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When the light sport aircraft rule was being devised in the early 2000s, the gyrocopter somehow got cut out of the party. That’s about to be set right, but it will still be awhile, says Dan Johnson of the Light Sport Aircraft Manufacturers Association. In this podcast recorded this week at the Deland Sport Aviation […]

The FAA has issued an AD affecting more than 4100 Bonanzas and requires an inspection of the right aileron flight control cable end fittings. There have been 17 failures reported on E33A, S35, V35 and A36 models but the agency has included E33, E33C, F33, F33A, F33C, G33, 35-C33, 35-C33A, K35, M35, N35, P35, V35A, […]

Two Cessna Citations collided on a taxiway in San Antonio, Texas, Friday afternoon and although both airplanes appear to be significantly damaged, no injuries were reported. NBC’s local affiliate, KXAN, reported Friday that one aircraft was taxiing, possibly after landing, and clipped the wing of a second aircraft. The two airplanes were mingled just off […]

Australian airline Qantas completed the second of three ultra-long-haul research flights on Friday, flying 17,800 kilometers (about 9600 NM) from London, England, to Sydney, Australia. The lightly loaded Boeing 787-9 touched down at Sydney International Airport at 12:28 p.m. local time after 19 hours and 19 minutes in the air. The flight took place as […]

The number of deaths related to U.S. civil aviation accidents increased to 393 in 2018 from 347 the previous year, according to preliminary statistics released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday. The board also reported a fatal accident rate in general aviation of 1.029 accidents per 100,000 flight hours for the year […]

New commuter flight service FLOAT (Fly Over All Traffic) is planning to open a series of short-distance routes between general aviation airports in Southern California aimed at residents commuting more than 90 minutes daily. According to the company, flight times will average between 15 and 30 minutes at monthly subscription rates starting around $1,250. The […]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the completion of a 50-mile unmanned traffic management corridor on Tuesday. The corridor, which is being called the first of its kind to be established in the U.S., will be used for testing unmanned aerial systems (UAS/drones) and unmanned traffic management (UTM) technology. It runs from Syracuse International Airport […]

Airbus announced that its BelugaXL transport aircraft received its type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Wednesday. According to Airbus, the model completed more than 200 flight tests for a total of over 700 flight hours during its flight test campaign. The BelugaXL is expected to enter service in early 2020. Based […]

Two weeks before Thanksgiving, Kerrville, Texas-based Mooney Aircraft has reportedly shut down and released its entire staff, the Kerrville Daily Times is reporting. The Times reported and we can confirm that Mooney’s voicemail system states that “At this time, all Mooney employees have been furloughed and therefore we cannot take your call.” We have been […]

Thrush Aircraft has announced the completion of a ten-week restructuring process designed to allow the company to “increase its capabilities and to continue producing and supporting” its aircraft. As previously reported by AVweb, Thrush, which specializes in aerial application aircraft, laid off 113 employees and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year. The reorganization […]