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The New York Times says it has counted about 20 aircraft destroyed by fire at Khartoum Airport in embattled Sudan as a war between rival generals rages. The aircraft, both civilian and military, are visible on satellite images reviewed by the newspaper. One has been identified as a Boeing 737 owned by Ukrainian carrier SkyUp. […]

Piper Aircraft announced today at AERO 2023 that all of its PA-46-based, single-engine turbine-powered aircraft are now able to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Use of the fuel was approved by the FAA under Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NE-11-56R4, which states that all jet fuel that meets the requirements of ASTM International Standard D7566 […]

AERO 2023 opened its doors on Wednesday in Friedrichshafen, Germany, to a busy show floor and over 670 exhibitors in attendance. This year’s convention is set to focus on post-COVID recovery efforts as well as sustainability initiatives and ways to address industry workforce shortages. The largest general aviation trade show in Europe, AERO spans the […]

Pilar Wolfsteller, winner of this year’s Women in Aviation International Martha King Scholarship for a Female Flight Instructor, recalled her high school physics teacher’s reaction back in the 1980s when she expressed an interest in flying: “You’re too dumb to be a pilot. And who would hire a girl to fly a plane, anyway?” “It […]

With a half-century of history developing flight simulators and visual systems technology, training provider FlightSafety International (FSI) has introduced its latest advancement. The next-generation Vital system has been developed by FSI partner Unreal Engine and provides “an extremely photorealistic simulation and rendering, allowing training for the latest immersion content and technology. The fidelity of the […]

So far, at least, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is limited to the jet fuel set, which has kept most piston-powered aircraft out of the conversation. A notable exception is the fleet of Austro-Engine-powered Diamond Aircraft models, which burn jet fuel rather than aviation gasoline (avgas). Diamond has just announced a dedicated SAF development program for […]

CNN and multiple other news outlets are reporting that 1,820 Southwest Airlines flights were delayed this morning (April 18) when, the airline said, “data connection issues resulting from a firewall failure” led to a temporary ground stop. According to an 11:10 a.m. (EDT) FAA tweet: “This morning [Southwest Airlines] experienced a technical issue with one […]

Last Saturday (April 15), the Yankee Air Museum announced it was grounding its World War II-vintage Boeing B-17G  “Yankee Lady” in anticipation of an FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD), expected within a few weeks. Online sources, including a detailed article at Aerovintage.com, anticipate the AD will likely ground all currently flying B-17s due to “wing spar […]

The NTSB has denied an appeal filed by pilot and YouTuber Trent Palmer related to a suspension of his private pilot certificate. As previously reported by AVweb, the suspension arose from a flight on Nov. 24, 2019, when Palmer conducted a low inspection pass in preparation for a possible landing at a private airstrip used […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has officially opened applications for the 2023 edition of its annual AirVenture Cup Race. Now in its 25th year, the race covers a round-robin course of over 400 NM starting and ending at Wisconsin’s Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW). The event is set to begin at 9 a.m. Central Time on […]