los Angeles Times

Safety board urges FAA to mandate Otter seaplane inspections

The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday issued a formal and urgent safety recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration and its Canadian counterpart that they mandate an immediate one-time inspection of a critical component on all DHC-3 Otter seaplanes.

Tribune News Service

Student killed by propeller of private plane he rented for extravagant dinner date

Georgia Southern University student Sani Aliyu was coming back from a date on Sunday night when he walked into a spinning propeller of a small plane hired to impress a woman

Daily Mirror

Plane returns safely to O’Hare after striking bird while taking off

United Flight 1930, bound for Miami, struck the bird shortly after it departed from O’Hare, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Emergency FAA order points to one possible cause of Whidbey seaplane crash

SEATTLE — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a warning regarding potential weaknesses in parts of the tail of Otter seaplanes, the same type of aircraft that crashed off Whidbey Island last month.

Tribune News Service

American Airlines passenger hit on head by flying food trolley

The Federal Aviation Administration has described the passenger’s head injury as ‘minor’

The Independent UK

Helicopter crashes in front garden of house after spiralling out of control

The helicopter crash was caught on a Ring doorbell and can be seen dropping out of the sky and crashing into a nearby palm tree as a car miraculously avoids the helicopter in California

Daily Mirror

With 2 Max models at risk, Congress moves to give Boeing a break

The Federal Aviation Administration sent a high-level letter to Boeing this month warning that the documents the manufacturer has provided for certification of the 737 Max 7 model are wholly inadequate — making it unlikely that Max 7 certification will be completed by a year-end deadline.

Tribune News Service

1 airline made a bid to reduce flight hours required for new pilots. FAA rejects it

Regulations require 1,500 hours of flight time for pilot certification. Regional airline Republic Airways wanted graduates of its flight school to be eligible in half that time. The FAA said no.

WEKU

Three people were killed after two small planes collided in the sky near Denver

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. The NTSB said a preliminary report would be released in about 15 days.

WEKU

Three people killed as two planes collide over Colorado

Incident happened near Vance Brand Airport in Longmont, Colorado

The Independent UK

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Bereaved son dies in plane crash while scattering dad's ashes from 'homemade' aircraft

Lee Cemensky, 58, had hired a plane to spread his dad's ashes before emergency services were called to Emily, which is roughly 150 miles from Minneapolis, on Sunday evening

The Independent UK

Officials: 3 killed after planes collided in California

Authorities say three people were killed after two small planes collided in Northern California while trying to land at a rural airport

The Independent UK

FAA warns that staffing shortage will delay flights in NYC

The Federal Aviation Administration says it is reducing flights in the area around New York City because of lack of staffing

Tribune News Service

After NC co-pilot ‘exited’ plane, questions remain, sadness lingers where he was found

RALEIGH, N.C. — Since Friday, Emily Osborn hasn’t been able to go into her backyard, let alone look at the forest of trees that peer over her back fence.

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Dallas police shoot armed woman after several shots fired inside Love Field airport

DALLAS — A ground stop was issued at Love Field airport Monday morning after a woman fired several shots inside the terminal, Dallas police said.

The Denver Post

FAA confirms 4 killed in Colorado plane crash that sparked wildfire

DENVER — Four people were killed in the Boulder County plane crash that sparked a wildfire Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The Independent UK

‘A true American hero’: Victims identified in New Mexico helicopter crash after fighting wildfires

Authorities confirmed there were no survivors from the helicopter crash that went down about 120 miles northeast of Albuquerque

Tribune News Service

Delta orders 100 Boeing 737 MAX jets

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines is adding the Boeing 737 MAX to its fleet with an order for 100 of the jets.

Asharq Al-Awsat

4 Dead after Two Small Planes Collide in Vegas Airport

Four people were killed Sunday after two small planes collided in midair at an airport in Las Vegas, officials and local media reports said. A single-engine Piper PA-46 plane was preparing to land at North Las Vegas Airport in the US state of Nevada around noon local time, when it…

Orlando Sentinel

Orlando airport wins $50 million federal grant, one of biggest in US

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando International Airport will receive $50 million in grant funds from the Federal Aviation Administration as part of airport assistance flowing out of last year’s infrastructure act.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

NASA says its plan to bring Mars samples back to Earth is safe, but some people are worried

PHILADELPHIA — Since September, the Perseverance rover has been picking along an ancient river delta on Mars, its robotic arms reaching out with whirling steel drill bits to core rocks, scoop soil and suck small amounts of the red planet's atmosphere into titanium tubes.

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