Aviation News

Aviation advocates in Australia say proposed fee changes at airports could drive general aviation operators out of business… AOPA “surprised and shocked” by remarks last week by Sen. John D. “Jay” Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) calling aircraft “killing machines,” saying large corporate aircraft could inflict half the damage seen on 9/11… The Pennsylvania legislature is working to […]

Retiring NTSB board member John Goglia has joined the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association to lead efforts to increase the public’s recognition of and respect for the individual aviation maintenance technician… EAA says the FAA is late sending hard copies of the AirVenture NOTAM, so if you want one, go straight to the AFSS, or download […]

A Fargo TV reporter found out the hard way that security isn’t so lax at his city’s airport. WDAY’s Mike Licquia was arrested Saturday after allegedly being spotted climbing the eight-foot fence. Formal charges hadn’t been filed by our deadline and the reporter was released on his own recognizance… An American Airlines flight attendant has […]

A British mercenary will plead guilty to trying to kill a drug lord with a surplus military jet, according to lawyers in the case. David Tomkins is charged with trying to buy a Cessna A-37B Dragonfly from undercover agents to launch an air raid against the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar under a contract […]

Click for Full-Size Images Each high-res imagewill open in a new window. Be sure to check out ourgallery of pre-launch photos And that’s just the media parking lot … Pre-dawn Monday.The world awaits. The beginning of a very new day. Libyan Mig killer and manager of China Lake’srestricted airspace, Rear Admiral Dave Venlet (right), chats […]

The California Pilots Association filed suit last week to block a trucking terminal and fuel tanks slated to be built 1,300 feet from a runway at Tulare Airport… A helicopter pilot in Indiana is charged with flying while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, after he and a passenger were hurt in a crash last year. Prosecutors say […]

Click for Full-Size Images Each high-res imagewill open in a new window. Be sure to check out ourgallery of launch day photos Scaled composites – not your average workplace Very Light Jets – a good (if old) idea A flower in the desert, making history There’s more than one reason NASA would have run way […]

Check out the Web site for the World Ballooning Championships underway in Australia this week, and find out what a nudie is… Scuba divers in Australia want to sink a Russian-built MiG fighter jet captured by their forces in Iraq, to create an artificial reef and attract tourists… Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, N.Y., opens […]

What’s the difference between an F-14 and a paraglider? We came across a flight comparison with some illuminating and amusing observations from someone who flies both… Robb Report has named the Diamond DA42 TwinStar the “best of the best” personal aircraft for this year. The TwinStar, which boasts some pretty impressive fuel economy and performance […]

Color blindness played a role in the crash of a FedEx Boeing 727 in July of 2002, according to the final report from the NTSB. The report says extensive analysis of the first officer’s color-vision deficiency (for which he had a waiver) showed it would have interfered with his ability to distinguish between the red […]