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The NTSB cited misfueling in an accident that injured three people aboard a State of Alaska Shrike Commander in late May. The aircraft was being used to deploy firefighting personnel when it was refueled at Aniak, Alaska, on May 28. According to the report, the operation went pretty much by the book, except that Jet […]

After spending nearly a billion dollars to freshen up its fleet of Boeing 747s, British Airways has announced they will likely never fly in revenue service again for the historic airline. BA was a big customer for the original Jumbo Jet and it had 28 of the 400 series. BA had hoped to gradually phase […]

ICON Aircraft, which produces the A5 amphibious light sport aircraft (LSA), announced on Friday that it has named Jason Huang its new president. According to the company, Huang will oversee all business functions with a focus on “maintaining manufacturing excellence, product development and innovation and providing an ownership experience that is second to none.” The […]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that the Feb. 23, 2019, crash of Atlas Air Flight 3591 was most likely caused by the first officer’s failure to respond appropriately to an inadvertent activation of the Boeing 767 cargo jet’s go-around mode on approach to George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport (IAH). According to the board’s […]

Boeing has been awarded a contract extending its support of the International Space Station (ISS) through September 2024. The company has been contracted to supply engineering support services, resources and personnel for the ISS activities along with management of some station systems. ISS operations are currently slated to continue until at least 2024. “As the […]

Urban air mobility company EHang announced on Tuesday that it has successfully conducted several aerial sightseeing trial flights using its EHang 216 autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV). The trial flights took place in Yantai, China, as part of the company’s world flight tour campaign, which is aimed at demonstrating “the reliability and versatility of its passenger-grade […]

Sonex Aircraft has announced that it is now offering plans and parts for Sonerai I, Sonerai II and Sonerai IIS aircraft. The Sonerai was designed by Sonex founder John Monnett for competition in Formula Vee air racing. The single-seat Sonerai I was introduced at the 1971 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) fly-in convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, […]

Electric aircraft developer Bye Aerospace announced on Monday that it has completed a $5 million strategic investment by an unnamed venture capital group and a $5 million venture raise. According to the company, the investments, which were finalized earlier this year, allowed Bye to begin work on the first production-conforming prototype of its all-electric eFlyer […]

In a rare bit of good news for Boeing, the Department of the Air Force has awarded a contract for eight F-15EX multi-role fighters to be delivered starting in the first quarter of 2021. This part of the program is worth $1.2 billion but the U.S. Air Force plans to purchase 76 of the fighters […]

For a report on the 406 MHz ELT system, we’re seeking reader experiences and opinions on both the older 121.5 MHz devices and the newer 406 beacons. As you know, ELTs are required equipment, but that regulatory guidance doesn’t extend to the 406 MHz version. You can still use the older models, although the FCC […]