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FBI using fake shell companies to fly spy aircraft over cities, equipped with illegal snooping devices that spy on Americans

FBI's covert air force of surveillance aircraft shrouded in secrecy and hidden in shell corporations

What crash? Harrison Ford saved his own life and demonstrates why good pilots make small aircraft remarkably safe to fly

Air traffic audio reveals likely cause of mysterious ...

Chinese military aircraft used civilian plane as cover in Taiwan Strait

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On Sept. 24, the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), a military enthusiast group, posted on social media that it detected a Chinese Y-9 military communications command aircraft flying from south to north on the M503 route, west of the center line of the Taiwan Strait, for a short period.

Taiwan ADIZ saw the Chinese military aircraft at 8:30 a.m.

The group was worried because it noticed that the Chinese aircraft’s flight path overlapped ...

North Korea threatens to shoot down U.S. aircraft entering its airspace

July 13, 2023 -

In a statement on Monday, July 10, the North Korean Ministry of National Defense warned that they could shoot down U.S. aircraft in response to such provocative actions.

The statement, published by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), claimed that the U.S. was conducting illegal surveillance flights and deploying drones over North Korean airspace. Additionally, the statement accused Washington of further escalating tensions by positioning a nuclear ...

FedEx to shut down 29 more aircraft as shipping demand shrinks

June 27, 2023 -

Global shipping giant FedEx plans to remove 29 aircraft from its fleet this year as part of a comprehensive cost-cutting initiative. This move aims to significantly decrease permanent costs and enhance the flexibility of the company's logistics network in response to the downturn in global trade.

During a recent earnings briefing, FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam announced that the company's Express unit plans to park 20 aircraft in the ...

RED ALERT: Pentagon mobilizing THOUSANDS of aircraft for WWIII confrontations with China, Russia

June 06, 2023 -

This intel has been related by John Moore, The Liberty Man, in his June 5, 2023 broadcast, available at the John Moore Show channel on Brighteon.com.

I called John Moore yesterday to ask for additional confirmation. He reiterated that his military-tied sources were observing (so far) hundreds of aircraft at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona being taken out of storage and restored to full service capacity. This process has only been under way for ...

FAKED: Thousands of jet engine parts with falsified safety certificates installed in commercial aircraft

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The spare parts, from simple nuts and bolts to more critical turbine blades, went into dozens of jet engines made by a General Electric (GE) joint venture during maintenance works. The engines were then installed back onto the popular Boeing and Airbus airplanes, according to GE and safety officials. They have already been able to retrieve questionable parts from 126 engines so far at a growing number of airlines.

A United spokesman said it had discovered parts in engines ...

Former Russian president Medvedev threatens nuclear holocaust over Ukraine, says WWIII won’t be fought with ‘tanks, aircraft’

January 31, 2023 -

Currently serving as Security Council Deputy Chairman, Medvedev ripped Western officials who say their countries are arming Ukraine following Russia's invasion nearly a year ago in order to prevent it from escalating.

"Firstly, defending Ukraine, which nobody needs in Europe, will not save the senile Old World from retribution if anything occurs. Secondly, once the Third World War breaks out, unfortunately it will not be on tanks or even on fighter jets. Then everything ...

Amazon, DHL reduce cargo flights as consumer demand weakens

February 10, 2023 -

ATSG provides aircraft leasing and outsourced transportation services for cargo customers. While it issued an outlook for slower growth in 2023, it said demand for leased aircraft still remains strong and that lower levels of aircraft utilization will moderate profit growth. The consensus estimate on Wall Street was for a nine percent growth in adjusted operating profit.

"Clearly, 2023 will be a transition year for us, due to both a changing ...

America is gearing up for WAR with China and Russia, the Liberty Man warns

June 16, 2023 -

Moore, a former Green Beret turned investigative journalist and radio show host, cited one of his primary sources for this information. The source told him that mothballed aircraft at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona are being reactivated and flown once more. F-16 fighters, C-130 transport planes, AWACS planes and A-10 attack planes are just some of the aircraft being put back into active service, the source added.

The host of "The John ...

U.S. military discovers debris from missing F-35 more than 80 miles away from where its pilot ejected

September 21, 2023 -

The debris was discovered near Indiantown Road in Florence County, South Carolina, roughly 80 miles from where military officials say the pilot ejected near North Charleston on Sept. 17.

Military officials have ordered a two-day stand-down of all aircraft flights in the area and have called on the public to assist in finding the lost fighter jet. They described the event as a "mishap" and announced they were focusing their attention near Lake Moultrie and ...

AI-controlled planes now a reality, but are they a boon or bane in the sky?

