The United Express plane that slid into a field Sunday was the third Embraer 145 jet from the same company, Trans States Airlines, to overshoot the runway at Ottawa International Airport while attempting to land during rain. Trans States Airlines is a regional carrier headquartered in Bridgeton, Missouri, that operates as United Express for United …
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Airworthiness Directive Issued for Falcon 7X – Flying Magazine
EASA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) in response to the runaway trim incident that temporarily grounded the Falcon 7X fleet in May. Most of the fleet was shortly returned to service. The new AD, developed in conjunction with Dassault, calls for a modification of the fly-by-wire system to allow for earlier failure detection and …
Photo: USAF F-16 Overrun at Oshkosh – OPShots.net
A US Air Force F-16 finished its performance with a bang last Thursday when it overran the runway at Wittman Airfield in Oshkosh, Wisconsin following an aerial display at AirVenture 2011. OPShots contributor Craig Maternowski was on the scene shortly after the incident and captured a pair of images that show the end result. You …