by Jim Campbell | Dec 19, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Bell Leaders, City Officials Gathered At Hangar For Celebration Bell Textron announced the delivery of a second Bell 505 to the Fort Worth Police Department in a celebration in the department’s hangar at Meacham Int’l Airport (KFTW). Executives from Bell...
by Jim Campbell | Dec 18, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
ROTOR Act Unanimously Passes the Senate, Moves to the House The US Senate unanimously passed the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act on December 17, working to fill safety gaps connected to the January 29 midair collision near Ronald...
by Jim Campbell | Dec 17, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Expands National Fleet To More Than 500 Aircraft Textron announced that the Civil Air Patrol ordered an additional 15 Cessna piston-engine aircraft, bolstering its nationwide mission capabilities. The order is for seven Cessna 172 Skyhawks and eight 182 Skylane...
by Jim Campbell | Dec 17, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Heavy Rains In Cascades Overfill Yakima And Naches Rivers U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters rescued 18 people from the Yakima and Naches Rivers in Central Washington on December 9 as heavy rains hit the Cascade Mountains and caused the river levels to rise...
by Jim Campbell | Dec 17, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Heavy Rains In Cascades Overfill Yakima And Naches Rivers U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters rescued 18 people from the Yakima and Naches Rivers in Central Washington on December 9 as heavy rains hit the Cascade Mountains and caused the river levels to rise...
by Jim Campbell | Dec 17, 2025 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Bedford Pledges Improvement Following Multiple Tragic Accidents and a Lengthy Shutdown Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford made his first appearance before the House Aviation Subcommittee this week, using the hearing to address a year publicly...