August 31, 2023 -

The 2005 movie "Stealth" directed by Rob Cohen introduced the concept of autonomous AI on planes. At the same time, it sparked discussions about the moral and ethical questions associated with the idea. But 18 years later, autonomous AI in aircraft is no longer just for the movies – as the U.S. has come up with the pilot-less XQ-58A Valkyrie experimental aircraft.

The Valkyrie aircraft, which draws inspiration from the movie, shares some uncanny ...

No longer political: China’s recent military exercises a DRY RUN to INTERCEPT U.S. forces rushing to defend Taiwan

September 28, 2023 - aircraft conducted sorties near the island.

Meanwhile, at sea, an unusually large group of Chinese aircraft carriers accompanied by around two dozen warships sailed southeast of Taiwan in the Western Pacific. Chinese sorties have incorporated an increasing number of Y-20 transport and refueling aircraft flying alongside jet fighters to the east of Taiwan.China continues practicing for an INVASION of Taiwan

Taiwan has historically considered ...

Air taxi manufacturer Joby Aviation announces plan to build $500M factory in Dayton, Ohio – the birthplace of modern aviation

September 20, 2023 - aircraft annually.

The new facility at Dayton is expected to be provided enough land to build up to two million square feet of manufacturing space.

Construction of the new manufacturing facility is expected to begin in 2024, and Joby Aviation expects to start the hiring process before the end of the year and has already begun encouraging people both inside and outside the state to apply for roles.

Joby Aviation has been flying full-scale prototype ...

UK national security compromised by munitions shortage after sending aid to Ukraine

March 16, 2023 - aircraft fleet are major problems. He warned: "We've gone too far with the reduction in our army. We have real problems now with the tank fleet, issues with one of the aircraft carriers. We've got a tiny number of aircraft -- it's ridiculous now that we've got so few aircraft.”

He added that the war has illustrated the importance of preparation and echoed the sentiments of other experts that the UK is not ready for a war in the manner they ...

China preparing to launch an invasion of Taiwan, warns Chinese journalist

January 12, 2023 - aircraft and tens of thousands of service members." In most scenarios run by the CSIS wargaming team, the U.S. lost approximately 3,200 troops, two aircraft carriers and between 10 to 20 large surface ships.

China, however, would also suffer heavy losses, with some 10,000 troops killed and 155 aircraft and 138 major ships destroyed. Japan is also predicted to lose at least a hundred aircraft and dozens of ships.

The CSIS report ...

Putin sends warship armed with hypersonic missiles into Atlantic, Indian Oceans as U.S. Air Force tests deadly new tactic

January 07, 2023 - aircraft, according to an analysis by a U.S. Air Force civilian researcher who specializes in Chinese aerospace studies. 

Launching weapons out of cargo aircraft could complicate an enemy’s targeting priorities, make it more difficult for them to detect an incoming threat, and give the U.S. and its allies more options for striking the enemy at a low cost. 

Cruise missiles travel nowhere near as fast as hypersonic missiles, which the U.S. and China continue ...

Poland does not plan to donate its own F-16 fighter jets and Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, but urges other nations to do so

June 05, 2023 -

"We have too few F-16 aircraft. So at the moment today, there are no such expectations from us," Morawiecki said during a June 1 press conference on the first day of the European Political Community Summit in Moldova. Polskie Radio reported that the Polish leader also noted Warsaw's lack of Patriot air defense systems to send to Kyiv.

The Polish Air Force officially has 48 F-16 fighter jets, 12 of which are training variants. It has ordered 48 KAI T-50 Golden Eagle ...

FLIRTING WITH DISASTER: Biden clears way for Ukraine to obtain F-16 fighter jets

May 23, 2023 -

A senior Biden administration official confirmed the move to the Messenger, but clarified that the announcement does not mean Washington will send its own F-16s to Ukraine. The aircraft will come from several European countries that have it in their respective arsenals.

Meanwhile, another person familiar with the discussions told POLITICO that Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands all have surplus F-16s that could be donated to Ukraine. That person added that the ...

Wagner Group founder and leader Yevgeny Prigozhin presumed dead as Russia claims he was passenger in plane crash

August 24, 2023 -

Russia's civil aviation agency, the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia), published a list of the 10 people on board a plane flying from Moscow to Saint Petersburg on Aug. 23. This plane, described as a private business jet, crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver Oblast, around the halfway point between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Video footage spreading on Russian news outlets and social media confirms that an aircraft was seen plummeting to the ...

Kansas and Colorado to regulate flashing turbine lights on wind farms after growing complaints from residents

May 05, 2023 - aircraft is approaching.

North Dakota approved similar legislation in 2017. Lawmakers at the Washington State Legislature also passed a bill requiring light-mitigating technology on wind farms. However, the bill still awaits the signature of Gov. Jay Inslee.

Officials with Terma and DeTect Inc., the biggest vendors of aircraft-detection lighting systems, said they have seen demand for their technology increase significantly since 2018 when counties and ...