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The non-combat-related blaze started in the carrier’s main laundry spaces and was quickly contained, and the ship remains fully operational while supporting Operation Epic Fury. A fire broke out aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford while the ship was operating in the Red Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury. While the root cause of the incident has not been disclosed, it is not related to the sustained air campaign the U.S. flattop is currently supporting. Here’s the official statement from the U.S. 5th Fleet: On March 12, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) experienced a…

“I finally, finally, received a proposed settlement, and it was-it wasn’t acceptable. It wasn’t even a place to start with.” Source: Part of the ponderous narrative surrounding an Indian Tribe’s inexcusable seizure of an aircraft that made an emergency landing within tribal limits. Pilot Darrin Smedsmo was flying from Roseau to Bemidji, Minn., on Oct. 15 when the plane’s engine seized up, forcing him to make an emergency landing on the west side of Lower Red Lake. An allegedly proffered agreement states that the tribe will release the aircraft to Smedsmo upon the donation of $5,000 to the Red Lake…

Also: Hybrid-Electric Propulsion, Joby Reports On 2025, Drone Wingmen Engine, NASA Replacements The FAA put in place Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) to restrict flights last Thursday near Fort Hancock, Texas, about 50- miles southeast of El Paso after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone was reportedly shot down by a laser operated by the military. Media reports noted that “the Defense Department used a high-energy laser” to shoot down the CBP drone. Northrop Grumman has formally introduced the YFQ-48A Talon Blue as the U.S. Air Force-designated variant of its internally funded Project Talon portfolio. The bird, now officially…

“Qatari fighters for the first time have shot down two Iranian bombers that were en route to their location…” Source: During a recent news briefing, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine confirmed the encounter without getting into specifics of the operation. Qatari F-15QA Ababil pilots shot down two Iranian Soviet-era Su-24s tactical bombers, carrying bombs and guided munitions, last Monday morning as they were approaching Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

Aero Linx: Brodhead Pietenpol Association The Brodhead Pietenpol Association is a newly reorganized (in 2017) non-profit educational corporation that grew and developed from an earlier type club for owners, pilots, builders, and aficionados of the Pietenpol Aircamper and Sky Scout. The original BPA was started in 1975 (then called the National Pietenpol Association) as a social and builder support group. It has evolved over the years and now, after four decades, has blossomed into a newly re-organized Pietenpol-focused educational organization with part of its mission now including among other activities, promoting aviation safety related to antique amateur-built aircraft, disseminating safe…

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have selected eight pilot projects across 26 states to test electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and other advanced air mobility concepts later in 2026, marking the next step in a federal effort to bring the new aircraft types rapidly into the national airspace system.  The DOT announced the selections on March 9, 2026, as part of the Advanced Air Mobility and eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, known as eIPP. The agency said the program will help generate operational data that the FAA can use to develop future regulations for advanced air mobility aircraft. The DOT…

March 12, 2026, © Leeham News: In our series on the state of alternative propulsion projects, we are analysing where the electric hybrid projects are and how parallel hybrids work and perform.Figure 1. The Pratt & Whitney Parallel Hybrid DH8-100 test aircraft, presently under preparation. Source: Pratt & WhitneyWe summarized the status last week and compared it to the serial hybrids that we analyzed before Christmas. Serial hybrids are motivated in special cases, but in general, they make an aircraft more expensive to produce and operate.For those who react, “But hybrid work very well for cars”?, let’s summarize: The car…

Long security lines at some US airports and a record spring travel forecast are raising pressure on the nation’s air travel system just as the busiest part of the season gets underway.   In recent days, some travelers have faced waits of up to three hours at airport checkpoints as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staffing shortages and heavy passenger volumes collided at a handful of airports.   Airlines are expecting a record-breaking spring travel period, with 171 million passengers projected to fly during the March-April 2026 travel window, up 4% from the same period last year, according to Airlines for America.   That surge in demand is arriving while parts of…