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19-May-2021 Source: Med-Trans Pilot Melvin Hughes has received the Federal Aviation Administration’s “Master Pilot” Award Med-Trans pilot Melvin Hughes was honored by the Federal Aviation Administration with the prestigious Wright Brothers “Master Pilot” award. Hughes, a pilot based at Erlanger LIFE FORCE in Sparta, Tenn., was surprised with the award during a celebration last month. The Wright Brothers “Master Pilot” award honors pilots who have at least 50 years of safe flying. ...

Greece And Israel Will Establish A Joint Flight School With T-6 Texan II And M-346 Master Trainer Aircraft Greece And Israel Will Establish A Joint Flight School With T-6 Texan II And M-346 Master Trainer Aircraft Two M-346 advanced training aircraft of the Italian Air Force. (Photo: Leonardo) The new Flight School will be built and operated by Elbit at Kalamata Air Base, where the Hellenic Air Force currently train its pilots on the T-6A Texan II and the T-2E Buckeye. The governments of Greece...

Given the facts that we have now, three hours and 10 minutes after it happened, what does it add up to what you say? >> it adds up to a new normal. a a disturbing new normal at that. isis, al qaeda, terror affiliated groups that use this tactic figured out post 9/11r that whats the sense of spending half a million to a million dollars developing a flight training program, learning how to fly a plane, if you can cause an equal amount of terror impact in nice, france, barcelona, berlin, and on new...

He joins us tonight. given the fact set that we have now, three hours in 10 minutes after it happened, what does it add up to what you say? >> it adds up to a new normal. a disturbing new normal at that. isis, al qaeda, terror affiliated groups that use this tactic figured out post 9/11 that whats the sense of spending half a million to a million dollars developing a flight training program, learning how to fly a plane, if you can cause an equal amount of terror impact in nice, france, barcelona...

Does it make this distinction in a criminal investigation, if the could pilot did it and he is dead does this remove any culpability from the airliner? how does this advance anything? >> well thats a great question fredricka. and i echo what will says with reference to this is just one phase of the investigation that is now complete. and i applaud the investigation team in the -- in the organized way they go about this. its an example. anyhow i think to your question the problem stems from the i...

Theres wonderful treatment available. this young man obviously took it 18 steps further in deciding to take the lives of 149 people. so lets make sure we differentiate that. les, to you on the point that were now learning lufthansa had discovered this investigation. this goes back to when he was training. this goes back to 2009 and his flight training program. theres documentation he had a bout with severe depression. we also know that there was a lapse in his training. i dont know if it was dir...

Has to use the bathroom or something like that. apparent apparently they dont have the same rules in europe but i think they will be established immediately. >> hi jon. it is andrea. what is the first thing you would be asking? i assume investigators going to the girlfriend and family members to ask about mental illness but what would you look at next? >> guest: i want to be a little reassuring to the viewers. a friend who flies more than i do said look at this. there is an avilation flight trai...