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Cessna Caravan Skids Off Runway on Skydiving Flight, Crashing into Woods Near Cross Keys Airport

A Cessna Caravan C208B carrying 15 skydivers overshot the runway at Cross Keys Airport in Monroe Township, New Jersey, Wednesday evening, crashing into nearby woods. Authorities report multiple injuries as all occupants were evacuated and taken to hospital; FAA and NTSB teams are probing the excursion.

2025-07-02T17:11:04.321295-07:00

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Extended cross-country flight requirements reshape pilot experience benchmarks

2025-07-01T06:11:49.210477-07:00

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Baykar Completes Piaggio Aerospace Purchase, Plans Avanti Evo Relaunch and UAV Production

2025-06-30T16:09:09.387240-07:00

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Hot-air balloon fire and crash in Brazil kills eight, injures 13

2025-06-21T11:43:17.736366-07:00

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Cessna Caravan Skids Off Runway on Skydiving Flight, Crashing into Woods Near Cross Keys Airport A Cessna Caravan C208B carrying 15 skydivers overshot the runway at Cross Keys Airport in Monroe Township, New Jersey, Wednesday evening, crashing into nearby woods. Authorities report multiple injuries as all occupants were evacuated and taken to hospital; FAA and NTSB teams are probing the excursion.

2025-07-02T17:11:04.321295-07:00

Cessna Caravan Skids Off Runway on Skydiving Flight, Crashing into Woods Near Cross Keys Airport

Flying Magazine

Extended cross-country flight requirements reshape pilot experience benchmarks Flight training programs are raising the bar on cross-country distance thresholds, urging student pilots to cover longer legs to meet certification and insurance prerequisites. Updated logbook minimums emphasize navigation skill development and risk management as modern benchmarks for pilot qualification.

2025-07-01T06:11:49.210477-07:00

Extended cross-country flight requirements reshape pilot experience benchmarks

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Baykar Completes Piaggio Aerospace Purchase, Plans Avanti Evo Relaunch and UAV Production Turkey’s Baykar Technologies has finalized its takeover of Italy’s 140-year-old Piaggio Aerospace, committing to restart production of the P180 Avanti Evo twin-turboprop at Piaggio’s Genoa plant. The deal also establishes Baykar’s Italian facilities as a hub for manufacturing Akinci and TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles.

2025-06-30T16:09:09.387240-07:00

Baykar Completes Piaggio Aerospace Purchase, Plans Avanti Evo Relaunch and UAV Production

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Chile Detains Pilot After Unauthorized Antarctic Landing Lacking clearance, a pilot departed Punta Arenas and landed in Antarctica without filing an approved flight plan, prompting Chile’s Civil Aviation Authority to detain him for violating aviation regulations. The incident underscores the operational and environmental risks of unsanctioned polar flights.

2025-06-30T16:03:02.541683-07:00

Chile Detains Pilot After Unauthorized Antarctic Landing

Aviation Week

Cirrus to Expand Grand Forks Manufacturing Plant with $13M, 30,000 sq ft Addition Cirrus Aircraft will invest $13 million to expand its Grand Forks, North Dakota manufacturing facility by 30,000 sq ft—boosting capacity for its piston singles and Vision Jet—with work slated for completion in Q2 2026.

2025-06-30T13:39:09.876619-07:00

Cirrus to Expand Grand Forks Manufacturing Plant with $13M, 30,000 sq ft Addition

Aviation Week

Bye Aerospace Accelerates Manufacturing of eFlyer 2 Electric Trainer Prototype Bye Aerospace has advanced key tooling and assembly milestones at its Denver facility as it pushes toward fabrication of the first full-scale eFlyer 2 electric trainer prototype. The effort lays groundwork for structural and systems validation ahead of prototype roll-out and flight testing toward certification.

2025-06-30T12:35:38.618160-07:00

Bye Aerospace Accelerates Manufacturing of eFlyer 2 Electric Trainer Prototype

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Air Tractor Recommends 400-Hour Flap Actuator Coupling Inspections After Uncommanded Retraction Air Tractor has issued a mandatory inspection directive for the flap actuator coupling—a critical rubber link between motor and gearbox—on all models every 400 flight hours or as condition warrants. The move follows an incident of uncommanded flap retraction during takeoff with flaps deployed.

2025-06-30T10:29:25.627039-07:00

Air Tractor Recommends 400-Hour Flap Actuator Coupling Inspections After Uncommanded Retraction

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Six Die in Cessna 441 Twin-Engine Crash Near Youngstown, Ohio A Cessna 441 twin-engine aircraft crashed into wooded terrain in Howland Township, Ohio, shortly after takeoff from Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport on Sunday, killing all six aboard, including two crew and four passengers. The FAA and NTSB have deployed teams to investigate the cause of the accident.

2025-06-29T21:09:58.113314-07:00

Six Die in Cessna 441 Twin-Engine Crash Near Youngstown, Ohio

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