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The University of North Dakota is also helping out the effort, and Doug Marshall, director of Project Development at the universitys Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, told the Winnipeg Free Press the human tide of economic refugees crossing from Mexico to the U.S. is less important to security officials than potential terrorists “finding a way […]

That fall fishing trip to Canada might have some unprecedented complications. According to a report in the Winnipeg Free Press, U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to start patrols of the border between Canada and the U.S. (the longest undefended border in the world, by the way) by Predator unmanned aerial vehicles in September. The […]

For as long as we can remember, the only documentation needed by a U.S. citizen returning home from Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas or certain other locations by air was a driver’s license and a birth certificate. No more. Beginning Jan. 23, 2007, all U.S. citizens — including children — need a current passport, even if […]

Brisk sales, new airplanes, no hurricanes — despite troubles in the towers, some tragic flights, and worries about the future, overall a pretty good year for general aviation. Here’s our year-end review of the news. Editor’s Note: All the links in this story take you to full stories AVweb provided throughout the year. Eclipse — […]

A 30-year-old man who was flying a 1972 Bellanca Super Viking when it crashed into a lake in northeastern Oklahoma on Saturday night, killing all three passengers, has been charged with three counts of manslaughter. Thomas Brent Caldwell, 30, of Pryor, Okla., apparently never had a pilot certificate and was drinking at the time of […]

Liberty’s XL2 single-engine two-seater has received its Australian certification… Any reciprocating engine crankcases serviced by Crankcase Services of Tulsa, Okla., should be checked, says the FAA’s Suspected Unapproved Parts Program Office… Two European airlines have told their crews to follow special defensive procedures while in Brazilian airspace, Reuters reported this week… Need a stocking stuffer […]

Two helicopter pilots, Jennifer Murray and Colin Bodill, took off from Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday on the first leg of a flight that will take them to both the North and South Poles. If they succeed, it will be a first. The two will fly their Bell 407 helicopter through 34 countries and cover […]

LoPresti Wednesday announced that position holders for its two-place 215-mph-on-10.5-gph cross-country and aerobatic Fury aircraft will now have first dibs on special pricing for the first 60 Furys produced … but there’s a twist. The company says it has the names of 615 individuals who ordered 615 aircraft; however, through years of difficulty in bringing […]

Piaggio promises both style and performance in its new jet design, but is revealing no details. The new jet is expected to launch sometime next year, Flight Global reports… Bell/Agusta flew the second prototype of its BA609 tilt-rotor aircraft for the first time last week in Cameri, Italy. The aircraft flew for 52 minutes and […]