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GlobalAir.com • Kaitlyn Shive; GlobalAir com

Grammy-winning songwriter, Brett James, killed in Cirrus SR22T crash

GlobalAir.com reports: The aircraft, registered to James under his legal name, Brett Cornelius, departed from the John C Tune Airport (JWN) in Nashville at 12:41 p.m. Thursday.

Flying Magazine • Zach Vasile

Songwriter Brett James Killed in Cirrus Crash

Also: AeroTime, Associated Press, Aviation24, Fortune, The Guardian, ABC News, Economic Times, NBC News, Variety, The Independent, Sky News and 10 more
2025-09-19T12:56:54.700690-07:00

Today In Aviation

Last Updated: Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, 6:17 PM PDT

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Wall Street Journal • Kate Murphy

The US government requires 1,500 hours of flight time to serve as first officer as an airliner. Some aviators say the rule is excessive—and doesn’t actually make flying safer

By Wall Street Journal: The government requires 1,500 hours of flight time before serving as first officer as an airliner. Some pilots and industry experts say the rule is excessive—and doesn’t actually make flying safer.

2025-09-19T18:16:31.436134-07:00
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Reuters • David Shepardson

FAA issues ground stops at Dallas Love Field and DFW after telephone outage delays 300+ flights

By Reuters: More than 1,800 flights were delayed and hundreds were canceled at the two Dallas-area airports on Friday, after a telecom outage prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to issue ground stops.

2025-09-19T12:56:40.042141-07:00
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Runway Girl • Becca Alkema

Emirates unveils first retrofitted Boeing 777 in Africa with guided tours in Cape Town and Johannesburg

By Runway Girl: Following the advanced deployment of the retrofitted Boeing 777 aircraft to both Cape Town and Johannesburg last month, Emirates hosted a guided tour of the fully refreshed aircraft.

Also: Simple Flying, travelandtourworld.com and travelandtourworld.com
2025-09-19T14:00:41.045919-07:00
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Reuters • Aishwarya Jain

GE Aerospace, UAW reach five-year deal to end strike at Ohio and Kentucky distribution centers

By Reuters: GE Aerospace reached a five-year labor agreement with more than 600 striking workers of the United Auto Workers union at its Ohio and Kentucky distribution facilities, the aircraft engine supplier said on Friday.

Also: Aviation Week and GE Aerospace
2025-09-19T12:40:16.659657-07:00