In Brief

The FAA said this week it will build an Aviation Research and Technology Park in Atlantic City, N.J…. A homeowner in Collier County, Fla., allegedly attacked the operator of a remote-controlled airplane, hitting him in the face and in the groin, after the airplane flew over the man’s house… A new blog, Tattoos in Flight, […]

The FAA has extended the required repacking interval for certain types of parachutes from 120 days to 180 days… An FAA Airworthiness Directive requires owners of Diamond DA42 airplanes to replace certain bolts with wire-secured bolts to ensure they don’t get loose in the engine compartment… A flight student in California died on Saturday after […]

A Grumman Goose operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines crashed west of Vancouver on Sunday killing seven of eight on board. The lone survivor, a passenger, was found by the Canadian Coast Guard on Thormandy Island … A Naples, Fla. helicopter pilot who allegedly flew passengers while drunk at the Suffolk, Va. Peanut Festival a year […]

Pilot Len Johnson flew coast to coast in a homebuilt biodiesel-powered Cozy MKIV to promote the development of 100LL alternatives … The longest fuel-cell-powered flight of a radio-controlled airplane has been achieved by students at the University of Michigan, with a flight of over 10 hours. The previous record was just over nine hours … […]

AOPA Expo is coming up next week, Nov. 6 to 8, in San Jose, Calif…. Bell Helicopter will lay off 500 workers, due to the loss of a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for the development of the ARH-70A helicopter, the company said in a news release on Wednesday… Boeing and its striking […]

Air show pilot Patty Wagstaff is scheduled to appear in court in Oshkosh Tuesday regarding charges stemming from an incident at EAA AirVenture July 31. In addition to the civil charges of drunk driving and refusal to provide a breath sample, Wagstaff has recently been criminally charged with resisting arrest … The Vancouver International Airport […]

Two single-engine Cessnas collided in midair above Colorado on Wednesday, both landed safely and nobody was hurt… The NTSB has published an update on the South Carolina Lear jet crash that killed four and injured two last month… Charley Fox, a legendary WWII fighter pilot from Canada who flew a Spitfire in Europe, died last […]

An apparently drunk passenger who told an airline flight attendant he had a bomb was overpowered by fellow passengers on a flight in Russia on Wednesday; the A320 crew flew on to their intended destination… The first-ever civilian-owned Harrier made its airshow debut in Virginia last weekend… The Rocket Racing League got the official OK […]

The Mooney Airplane Co. has a new CEO, Robert Gowens; current CEO Dennis Ferguson will remain as president… Diamond is offering $1.99 fuel and a $2,000 training credit to new buyers of the DA40 XLS… A French pilot’s attempt to cross the English Channel in a pedal-powered airship failed on Sunday when the ship was […]

Two airline pilots who allegedly fell asleep during a flight from Honolulu to Hilo earlier this year were fired, and the FAA suspended their certificates, 60 days for the captain and 45 for the copilot… USAIG, the United States Aircraft Insurance Group, wants everyone to know they are NOT affiliated with AIG, the American International […]