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FBI Offers $10,000 Reward for Info on Aircraft Laser Strikes in Washington

The FBI is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people responsible for pointing lasers at aircraft in the Washington, DC area. The reward aims to deter a rise in laser incidents that pose serious safety risks to pilots and passengers.

2025-05-07T13:22:20.437804-07:00

AINonline

Philadelphia Learjet Crash Claims Eighth Victim

2025-05-07T10:43:04.327068-07:00

Axios

Cirrus SR Series G7+ Becomes First Piston Aircraft with FAA-Approved Safe Return™ Autoland and Auto-Throttle

2025-05-06T04:02:15.072363-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Urgent push for unified defenses as GPS interference endangers aviation

2025-05-05T06:07:45.125539-07:00

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FBI Offers $10,000 Reward for Info on Aircraft Laser Strikes in Washington The FBI is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people responsible for pointing lasers at aircraft in the Washington, DC area. The reward aims to deter a rise in laser incidents that pose serious safety risks to pilots and passengers.

2025-05-07T13:22:20.437804-07:00

FBI Offers $10,000 Reward for Info on Aircraft Laser Strikes in Washington

Reuters

NTSB Video Stills Reveal Bell 206 Splitting Midair Before Fatal Hudson River Crash Federal investigators have published NTSB stills from last month’s Bell 206 crash in the Hudson River, showing the helicopter fracture into three sections in flight before impact. The images mark a critical step in the probe into structural failure that led to six fatalities.

2025-05-07T12:35:32.045887-07:00

NTSB Video Stills Reveal Bell 206 Splitting Midair Before Fatal Hudson River Crash

Financial Times

FAA to upgrade radar and guidance systems at Newark Liberty after ATC outage US air safety regulators will install upgraded radar and flight guidance equipment at Newark Liberty International Airport following a temporary radar and radio communications failure that left controllers unable to track flights for over a minute, disrupting operations and prompting trauma-related leave under FAA’s stress management program.

2025-05-07T11:57:41.949237-07:00

FAA to upgrade radar and guidance systems at Newark Liberty after ATC outage

Associated Press

Pilot Error, Weather and NVG Limits Blamed for CH-53 Super Stallion Crash That Killed Five Marines A Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion crashed into a mountain near Pine Valley, California, on Feb. 6, 2024, killing five service members. An investigation report obtained by the AP finds pilot error was the primary cause but identifies adverse weather and limits of night vision goggles as contributing factors.

2025-05-07T11:15:15.414133-07:00

Pilot Error, Weather and NVG Limits Blamed for CH-53 Super Stallion Crash That Killed Five Marines

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Philadelphia Learjet Crash Claims Eighth Victim Officials have confirmed an eighth fatality from the recent Learjet crash in Philadelphia, intensifying scrutiny of business aviation safety protocols as investigators from the NTSB work to determine the cause of the accident.

2025-05-07T10:43:04.327068-07:00

Philadelphia Learjet Crash Claims Eighth Victim

AINonline

Gogo Secures FAA PMA for Galileo FDX Antenna, Clearing Path for Large Jet STCs Gogo has received Parts Manufacturer Approval from the FAA for its new Galileo FDX antenna, a crucial step toward Supplemental Type Certifications on large business and commercial jets. The FDX approval expands Gogo’s in-flight connectivity portfolio ahead of planned installations on ultra-long-range platforms.

2025-05-07T10:11:39.057142-07:00

Gogo Secures FAA PMA for Galileo FDX Antenna, Clearing Path for Large Jet STCs

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Cathay Pacific apologizes for serving wine to three-year-old in business class Cathay Pacific has apologized and offered compensation after a flight attendant mistakenly served white wine to a three-year-old boy in business class on Flight 255 from Hong Kong to London, triggering regulatory complaints and family outrage despite the child's minimal intake and the airline's ticket refunds and vouchers.

2025-05-07T07:31:44.164509-07:00

Cathay Pacific apologizes for serving wine to three-year-old in business class

The Hill

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Aging ATC systems deepen FAA’s controller staffing crisis Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has stepped up recruitment incentives to address a persistent air traffic controller shortage, but decades-old radars, communications and automation systems continue to undermine capacity, safety and resilience across the national airspace. Industry and lawmakers warn that modernization delays threaten to bottleneck growth as traffic rebounds.

2025-05-06T12:35:40.253332-07:00

Aging ATC systems deepen FAA’s controller staffing crisis

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