In Brief

Another new company is trying to rise from the ashes of Eclipse Aviation, as Eclipse 500 Services aims to provide maintenance support to the orphaned fleet. The company is staffed by former Eclipse Aviation mechanics and engineers… A pilot in Italy has been convicted of manslaughter in connection with a 2005 accident when he prayed […]

Aviation radio problems that have persisted in the Bahamas since a 2006 hurricane are finally solved, AOPA said this week… TCM has expanded its recall of certain piston cylinders to include an additional 300 cylinders manufactured since August 2006, go to TCMlink.com for info… Canada is celebrating its Centennial of Flight all this year; click […]

Citing two engine thrust rollback events on Boeing 777s powered by Rolls-Royce engines, the NTSB issued an urgent safety recommendation on Wednesday calling for the redesign of a Rolls- Royce engine component… Mitre has received an FAA aviation research award for its Universal Access Transceiver digital radio system… A proposed airworthiness directive for certain Piper […]

The National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation has filed suit against the FAA and the Department of Transportation, alleging that the agencies have been too slow to respond to NTSB safety recommendations… Cessna‘s 400 Corvalis TT single-engine piston aircraft, formerly the Columbia 400, is now EASA certified… Liberty Aerospace announced it is spinning off Liberty Composites to […]

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive for Cessna 400-series aircraft mandating an inspection of the auxiliary wing spar, and if any cracks are found, they must be reported … General Motors has shut down its flight department, cutting 49 jobs, and parked its seven leased aircraft. So far the company can’t sell the jets […]

The owner of a fuel-starved Cessna 152 that landed on an interstate in Utah last week is under investigation after the aircraft ended up back at its home base of Spanish Forks Airport. Local authorities apparently expressly denied permission to fly the refueled airplane from the interstate but likely would have known about it being […]

The FAA will impose a TFR over Chicago this weekend as President Barack Obama visits the city… Heli Expo coming up, Feb. 22-24, in Anaheim, Calif…. A new documentary film in the works, A Pilot’s Story, aims to inspire the next generation of aviators… Tutor.com, Careers in Aviation, and Jamail Larkins have combined forces to […]

Cessna plans to reduce the work week of some employees spared layoff in its recent round of cutbacks. The shorter weeks and perhaps furloughs are part of the company’s plan to ensure production and demand are balanced and could last two years … Cirrus Aircraft may further adjust production but it’s not planning any more […]

The NTSB says it found no mechanical problems with the engines on Flight 1549, but bird remains have been confirmed in both engines… AAI Acquisition, which last year bought the assets of Adam Aircraft, is looking for a strategic partner to continue the development of the A700 light jet, the Wichita Eagle reported this week… […]

An ATR-42 owned by FedEx crashed 300 feet short of the runway while on an ILS approach into Lubbock, Texas, early Tuesday morning; both pilots on board walked away… GA pilots are invited to take part in a research project about Notams this Saturday, Jan. 31. Just one meeting is required, from 10 to 4, […]