In Brief

The pilot of a Bonanza on approach to Chattanooga Airport reported being disoriented just before the plane crashed in a wooded area north of the city Dec. 22. The crash killed pilot Nelson MacPherson Jr., his wife Debbie and their daughters Danielle and Kayla… Atlantic Aviation will become the FBO at the airport touted as […]

A 747-400 with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on board hit some runway lights while landing at Miami International on Tuesday evening. The NTSB is investigating… Fuel tanks on some Embraer Legacy bizjets could explode if certain harnesses for the tanks create sparks that encounter flammable gasses, says the FAA in a proposed airworthiness directive… […]

More than 70 competitors took part in Chinas first national-level indoor model airplane competition. The sport, which is very popular in Europe, is growing rapidly in China… A Michigan company has won the contract to fly caskets and remains of U.S. troops killed in action from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to funeral locations. […]

A B-29 Superfortress that has been under renovation at Boeing in Wichita since 2000 will be moved to the Kansas Aviation Museum next month, the Wichita Eagle reported Monday. Work on the airplane will continue in an effort to restore it to flying condition… NASA said on Monday it will provide 3-D imagery of the […]

A sting operation mounted by the Office of Inspector General and Department of Transportation has led to the conviction of a San Francisco man for falsifying his student helicopter pilot medical records. Michael Shelby Ascarte was sentenced to 10 hours of community service and six months probation for withholding the fact that he was on […]

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 […]

The Thunderbirds will perform at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends Sept. 27 to Sept. 30 in Columbus. More than two-thirds of the world’s 150 flyable P-51s are expected at the event, which will also honor 51 legendary figures involved with the storied fighter… The closure of a short runway has prompted expansion at Allegheny […]

Adam Aircraft has hired two new executives to manage flight test and engineering programs… A computer system at Miami Center was down for about an hour on Wednesday, and four aircraft in the flight levels “almost” violated FAA separation rules, The Associated Press reported… Brazil shut down three major airports on Tuesday when an air […]

Spectrum Aeronautical has received Organizational Designated Airworthiness Representative (ODAR) status with the FAA, allowing it to perform in-house airworthiness inspections of the two business jets it has under development. Spectrum says the responsibility came earlier in the aircraft development process than is usual… Galvin Flight Services will host the Pacific Northwest debut of the Diamond […]

Test pilot Scott Crossfield was posthumously awarded the Engen Trophy on Tuesday by the Washington, D.C., Aero Club. FAA Administrator Marion Blakey made the presentation to his daughter Susan… A helicopter crashed in Lyons, Oregon, last week while hoisting Christmas trees in a sling attached with a rope. The rope broke and rebounded, hitting the […]