Aviation News

An errant pilot saw the light last Saturday during an unauthorized excursion over Minneapolis. An Air Force F-16 launched a flare to get the attention of the pilot, who was busting a presidential TFR over the Twin Cities. By now, the pilot can almost certainly say he’s met a real Secret Service man… There’s never […]

The U.S. House passed a bill last week that includes an extension of the bonus-depreciation tax break for new GA aircraft… Bombardier Aerospace will lay off 2,000 workers in Montreal and Belfast due to slowing demand for its 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet… Kirby Chambliss took top place at the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships, held in […]

Pilots are warned to beware of volcanic ash and possible eruptions in the vicinity of Mount St. Helens in Washington. AVweb is aware of a volcano cam (that was not showing a picture Tuesday)… Black Sky: Reaching for the X Prize, an update on the space race, airs tonight at 9 p.m. on the Discovery […]

Hartzell Propeller Inc. has created a holding company and begun acquiring other aerospace firms. The first acquisition was Industrial Tube Corp., of Perris, Calif. Industrial Tube makes composite tubes, ducts and special shapes for the aerospace industry… Daniel Webster College held its fourth Aviation Heritage Festival last week. Displays of aircraft ranged from biplanes to […]

AOPA has asked the TSA to suspend the Oct. 20 compliance date of its new rule regarding background checks on foreign student pilots. AOPA says it’s too much to ask for pilots and businesses to adapt to the new rule, particularly since there are questions about its impact on U.S. citizens… Cape Girardeau Airport in […]

If you missed Reno, or just don’t know what that means, click through for AVweb’s Expanded Reno coverage (an updated Reno wrap-up and extended image galleries). Enjoy… The FAA proposes to amend an Airworthiness Directive affecting some New Piper aircraft with turbochargers… The Lake Tahoe Airport contract tower will close Oct. 1; city council cites […]

Up to 800 flights were affected when the radio system went down at California’s main enroute air traffic control center on Tuesday. The radios went silent at the Air Route Traffic Control Center in Palmdale, just north of Los Angeles about 4:40 p.m. causing numerous delays, cancellations and diversions. Controllers were back at their mics […]

A British air ambulance crew stripped for a fundraising calendar shoot… A Florida couple circled the world in 90 days in their Beechcraft Baron. “We proved Columbus right, the world is round,” said Larry Sietsma, returning to Melbourne on Aug. 28, said to the laughter from a crowd of about 50 people. “We disproved Disney. […]

If you think you or your airplane might be in Hurricane Frances’ way … consider moving it … The National Aeronautic Association last week named the winners of its five Public Benefit Flying awards… Two senior staff members at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University died Saturday when the Super Decathlons they were practicing an air show routine […]

TFRs over New York this week for the Republican National Convention… The Society of Experimental Test Pilots says it will add sessions to its annual symposium due to an “unprecedented” response to its call for papers. The symposium is set for Sept. 15-18 in Los Angeles, and features a tour of the Mojave Spaceport… The […]