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The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles Program named NFL All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham as its new chairman. The announcement came during Tuesday’s program for Young Eagles volunteers at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. Graham’s appointment to the position succeeds airshow pilot Sean D. Tucker, who served as Young Eagles chairman since 2013. “Jimmy Graham […]

Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it was abandoning one of its foundational features and dropping open seating in favor of the assigned seating used by all other airlines. It’s also going to start operating red-eyes. It hasn’t announced a date for the boarding changes but will begin booking red-eyes in February of 2025. The airline said […]

Only the captain survived the crash of Bombardier CRJ200 carrying a total of 19 people at Kathmandu Airport in Nepal on Wednesday. According to local authorities, the Saurya Airlines plane was on a ferry flight for maintenance when it crashed a few seconds after it took off. The reports said 17 of those killed were […]

Continental Aerospace Technologies has announced an STC diesel engine retrofit for a bush flying workhouse that toils in some of the most remote places on the planet. Continental says it hopes to have the CD-300 Jet-A engine fitted to a demonstration aircraft by sometime in 2025 and is considering similar adaptations to other aircraft that […]

Extra Aircraft unveiled one of the first U.S. models of its single-seat aerobatic Extra 330SX on Monday at IAC headquarters during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. The aircraft, a successor to the Extra 330SC, features a wider cockpit, shorter fuselage, redesigned cowling, increased control stick clearance and improved headroom compared to its predecessor. Extra said the […]

The Bob Hoover Academy, a Salinas, California-based nonprofit committed to empowering at-risk youth through aviation education, is getting a boost from industry players who have pledged donations and resources.   Thanks to a donation by The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, the organization announced it would receive three CarbonCub Kit airplanes—one each year over the […]

Nine Able Flight students were honored during a wing pinning ceremony at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh on July 23. Able Flight’s Executive Director, Charles Stites, announced that this year’s class is the largest to date, with the organization now boasting 98 licensed pilots, including several who have earned multiple pilot certificates since its inception. Stites […]

Tensions flared briefly at a forum on progress toward an unleaded replacement for avgas on Monday. During the public comment period after formal presentations, Tim Roehl, president of General Aviation Modifications Inc., challenged a couple of points made during the presentations of members and support staff from the End Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions and told […]

During his opening remarks on Monday July 22, Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) CEO Jack Pelton addressed key industry talking points including unleaded fuel, MOSAIC and FAA Reauthorization. Pelton said the association was stronger than ever with more than 300,000 members and touted the growth of the Young Eagles program, which has flown some 60,000 kids […]

Cirrus is celebrating a major milestone as the company has delivered 10,000 SR series aircraft and 560 SF50 vision jets—making it the third largest aviation manufacturer in the world. The company’s 10,000th SR Series aircraft, appropriately named N10000, is on display at AirVenture this week. “From the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) to the Perspective […]