Aviation News

Wing panel fasteners that failed on a B-757 in March were new fasteners that had been redesigned after earlier problems with the wing panel fastening system, the NTSB said this week… The Senate is expected to move forward on FAA reauthorization and user fees soon, the National Business Aviation Association said this week… Alaska’s annual […]

Dane Flanigan Dane Flanigan has been added as an account executive for A List Jets. Hell look after both business and celebrity clientele.

FirstFlight FirstFlight Inc. has named Michael Gaffney to head its new division, JetEquity Solutions, which will focus on aircraft financial services. Gaffney has more than 40 years of experience in the aviation finance sector.

A bird strike likely caused the crash that killed two University of North Dakota students last year, according to investigators at the school, the school newspaper reported… Red Bull Air Races come to San Diego on May 3 and 4, and on to Detroit, May 31 and June 1… Diamond’s third D-jet has flown for […]

Michael Gauvreau has joined Arcadia Aviation as Vice President of Aircraft Sales and Acquisitions. Arcadia is based in New York City and has FBOs in Martinsburg, W. Va. And Sullivan County, N.Y. Gauvreau worked previously at International Jet Management and Executive Flightways.

A pilot leaving Sun ‘n Fun about 11:30 a.m. Sunday was killed after his plane crashed shortly after takeoff. Identity and address of the pilot weren’t available at deadline … A blown flypast by National Guard F-16s at Fenway Park in Boston has resulted in the grounding of the out-of-position pilot. The maneuver he chose […]

China Eastern Airlines is denying reports of rebellion by pilots in the wake of a series of cancelled flights last week. The airline says high winds forced the pilots to turn around and return to their originating airports … Australia is restricting importation of portable laser devices after a series of laser pointing incidents at […]

The GEnx engine, which will power Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, has FAA airworthiness certification, GE said Monday… An FAA safety team was dismayed by the lack of response from Alaska flight instructors to a safety program launch… AOPA gets some murky clarification from the state of Florida regarding its use tax for aircraft… The NTSB wants […]

Former Travelocity executive Eric Hofer has joined Virgin Charter as the senior vice president of sales and customer service. Hofer was at Travelocity for four years and has a long career in the travel business.

Charles Mayer Charles Mayer has been appointed the vice president of marketing at Hawker Beechcraft. Mayer went to Hawker Beechcraft after overseeing the successful re-introduction of Maserati into the U.S., and he worked for Jaguar before that.