Father and daughter pilot Southwest Airlines plane together in memorable moment
Like father, like daughter. According to Southwest Airlines, it was the first flight for first officer Mackenzie Lenhack, who was in the cockpit with her father, the pilot, Captain Michael Lenhack, and the first flight for the entire family. From an early age, Mackenzie wanted to be a pilot like his father, so much so […]
Who is Bessie Coleman? Story of the first Black female pilot in history
Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s license. Coleman, whose nicknames included “Brave Bessie” and “Queen Bessie,” spent her life teaching others about aviation, performing in air shows and encouraging others, especially African-Americans and women, to follow their dreams. Coleman’s life was tragically cut short in a flying accident on April […]
Florida helicopter pilot charged with harassing protected birds after landing on shorebird nesting site
A Florida helicopter pilot was charged this week by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for landing on a closed shorebird nesting area. Ernesto Cordero was charged with harassment of nesting birds, a misdemeanor, for allegedly damaging eggs of protected species and scattering hundreds of shore birds after smelling fuel when he landed […]
Air Force F-16 pilot who prepared for 9/11 suicide mission retires
An F-16 fighter pilot has retired after 40 years in the Air Force because he was prepared to fly a death-defying mission on September 11th 23 years ago, but it was aborted. On September 11, 2001, after two hijacked planes flew into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers and a third crashed into the Pentagon, […]
Pilot Survives As Military Fighter Jet Goes Down Near New Mexico Airport
A pilot was hospitalized after a military fighter jet crashed Tuesday near Albuquerque International Airport in New Mexico, CBS News reported. A military pilot suffered serious injuries when an F-35 fighter jet crashed shortly after departing from Albuquerque for Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California, according to CBS News. Lockheed Martin provided the developmental […]
Pilot hospitalized after military plane crashes near Albuquerque airport
A military plane crashed near Albuquerque International Airport in New Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, leaving the pilot injured and hospitalized. An Air Force pilot was injured after ejecting from a jet, The Albuquerque Journal reported. A Kirtland Air Force Base spokesman told the outlet he is expected to recover from his injuries. The pilot flew […]
Pilot hospitalized after $80 million F-35 crashes in New Mexico
A pilot was hospitalized after an F-35 aircraft crashed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to Albuquerque Fire Rescue Public Information Officer Lt. Jason Fejer, the crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. local time. The pilot was able to eject and was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. “Pilot was transported, categorized red, meaning he had […]
REPORT: Pilot Tells Passengers To Prepare For Potential Water Landing Due To ‘Suspected Mechanical Issue’
A Spirit Airlines plane heading from Jamaica to Florida was forced to return to Jamaica on Sunday due to a “suspected mechanical issue,” with the pilot warning passengers of a possible water landing, CNN reported. Bettina Rogers, one of the passengers on the plane, said: CNN During takeoff, two strange chimes were heard and the […]
Pilot, 6 passengers on skydiving flight jump before small plane crashes in Missouri hayfield
Federal authorities said a pilot and six passengers on a skydiving flight jumped from a small plane Saturday before the plane crashed into a Missouri field. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a statement to Fox News Digital that the single-engine Cessna U206C crashed near Butler Memorial Airport around 1 p.m. Few details […]
Former US Marine pilot, Daniel Duggan, can be extradited from Australia
A Sydney magistrate ruled on Friday that former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan can be extradited from Australia to face charges in the United States for training Chinese military pilots for aircraft carrier landings. Duggan, 55, a naturalized Australian citizen, is facing U.S. charges of money laundering and violating arms control laws for training […]