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FAA Proposes Easing Diabetes Medical Rules Pilots whose diabetes is controlled without insulin could potentially receive medical certificates directly from an AME.

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Coast Guard Jet Carrying DHS Secretary Loses Engine Flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to Reagan National after reporting loss of right engine power.

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Boeing’s $3.1 Million FAA Fine Payment Went Undisclosed The penalty covered 737 production and safety violations cited by the agency.

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Study Finds Collegiate Pilots Neutral on UAS Autonomy Small Part 141 survey found no significant change in willingness to fly based on how nearby unmanned aircraft were controlled.

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GAO Urges FAA Review Of A&P Testing Barrier Students in some high school maintenance programs face additional requirements before they can take the FAA’s general knowledge test.

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Business Jets, Turboprops Lift Q2 GA Shipments GAMA reported higher aircraft billings through the first half of 2026 despite a decline in piston-airplane deliveries.

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Picture of the Day: Sept. 3, 2026 Aerobatics in a Wolf Pitts Pro at AirVenture.

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TSB: Helicopters More Than Twice as Likely to Have Loss-of-Visual-Reference Accidents TSB research shows loss-of-visual-reference accidents are more than twice as likely to involve helicopters than airplanes.

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Picture of the Day: Sept. 2, 2026 A CAP 182 runs-up before a mission in support of FEMA.

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NBAA: Powerplant Failures, Collisions Among Q2 Safety Concerns NBAA’s Q2 2026 analysis identified powerplant failures and takeoff-and-landing collisions among the leading safety concerns for turbine-powered business aviation.

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Airline Pilot Hiring Up Nearly 40% At ATP Airline hiring of ATP Flight School graduates is up nearly 40% from last year, with more than 1,170 graduates hired by major and regional carriers in the past 12 months.

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FAA Deploys 100th Surface Surveillance System in ATC Modernization Push FAA has installed its 100th Surface Awareness Initiative system as part of an accelerated effort to expand airport surface surveillance.

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FAA Denies Hawaii Helicopter Operator’s Bid to Resume Ocean Jumps The FAA has rejected Trident Adventures’ request to resume helicopter “helocast” tours that let passengers jump into the ocean from 10 to 35 feet.

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Otto Aerospace Sets 2028 Start For Jacksonville Factory Phantom 3500 production at Cecil Airport is expected to begin around 2030.

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Air Force Declares MH-139 Grey Wolf Operational AW139-based helicopter is replacing the UH-1N Huey for nuclear-security missions.

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Virginia’s Busiest GA Airport Cleared For Airline Service Part 139 certification moves Washington Manassas Airport closer to scheduled passenger operations.

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Boeing 737 MAX Victim-Fund Payments Set To Begin The $444.5 million fund covers the estates of 346 people killed in the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accidents.

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Picture of the Day: September 1, 2026 Super Decathlon maneuvers at AirVenture.

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Navy Seeks Carrier-Based Autonomous Combat Aircraft RFI calls for two prototypes capable of catapult launches, arrested landings and carrying as much as 10,000 pounds of external weapons.

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Drunk Man Steals Cessna, Fighters Scramble Police say the 24-year-old flew the aircraft toward a nuclear power plant.