Aviation News

NASA awarded civilian astronaut wings Tuesday to three 1960s-era test pilots who flew the X-15 to altitudes of 50 miles or higher. Retired NASA pilot Bill Dana and family members representing deceased pilots John McKay and Joseph Walker received the wings in a ceremony at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in California… Aviation Technology Group […]

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds cut short a demonstration on Chicago’s waterfront Saturday when two of the planes made contact and one lost a missile rail. The four-foot chunk of composite fell into Lake Michigan. Sunday’s performance was cancelled because of the mishap… Cessna CEO Jack Pelton has been named vice chairman of the General […]

Opponents of the O’Hare expansion plan want another 45 days to review documents. The communities that will be paved over by the expansion say the FAA is slow to come up with material gathered under freedom of information provisions and they need more time to assess it… The U.S. Postal Service has issued 10 stamps […]

A 2001 Cessna 182T, N999KS, was reported stolen from Glendale (Ariz.) Airport on Aug. 10; any information can be sent via e-mail to the Aviation Crime Prevention Institute. A $5000 reward is offered… A maintenance crew was moving the FedEx aircraft that crossed an active runway without a clearance at Logan Airport in Boston last […]

A FedEx cargo plane crossed an active runway without a clearance at Boston’s Logan Airport where a JetBlue Airways passenger jet was cleared for takeoff on Monday. Air traffic controllers warned the JetBlue crew in time to avert a collision. The airport yesterday unveiled new procedures to enhance safety. EAA has posted a database listing […]

Those involved in aviation in Australia are being asked to do their routine business with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority in August so the agency can spend the month of September revamping its database. The new database will hold all relevant information in one accessible place, making life easier — after September… A Mitsubishi MU-2 […]

Two people in a sport utility vehicle were killed after it was clipped by a Piper Archer that was landing at a private airport in Georgetown, Del., last week. Three people on the plane were injured… Mooney Airplane Company CEO Gretchen Jahn has also assumed leadership of the parent company, Mooney Aerospace Group. Jahn joined […]

One stop shopping for images from Oshkosh AirVenture 2005. A collection of our previously published pages: A unique formation flight (or maybe they’re models), some unbelievable paint jobs, and a few other things you don’t see every day. The Honda/GE HF118 turbofan (jet not included) and Innodyn 200 hp turbine … maybe you can tell […]

More images from Oshkosh AirVenture 2005: A unique formation flight (or maybe they’re models), some unbelievable paint jobs, and a few other things you don’t see every day. The Honda/GE HF118 turbofan (jet not included) and Innodyn 200 hp turbine … maybe you can tell them apart. A walk around GlobalFlyer A walk through AeroShell […]

For those who think a picture is worth a thousand words, the galleries: The grounds of AirVenture Oshkosh, Sunday (pre-show) New aircraft, nose art and warbirds AirVenture Oshkosh, Sport Pilot Mall Unique aircraft, the Exxon Flyin’ Tiger, EpicJet in spandex, Tom Poberezny and more. SpaceShipOne arrival, and taxi and the team that brought it to […]