Aviation News

An off-duty flight attendant who wrote a bomb scare note and then claimed to find it in an aircraft washroom has been sentenced to five years in a federal prison. Gay Wilson was flying as a passenger on the American Airlines flight and told the court she wrote the note as a prank. Two fighters […]

The HondaJet will make its public debut at EAA Airventure. The jet, with Honda engines mounted on above-wing pylons, is said to be more efficient and roomier than comparable bizjets… The pilot of a U-2 spy plane died in a crash somewhere in the Middle East Wednesday. The Pentagon refused to say where the plane […]

Air Canada pilots rejected a deal that would have enabled the carrier to purchase 32 Boeing jets — including 14 composite 787 Dreamliners — after reviewing costs related to the $6 billion purchase and use of the jets. The deal had relied on the union ratifying an agreement struck April 25. The union balked and […]

The two-seat Viperjet mkII took its first flight on Sunday, in Pasco, Wash., for a successful 25-minute test… Female pilots for British Airways won the right in court to reduced hours to care for children. The airline says it will fight the ruling… A 1963 Beech 23 Musketeer, N2358Z, was stolen from Elk Grove, Calif., […]

The 1919 Vickers Vimy replica has reached St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, its departure point for the attempt by Steve Fossett and Mark Rebholtz to re-create the first nonstop trans-Atlantic flight by John Alcock and Arthur Brown. Fossett and Rebholtz will launch for County Galway, Ireland, as soon as weather permits… The FAA has issued […]

Two leading aviation organizations are fighting to keep free weather. The National Business Aviation Association and the National Air Transportation Association have fired off letters protesting a proposed Senate bill that would prohibit government agencies from providing weather information for free if there are private companies who want to do it for profit… Body parts […]

EAA’s Sport Pilot Tour launched at Golden West fly-in in California over the weekend… Two disabled pilots broke a speed record for a 600-mile flight across Britain in a Glasair RG… Aviation Technology Group ran first taxi tests of its Javelin Jet prototype last week in Englewood, Colo…. If you plan to fly to Oshkosh […]

CLICK FOR LARGE IMAGESEACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW Kids try out a flight simulator in a lobby at the AOPA building. The curious check out Garmin units in the exhibitor tent. This Czech-built motor glider was for sale, gathering lots of interest but no takers (last we checked). Another popular stop – […]

Airbus super-jumbo A380 first commercial flights will be delayed six months. Qantas previously expected its first aircraft in October of next year. Now an April 2007 delivery date seems a more accurate expectation. Expecting airlines may or may not elect to not seek apologies from the manufacturer in the form of cash… Do you know […]

Lancair has expanded Down Under. The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority has granted Type Acceptance Certificates to the Columbia 350 and 400 models… After battling bureaucracy, ground looping in Thailand and using cooking oil for brake fluid Watsonville, Calif., RV-8 pilot Bill Randolph has completed his round-the-world flight ,making him the oldest to do so […]