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"As soon as we were made aware, the pilot was immediately stood down from duty, in line with our procedures, pending an investigation. The safety of our passengers and crew is EasyJet’s highest priority." Source: A spokesperson for easyJet, making comments after the airline suspended one of its captains after being reported by guests who witnessed him drunk and naked at a luxury resort hotel in Cape Verde on August 5. He was due to fly a return leg to London Gatwick more than 36 hours later but the airline grounded him after the complaints and locating a replacement pilot.

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Flameout Pattern An approach normally conducted by a single-engine military aircraft experiencing loss or anticipating loss of engine power or control. The standard overhead approach starts at a relatively high altitude over a runway (“high key”) followed by a continuous 180 degree turn to a high, wide position (“low key”) followed by a continuous 180 degree turn final. The standard straight-in pattern starts at a point that results in a straight-in approach with a high rate of descent to the runway. Flameout approaches terminate in the type approach requested by the pilot (normally fullstop).

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Aero Linx: International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue and Structural Integrity (ICAF) ICAF brings together civil and military aircraft operators, manufacturers, research centres, academia and regulatory agencies from all over the world. We aim to promote the development of working relations and the exchange of information between experts in the multi-disciplinary field of aircraft structural integrity.

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From 2024 (YouTube Edition): Company Back to Its Roots With New Designs Kitfox Aircraft celebrated its 40th anniversary at the same spot it all began: EAA’s Oshkosh AirVenture. Introduced in 1984, the Kitfox is a beloved two-seater known for ease of assembly, an impressive safety record, and a fun flight experience. 7 series and over 7,000 kit deliveries later, Kitfox aircraft are bigger, faster, and sportier than ever. Reflecting on the kit’s Oshkosh debut, Kitfox President and CEO John McBean commented: “Everybody thought, he’s gonna stall it and spin it, and it just continued climbing. And we’ve never looked back.”

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For many pilots, whether they are just starting out or long-established in their careers, it begins with a passion for airplanes and a desire to fly. Turning that passion into a profession requires years of training, technical skill, and the ability to operate a complex aircraft in constantly changing conditions. The role carries a high level of responsibility and demands both precision and resilience. These qualities are recognized across the global aviation industry, but pay and career progression can vary depending on the airline, the type of operation, and the region. In North America, and particularly in the United States,…

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NASA Requests Information For Lunar Surface Fission Reactor | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Garrett Reim August 15, 2025  NASA has floated the idea that lunar surface fission power might be supplied as an “end-to-end service.” Credit: NASA NASA has put out a request for information (RFI) for its lunar “Fission Surface Power System,” an ambitious project that was unveiled earlier this month. The space agency also floated the idea that the nuclear reactor might be contracted as an “end-to-end service” from development, launch, landing… Garrett Reim Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector…

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On August 14, Southwest announced at least 20 routes and a new city: Knoxville. They are outlined later in the article. Three of them stand out for being particularly short: Milwaukee-Chicago Midway, Knoxville-Nashville, and Tucson-Phoenix. They exist more or less entirely for transit traffic over what are among the evolving carrier’s busiest hubs-not-hubs. At just 70 nautical miles (120 km) each way, Milwaukee to Chicago Midway is Southwest’s new second-shortest route system-wide. Only Colorado Springs-Denver covers less distance, while Kahului-Kona is marginally longer. Earlier in August, the airline inaugurated nine routes in two days, some of which covered very little…

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REGISTER NOW: New Trajectories in Space | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Sponsored By PwC September 04, 2025 Thursday, Sept. 4, 202511:00 EDT | 16:00 BST | 17:00 CEST The space industry is undergoing upheaval. Space startups are maturing new technologies, military demand for all sorts of space systems is skyrocketing, and budgetary changes in the U.S. and Europe are causing shifts in government priorities. Aviation Week editors explore what is in play and what is at stake.This webinar discusses:How uncertainty over NASA’s budget is affecting programs.What missions military users have on their priority list.How the launch business…

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AeroTime is reporting that on August 12, 2025, a ride-along passenger on an F-15D inadvertently activated the eject system while it was taxiing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts. The incident involved a two-seat F-15 variant operated by the 104 Fighter Wing. Online footage shows the jet rolling along the taxiway as the canopy is expelled, with the rear-seat occupant visible crawling nearby under what seems to be a deployed parachute. When speaking with AeroTime, the 104th Fighter Wing confirmed the incident occurred at roughly 14:05 on August 12, 2025. Although one service member was taken to…

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