Aviation News

Charles Simonyi became the fifth space tourist Saturday after a successful launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Simonyi will spend 13 days on the International Space Station, courtesy of Space Adventures… AOPA has assembled a Web page with information on flying to Sun n’ Fun. The annual kickoff to the air show season begins […]

Fuel selectors on Diamond DA40 aircraft must be modified under a new Airworthiness Directive proposed by the FAA… A new lightweight four-stroke engine for sport aircraft has been successfully tested and will go into production this year, says AirScooter Corp.… Some Columbia airplanes must be inspected to prevent jamming of the ailerons and elevator, according […]

Eclipse Aviation on Saturday delivered three Eclipse 500s to start-up air-limo operator DayJet. For now, the aircraft will be used to train DayJet pilots at Eclipses facilities in Albuquerque. DayJet expects to put its fleet of Eclipse 500s into “per-seat, on-demand” commercial service by the end of June. Eclipse says DayJet is its largest customer, […]

The fireballs that a Chilean airline crew reported over the South Pacific likely didn’t come from a Russian supply spacecraft re-entering the atmosphere as initially reported. Russian authorities reportedly said the space junk came down 12 hours after the incident, in which the crew said fireballs narrowly missed their A340… Cirrus will issue a mandatory […]

The prototype of the new Comp Air 10-place turboprop will be ready to fly into the Sun ‘n Fun air show next month, the company said this week… A report on runway incursions at Los Angeles International Airport found there is not too much traffic, but the runway and taxiway configurations need improvement… Light Sport […]

The Evergreen Aviation Museum opened its IMAX theatre Friday with, among other features, a presentation of Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag. The McMinnville, Ore. museum is also home to the Spruce Goose… Airbus A380s visited New York and Los Angeles last week, marking the 555-seat aircrafts first arrivals in the U.S. So far, there are […]

Virgin America has attained tentative approval to fly in the U.S. after making changes in leadership and structure to distance itself from Richard Branson and his British Virgin Airlines… A computer glitch that affected six new F-22 Raptors as they crossed the International Dateline in the Pacific Ocean caused all systems — navigation, communications, weapons, […]

Embraer’s recycling program earned it $6.6 million in 2006, claiming 79.6 percent of its recyclables and weighing in at 9.947 tons. The program has grown 5 percent since 2005. Eclipse Aviation last Wednesday delivered the second Eclipse 500 (S/N 003) to an unidentified customer, company spokesman Andrew Broom confirmed. He told AVweb that Eclipse will […]

Raytheon received experimental airworthiness certificates for its Cobra unmanned aerial vehicle program. The certification will allow five aircraft to operate in civilian airspace under the tight regulations that govern such flights… The Province of Ontario is spending $5 million on a workforce training center that may convince Diamond Aircraft to build its D-Jet in its […]

Some House Democrats are trying to get legislation passed that would force the FAA to resume contract negotiations with air traffic controllers… Nominations are invited for the Scott Crossfield aerospace educator of the year award; go to the National Aviation Hall of Fame Web site for details… A team of college students in Israel hopes […]