FAA Investigating: Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 Emergency Slide Falls Off In Flight

Crew reported hearing vibrations in the same area of the aircraft. (simpleflying.com) More...

ADS-B Requirements: Pilots Beware!

https://youtu.be/KMWr14kDRIM?feature=shared WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast is a primary technology supporting the FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen, which shifts aircraft separation and air traffic control from ground-based radar to satellite-derived positions. ADS-B Out broadcasts an aircraft’s WAAS-enhanced GPS position to the ground, where it is displayed to air traffic controllers. It’s also transmitted to aircraft… (www.aopa.org) More...

A330 returns to the sky from storage on its journey to become a freighter

Ex China Airlines Airbus A330-302 (B-18356, sn 1272) returns to the sky as N810CM with its new owner Cargo Aircraft Management. The aircraft was pulled out of storage at Phoenix Goodyear, GYR after sitting since June 2023. Nomadic Aviation Group would ferry the aircraft to Istanbul, ISL with a fuel stop in Detroit metro, DTW on its journey to its freighter conversion. (www.youtube.com) More...

Tornado touches down near Eppley airport; Gen Aviation Damage

Tornado touched down near Eppley Airfield leaving behind major damage. That's all they know. (omaha.com) More...

Airbus Set to Increase A350 Production to 12 Units Monthly

Toulouse-based Airbus is set to boost production of its A350 aircraft to 12 units per month by 2028, a move driven solely by surging consumer demand and not by the challenges faced by its U.S. competitor Boeing, according to Airbus Chief Financial Officer Thomas Toepfer. (www.airguide.info) More...

Delta flight makes emergency return after exit slide separates from Boeing aircraft

"After the aircraft had safely landed [back at JFK] and proceeded to a gate, it was observed that the emergency slide had separated from the aircraft," a Delta spokesperson said in a statement to NPR Friday afternoon. (www.npr.org) More...