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Pilot Had Recently Purchased The Airplane And Received His Private Pilot Certificate About One Month Prior On November 26, 2025, about 1145 mountain standard time, an American Aviation AA-1A airplane, N9439L was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot had recently purchased the airplane and received his private pilot certificate about one month prior to the accident. On Nov 24, 2025, he began a long cross-country flight that departed Palm…

"I saw the best of America, I saw men and women dedicating their lives to defending our country and to accomplishing that mission… They got the job done despite any obstacles in front of them." Source: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, commenting on those service men and women who carried out the mission in Venezuela.

Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) A TFR is a regulatory action issued by the FAA via the U.S. NOTAM System, under the authority of United States Code, Title 49. TFRs are issued within the sovereign airspace of the United States and its territories to restrict certain aircraft from operating within a defined area on a temporary basis to protect persons or property in the air or on the ground. While not all inclusive, TFRs may be issued for disaster or hazard situations such as: toxic gas leaks or spills, fumes from flammable agents, aircraft accident/incident sites, aviation or ground resources engaged…

Aero Linx: The 1-26 Association (Schweizer) Welcome to the 1-26 Association. The Association’s goal is to foster the helpfulness, the camaraderie, and the opportunity for head-to-head competition that is found in One Design groups in sailing. It is an organization of people who share the common ideal that soaring should be fun, not frantic – people who include pilots, families, crews and others who are interested. Membership is open to everyone. Owning a 1-26 or being a pilot is not required!

The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on a 52-47 vote and ensure a vote next week on final passage. It has virtually no chance of becoming law because Trump would have to sign it if it were to pass the Republican-controlled House. Still, it was a significant gesture that showed unease among some Republicans after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in…

Alaska Airlines has announced it is placing a record order with Boeing for 105 additional 737 MAX 10 aircraft, which will bring its total order book for this model to 174 units, and five B787 widebody airliners for an undisclosed amount. The order also includes 35 options for B737 MAX 10 aircraft.  The former will expand the airline’s fleet as well as replace some of the 248 Boeing aircraft it currently operates, while the latter will be used to strengthen its recently launched long-haul operations to Europe and Asia.  The last couple of years have seen Alaska Airlines undergo massive…

ROME — Italy has formally announced an air force base in Sicily is to become the first F-35 training school outside the United States, reflecting a growth in demand for pilot training after fresh orders of the jet in Europe.The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and constructor Lockheed Martin will oversee the readying of the training center at Trapani-Birgi Air Base, with initial ground training to be offered by December 2028 and the completion of a “Lightning Training Centre” by July 2029, the Italian defense ministry said.With a €112.6 million ($131.4 million) price tag to be footed by the Italian…

Turkish Airlines has announced a package of investments worth 100 billion Turkish Lira (US$2.3 billion / €2 billion) to upgrade and expand its ground infrastructure.  The announcement was made jointly by the Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, and Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee, Prof. Ahmet Bolat, on January 8, 2026, at a ceremony in Istanbul.  Turkish Airlines The project covers up to eight different critical facilities, located mainly in Istanbul, which support Turkish Airlines operations across several business functions, such as air cargo, catering, crew services, IT and data handling, as well…

Lockheed Martin says it delivered 191 F-35 Lightning II fighters in 2025, the highest annual total in the program’s history, as more countries move to expand or introduce the fifth-generation jet into their air forces.  According to the manufacturer, annual F-35 production is now running at a pace around five times higher than any other allied fighter currently in production. The global fleet has grown to almost 1,300 aircraft and passed one million cumulative flight hours in 2025, with the company also reporting completion of the latest Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) hardware and software baseline across the program.  Record output and growing…

ISTANBUL — Turkey will spend the equivalent of $27.34 billion on defense and security in 2026, marking a 30% increase compared with the previous year.The Turkish parliament approved the budget in late December, and it entered into force on Jan. 1. The Ministry of National Defence (MoND) is slate to get $19.08 billion, representing a 31.6% increase over its 2025 budget.According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, the annual rate of change for the consumer price index was 30,38% in 2025.Of the MoND allocation, 53.9% is earmarked for personnel costs and social security, 44.1% for procurement, with the remainder allocated to…