Aviation News

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 […]

American Legend has extended its AirVenture Special Edition offer through the end of August… A California air ambulance pilot was convicted of falsifying his application for an FAA Airman Medical Certificate. He must pay a fine and serve six months home detention… MetLife has debuted a third “Snoopy” blimp that is much larger than the […]

Embraer announced U.S. certification for its 195 passenger jet. The 110-seat aircraft is the largest built by the Brazilian company… Is that a monkey on your head or…? A man was caught smuggling a marmoset aboard a Spirit Airlines flight, first from Lima to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and then on the connecting flight to New […]

The FAA has been sued by St. Louis-based regional airline RegionsAir, which claims federal inspectors improperly grounded the airline after a dispute over pilot-training procedures… FAA Administrator Marion Blakey spoke about NextGen and crowded-airspace issues on PBS NewsHour on Tuesday. Video, audio and transcript are posted online… Scaled Composites has established a fund to help […]

If pistons and turbines are like dinner music to you, then a new restaurant planned for Wichita might be your cup of tea. Hangar 1 Steakhouse will have 41-foot tower where diners can watch aircraft arriving and departing Mid-Continent Airport… Although pilot numbers continue to fall, membership in AOPA is on the rise. The organization […]

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has completed its acquisition of Standard Aero and Landmark Aviation… The NTSB wants the FAA to be more stringent in its oversight of airline maintenance, a recommendation stemming from its inquiry into the fatal crash of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways flying boat in 2005… Radar was out at the Cincinnati tower for […]

Cessna says it’s taken more than 570 orders for its light sport aircraft, the SkyCatcher. Based on the projected $109,000 sticker price, that’s $60 million in orders … Software release 7.0 for Avidyne Entegra EXP5000 primary flight displays and EX5000 multifunction Displays will ship in the third quarter. The update will add support for WAAS […]

Thielert says it will double the size of its manufacturing plant in Altenburg, Germany, and add more staff to meet demand for its general-aviation diesel piston engines… Sun ‘n Fun’s board of directors on Wednesday voted unanimously to shorten the 2008 Fly-In by one day to April 8 to 13. This move eliminates the half-day […]