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On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico denied Aviace’s request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against Eclipse Aviation. In denying Aviace’s request, the court found that “Aviace has not shown a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits of any of its claims.” The finding concluded, “Therefore, Aviace’s […]

On Monday afternoon, pilot Robert Johnson had just touched down in his Bonanza at the Los Alamos County Airport in New Mexico when his passenger noticed an ominous-looking shadow just ahead. Another Bonanza, on short final, was trying to land on the same runway, and crashed into the top of Johnson’s airplane. Unhurt, Johnson struggled […]

AirCell, the airborne telecommunications manufacturer, last week said the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted its request for specific radio frequencies, enabling the company to provide exclusive broadband connectivity to U.S. airlines and business aircraft beginning in early 2008. The company said its initial service offerings to the airline market will include wireless Internet […]

Cessna yesterday handed over the keys to its 100th Citation Sovereign business jet, just over two years after the first example of its type was delivered. The 100th Sovereign was sold to Canada-based Agrium, a global producer and marketer of agricultural nutrients, industrial products, and fertilizers, and a major supplier of agricultural products and services […]

Raytheons new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been certified by the FAA, and that means it can be used in the restricted airspace over the border between Arizona and Mexico. Raytheon says the Cobra is more technologically advanced than other UAVs and is only nine feet long… Alan Conklin, who co-founded Conklin & de Decker, […]

My nephew Kermit and I rarely miss a movie that has flying in it. We’ve watched classics like “Islands in the Sun” and endured dogs like “Pearl Harbor” but we’ve always enjoyed each other’s company and popcorn at the movies.During one of my days off last week, I took Kermit to see the highly hyped […]

A supervisor at the Denver Center had inappropriate relations with female subordinates, including having sex while at work, and has not been disciplined, according to local news reports… The FAA last week chose Lockheed Martin to help introduce unmanned aerial vehicles into the National Airspace System… UP Aerospace has recovered the rocket and payloads that […]

A blimp landed in trees near Boston after a rudder failed. The pilot tried to land on a nearby beach but the wind was too strong… Scottsdale, Ariz., has banned helicopters from taking off or landing in residential areas… The first private rocket to launch at New Mexico’s spaceport took off Monday but failed to […]

The Senate held a confirmation hearing yesterday to consider Transportation Secretary nominee Mary Peters… A Nigerian Air Force Dornier 228 crashed on Sunday, killing 13 people, including 10 generals. There were six survivors… The first female space tourist, Anousheh Ansari, has arrived at the International Space Station… Boeing has won a contract to protect the […]

Aero-trekking is the term coined by sport fliers who enjoy long-distance, low-level, open-air flying (although some say they “don’t hold with this high-sounding, techno-babble, aero-trekking moniker,” but prefer to use the term “kite-plane airtrekking”). The treks follow designated routes, ranked from 1 to 5 in difficulty, that extend for 50 miles or more across sparsely […]