Aviation Meme Lords

10/07/2022

https://www.wthitv.com/news/indiana/historic-wwii-aircraft-are-landing-in-terre-haute/article_bd1f2998-fe3d-11ec-9ed9-c7ccc7345d9b.html?fbclid=IwAR0cHcgtHdvhQ7rlyItGXQ73n1IlxbQJKzH7TqNoa-dUU-7prK9wsUxJAIw&fs=e&s=cl

Historic World War II aircrafts are touching down in Terre Haute for the weekend.

08/06/2022

https://thehill.com/news/wire/3514816-man-says-excruciating-17-days-in-jail-was-caused-by-airlines-mistake/ Man says ‘excruciating’ 17 days in jail was caused by airline’s mistake

Michael Lowe said he found himself sitting in jail for an airport burglary he didn’t commit. He says the airline gave his name to police, and he has no idea why.

14/05/2022

https://fb.watch/c-PcBMuriF/

12/05/2022

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/12/us/pilot-stunt-faa-penalty/index.html?fbclid=IwAR30lyd2KGb7Hp05oANK0sKMSnSsb6ZP8CC4nRvtYsG7F7USkSZarkNTSe4

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued emergency orders grounding both pilots involved in last month's botched and "unauthorized" Red Bull plane swap stunt.

09/05/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/09/podcasts/the-daily/drones-airstrikes-military-ptsd.html The Unseen Trauma of America’s Drone Pilots

Killing targets in remote attacks has had a deep and troubling effect on those who fly the missions.

08/05/2022

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/area-51-test-pilots-mysterious-death-happened-heroically-flying-an-su-27-report

For years the death of one of the Air Force's top pilots near Area 51 remained cloaked in secrecy, but a new detailed report has just emerged.

07/05/2022

https://www.wthitv.com/news/virgin-flight-turns-back-as-pilot-hadnt-completed-final-flying-test/article_bc4ed226-0bf4-5cca-82d1-dc5cd06b003d.html?fbclid=IwAR1WcvNkMfcGflgvbTG3fHGApYIjE-tLPdwlVdemqMGiaiRq42bShSfaSdI

A Virgin Atlantic flight heading to New York's JFK Airport turned back to London Heathrow after it emerged the first officer hadn't completed the airline's final flying test.

05/05/2022

https://people.com/movies/tom-cruise-arrives-at-world-premiere-of-top-gun-maverick-in-a-helicopter-he-piloted/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=62733ad02d77670001618497&fbclid=IwAR03-VQ5HGmjah5QCuVAv8JA9yrrwQli9N5D8YTi0ZV_AUQkGkPe7eoYz5o

Cruise, 59, is reprising his role of Maverick over 35 years after the original Top Gun hit theaters in 1986

05/05/2022

https://www.facebook.com/349968677548/posts/10158995903767549/?d=n

A man is in custody after opening a plane’s emergency exit and walking onto the wing of the moving aircraft at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Thursday morning.

02/05/2022

https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/05/26922896/ghost-of-kyiv-was-a-myth-ukraine-force-clears-the-air-about-the-ace-fighter-pilot

Hours after media reports claimed that the "Ghost of Kyiv" — an ace fighter pilot of Ukraine who gunned down many Russian aircraft — was dead, the Ukrainian...

30/04/2022

https://www.flyingmag.com/red-bull-plane-swap-pilot-appears-to-post-instagram-confession/?fbclid=IwAR0XNGp1c14Jxzl5kB5IZfSF3l1bjJEKe41TAa9u__whevKcOij8QB5t2jY

Luke Aikins, the lead pilot for the Red Bull Plane Swap stunt that streamed live last Sunday on Hulu, has apparently posted a message on his Instagram page in which he takes responsibility for continuing with the event without permission from the FAA. In the Instagram statement, Aikins says he recei...

30/04/2022

https://nypost.com/2022/04/29/ghost-of-kyiv-major-stepan-tarabalka-killed-in-battle/amp/?fbclid=IwAR3vVat3kRFab_8y8UGe4b2ERz3GzGG-A3Yk93Vfx0mCUMe4uNYNMq5XUpw

The Ukrainian fighter pilot hailed as the “Ghost of Kyiv” after reportedly shooting down dozens of Russian aircraft has been killed in battle.

27/04/2022

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/air-force-to-buy-e-7-wedgetail-radar-jets-to-replace-aging-e-3s Air Force To Buy E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jets To Replace Aging E-3s

Buying new E-7 Wedgetails is just one part of the Air Force's plans for replacing its Cold War-era E-3 Sentries.

26/04/2022

https://www.necn.com/news/national-international/bullet-hole-found-in-gas-tank-of-plane-at-gardner-airport/2725095/?fbclid=IwAR1Vem_UHpOKW00w9IpsOzWW2qUuGZP0D78bzza0vZgb-wXafh7n74jm2Z8

Authorities are investigating after a pilot reported his plane was damaged by what he believed to be a gunshot while landing at Gardner Municipal Airport in Massachusetts on Monday. According to Massachusetts State Police, the pilot reported that he believed the single-engine Cessna 172 was hit by a...

23/04/2022

https://nypost.com/2022/04/22/man-punched-by-mike-tyson-on-plane-hires-lawyer-over-injuries/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab

The man Mike Tyson appeared to punch in the head repeatedly in a video filmed aboard a JetBlue flight Thursday, has lawyered up.

21/04/2022

https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/last-learjet-bombardier-wichita-defense-operation-1234675434/

The iconic brand is gone, but Bombardier will expand its Wichita service facilities and convert some business jets into military aircraft.

21/04/2022

https://outsider.com/sports/mike-tyson-throws-haymakers-passenger-first-class-flight/?fbclid=IwAR0wsYt5s77BDsNbH-mKRcZfgz6Jy4j-02mgkGlhgQOx4JePaN34LFJd-HU

On Wednesday night, boxing legend Mike Tyson was filmed in an altercation punching a fellow passenger in first class during their flight.