In Brief

Tom Moon, who was four times Australia’s national aerobatics champion, died on Tuesday when the Extra 300 he was flying crashed on a runway next to the Temora Aviation Museum, in which he played an active role… Waco announced it will certify select pre-owned aircraft that meet stringent standards and provide a factory warranty with […]

Lorraine Howerton has joined AOPA as vice president of legislative affairs to help lobby for GA-friendly legislation in Washington, D.C…. Sean Oskvarek, 45, of Woodbridge, Ill., is facing seven charges relating to the crash of his Cessna 182 on Nov. 11, 2008. Tests revealed he had alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, opiates and benzodiazepines in his system […]

Flight restrictions have been posted for the Washington, D.C., area during Inauguration Day, Jan. 20… A helicopter crashed on its way to an oil rig off the Louisiana coast, killing eight of the nine on board … Continental Airlines on Wednesday flew a 737 on a biofuel blend, using second-generation, sustainable fuels … Seven airlines […]

The XM weather feature on some Garmin handheld GPS units reportedly failed over the weekend. We weren’t able to reach anyone from either company but will have more details Monday … A fatal plane crash took out power lines feeding one of Britain’s busiest commuter rail lines on Friday and they still weren’t fixed by […]

NASA on Tuesday released a comprehensive study of crew safety equipment and procedures used during the space shuttle Columbia accident, with recommendations for improving the safety of all future crew members in space … The USAF Thunderbirds jet aerobatics team has released its 2009 schedule for show appearances across the U.S. … Several major airlines […]

The charter flight that went missing in the Caribbean last week was an “unauthorized” flight carrying illegal migrant workers, investigators say … The National Biplane Association has announced that next year’s Biplane Expo will be the last staged by the organization. The event will be held in Bartlesville, Oklahoma June 4-6 … FAA is asking […]

Shuttle astronaut Eileen Collins, former Cessna CEO Russ Meyer, late actor and aviation advocate Jimmy Stewart and late Apollo astronaut Ed White are the 2009 inductees into the National Aviation Hall of Fame… Special flight rules will be in place for the presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20… Pax were stunned when an […]

Negligence charges against the U.S. pilots involved in Brazil’s worst air disaster have been dropped, but they still face other charges for allegedly contributing to the accident… FAA granted certification for WAAS LPV on a Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft equipped with Rockwell Collins’ upgraded Flight Management System and GPS-4000S global positioning system WAAS receiver… Record […]

Four people, two students and two instructors, were killed in a midair collision between a Piper Seminole and a Cessna 172 late Saturday in southern Florida Saturday afternoon. The wreckage was found early Sunday in a practice area and authorities confirmed both aircraft were from flight schools … Timothy McCormack spent 10 months fixing Qantas […]

XCOR Aerospace is now selling tickets for flights into space, for $95,000 each… Pilots CarolAnn Garratt and Carol Foy launched their world flight record attempt on Tuesday, raising money for ALS research. Click here for a recent AVweb podcast about the flight… The National Business Aviation Association launched a redesigned Web site on Tuesday, with […]