In Brief

Sportsplanes.com said they will introduce the Breezer II LSA this fall, featuring a bigger baggage compartment and heavy-duty toe brakes to replace the handbrake lever on the current model. The Breezers are built in Germany … . Powerful Learning has released two new software products, the VFR Pilot Review System and The Private Pilot Study […]

A problem with the telecommunications gear run by Bell South/AT&T caused the air traffic control problems in Memphis last week that delayed flights all over the country…The FAA has approved the merger of US Airways and America West . It’s now all US Airways under one operating certificate…Towns in Connecticut and New York are continuing […]

The U.S. District Court in Philadelphia certified a 49-state class action suit against Lycoming concerning a mandatory retirement on crankshafts in certain engines. A California court earlier approved a class action in that state … . The National Air Transportation Association has published a report on the recent federal proposal to require passenger and crew […]

A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday marked the official opening of the new control tower at Dulles Airport … . A change in FAA rules will allow warbird pilots to expand their radius of operations, EAA reports … . The environmental impact of flying is a prime focus of this week’s meeting of the International Civil […]

Organizers of a “strand-in” to be held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Sept. 19 to protest incidents where airline passengers have been stuck on the ground inside aircraft for up to 10 hours say someone has hacked their information site, shutting it down. A temporary site has been set up … . The […]

An 89-year-old Florida pilot walked away from the crash of PiperPA-28 Saturday in Myrtle Beach. Martin Geraghty took up flying at 77. A wind gust got the better of him as he was trying to go around after misjudging his approach … . No one was injured when a hot air balloon crashed into electric […]

Four adults and two children died in the crash of what officials said was a four-place Lancair at Kern Valley Airport in California. Witnesses said the pilot was attempting to go around after aborting a landing when the aircraft crashed in a nearby field … . JetBlue has broken ranks with the Air Transport Association […]

Dr. Paul MacCready, whose Gossamer Albatross I became the first aircraft to fly across the English Channel under human power alone in 1979, died Aug. 28. MacCready was also the founder of AeroVironment, which developed groundbreaking alternative energy technology … . Boeing says it will be ready to test biofuel in a 747 within a […]

Northrop Grumman now owns all of Scaled Composites. The deal was concluded Friday. The company previously held 40 percent of the Mojave, Calif.-based Scaled, which was founded by Burt Rutan… A Mississippi pilot did some aerobatics to scare a grey rat snake from the cockpit to the rear of the plane last Thursday. Dr. Ed […]

Police arrested 10 people trying to block access to a London-area airport to protest the increasing use of private aircraft and the effects on the environment. Biggin Hill Airport is used mostly by private aircraft. There were also protests at Farnborough and Heathrow… The FAA is upgrading the avionics on its fleet of King Air […]