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Airborne 08.26.26: Comet Resurrection, CAP Squadron Deactivated, Syberjet Record

Also: FAA v Bogus Parts, Alaska ANG Rescue, FAA v Tempest, Vision Jet Enters Closed Runway A legendary British racing aircraft is headed for another chapter in it's remarkable flying career. The de Havilland DH.88 Comet was damaged during a...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.30.26)

“America leads the world in aviation, and this expansion will help keep it that way.” Source: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, as the FAA is widening one of its most important real-world laboratories for drone integration. BEYOND Phase 2...

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NTSB Prelim: New Glasair Sportsman 2 Plus 2

The Airplane Proceeded To The Southwest And Descended Into A Canyon, When The Ads-B Signal Was Lost At 1835:47 On August 10, 2026, at about 1835 mountain daylight time, an experimental amateur built Glasair Sportsman 2 Plus 2 airplane, N202AZ,...

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Airborne-Innovation 08.25.26: Seminole DX, Hydrogen Bonanza, Amazon Delivery

Also: Whisper Aero’s eSwift, NASA’s Swift Rescue, Army Shuts Down UAV Unit, Drones v Wildfires The DeltaHawk-powered Seminole DX testing program remains quite active and has progressed rapidly into all manner of alternate test modes, including in-flight shutdown, restarts, and...

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Airborne 08.27.26: Fake Pilot, Artemis II Crew Honors, Int’l Glider Acro Champs

Also: FSI Acquires Acron Technologies’ CTS, More Secondary Flight Deck Barriers, $100 Billion Starship Spaceport, FAA Fines 4 Companies A former flight attendant has admitted to impersonating a commercial pilot to obtain airline travel benefits over several years. The scheme...

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