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On Friday, a ferry pilot en route from Hawaii to California ditched in the mid-Pacific after reporting a fuel problem, and was killed. Kelvin Stark, 58, of Tauranga, was ferrying a brand-new Pacific Aerospace Corporation PAC 750XL plane to Oakland. It was the first of the $1.7 million aircraft to be sold overseas, according to […]

Carrier says two-aircraft formation was approved and rehearsed with South African aviation authorities.

Part 146 certification allows the autonomy developer to approve certain aircraft design changes internally.

Purdue University’s Dr. Damon Lercel and Hailey Manuel invite pilots and aircraft owners to share views on electronic conspicuity technology and its role in airspace safety.

Autonomy developer builds on momentum from U.S. milestones as international certification effort moves forward.

Global aviation meeting to consider raising airline pilot retirement age to 67.

Merlin has received New Zealand’s Part 145 Maintenance Certificate, allowing maintenance on commercial aircraft.

Separatists in the West Papua Liberation Army shot and killed a pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan Angkasa Air Service after he had dropped off four passengers at the remote village of Alama. The passengers were not harmed because they were indigenous people from the village. Glen Malcolm Conning, a New Zealander, has been […]

On Friday, Boeing issued a safety advisory asking airlines to inspect pilot seat switches on the 787 Dreamliner aircraft following a recent LATAM Airlines incident in which a sudden plunge injured some 50 crew members and passengers. Boeing described the advisory as “precautionary” noting that airlines carry out the inspection during scheduled maintenance checks on […]

Tecnam recently announced that New Zealand Airline Academy Ltd. (NZAAL) has ordered 10 training aircraft. The order includes eight single-engine Tecnam P2008 JC Night VFR models, one single-engine P-Mentor IFR trainer and one twin-engine piston P2006T Premium Edition advanced multi-engine trainer. The twin is currently en route from the Tecnam factory in Capua, Italy, to […]