Aviation News

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.

Mario Patenaude Mario Patenaude has joined XOJet as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. He has more than 30 years of experience in the field.

Canadian authorities say a pilot reported a gyro failure before the Piper Malibu he and four passengers were in broke up and crashed in central Alberta. The pilot, Reagan Williams, lost his father Alan in a crash in British Columbia exactly five months earlier … NATCA is inviting you to take some time out of […]

An F-15 pilot who was hurt when the airplane broke up in flight has sued Boeing, alleging “gross indifference” to the safety of flight crews… Sales of Light Sport Aircraft have slowed, perhaps reflecting economic uncertainty, says Dan Johnson of bydanjohnson.com… EAA is working to reverse an FAA decision that prohibits first flights in homebuilt […]

Stphane Jacques Stphane Jacques has been named EADS Socata’s chief test pilot. The 44- year-old Jacques retired as a Lt. Col. in the French Air Force where he was a test pilot instructor.

Norm Matheis Norm Matheis has been appointed Regional Marketing Manager for Canada for Universal Avionics Systems. He worked at Field Aviation in Toronto for 19 years and was educated in Ontario.