Aviation News

The battle over Meigs is not over yet. The Friends of Meigs is asking for financial donations to support the ongoing legal battle for Chicago’s lakeside airport. The organization is raising $75,000 to pay the legal fees that will be needed if the Illinois Supreme Court rules in the group’s favor and orders a full, […]

New whooping crane chicks flew in a private plane to Wisconsin last week, to begin training with ultralights for their fall migration… Boeing said last week at the Paris Air Show that its 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes are meeting, and often exceeding, expectations as they approach their sixth month of flight testing. One of the […]

A Cessna 182 and a 172 collided off Deerfield Beach, Fla., Tuesday night and crashed into the ocean; at least three dead, two missing… EAA Ultralight Council named Carla Larsh of Indiana its new chairwoman at its meeting last week… Four people died when a skydiving plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Jeannette, Pa., on […]

A current airline pilot with a Ph. D, Russel G. Chew, is the FAA’s new chief operating officer. Chew will leave American Airlines, where he runs the day-to-day operations and grabs the odd flight himself, to start his new job on Aug. 1. He’ll be in charge of ATC, research and acquisition programs… The oldest […]

The CIA says a former Sydney Airport international baggage handler had links to al-Qaeda. It was reported by Australia’s AAP that Bilal Khazal was employed as a baggage handler until a security review was carried out at the airport before the 2000 Olympic Games… On Tuesday, Embraer announced it will build an airplane plant in […]

If you can’t fly to a fly-in, then driving is the next best thing. Despite less-than-ideal weather, AOPA is calling its annual Frederick, Md., fly-in, or drive-in, a success. More than 3,000 people attended — about 2,700 drove. About 120 aircraft fought through the clag to arrive IFR and a few dozen arrived Friday night […]

High winds damaged or destroyed 20 to 25 airplanes and several hangars at San Marcos Municipal Airport as thunderstorms tore through Texas Monday night. Losses total up to $7 million, the Austin American-Statesman reported… A proposal to construct a 2,000-foot tower in Bayonne, N.J., in the midst of the busiest terminal airspace in the world, […]

Relaxation of the terrorist threat alert to yellow means orange-level flight restrictions have been taken off. The gateway airport requirements for the DC-3 airports have been eliminated and waivers are being issued for sports stadium overflights and for operations in the National Capital Region. Check the NOTAMs… Air France’s last Concorde flight left New York […]

All 74 Spanish peacekeepers and crew were killed in a plane crash and explosion Monday in Turkey. The crash occurred during the Russian-made YAK-42’s third landing attempt in heavy fog. The plane, which apparently carried ammunition belonging to the Spanish soldiers, burst into flames and exploded upon impact after hitting a mountain near the town […]

Forget about the Mile High Club, how about the 10-Mile High Club? A Spanish couple claims to have done the deed in Concorde, only a few rows a way from British Airways CEO Rod Eddington, who had the final word on whether they were to be interrupted. “Let them enjoy themselves,” he told cabin staff […]