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Piston aircraft sales rose by 7 percent during the third quarter compared to last year, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association market report released last week. But turbine sales, says GAMA, were mixed, with bizjet volume up slightly compared to a softening in the turboprop segment. A total of 304 piston aircraft delivered in […]

A Marine Corps pilot who ejected from his F/A-18 Hornet off the coast of Japan in 2018 was alive on the surface of the ocean for about 10 hours before drowning according to military.com. Capt. Jahmar Resilard was wearing a smart watch when he abandoned his fighter after it collided with a KC-130 tanker during […]

Air Race E unveiled an electrified Cassutt Formula One race plane capable of 300 MPH at the Dubai Air Show on Sunday. The tiny aircraft, which is familiar to those who attend the National Championship Air Races in Reno, was modified with a 150-kilowatt motor and about 200 pounds of lithium batteries replacing the Continental […]

The circumstances of the crash of an Air Saguenay De Havilland Beaver last July will likely never be known but the family of one of the passengers is suing the airline by claiming the “probable inference” that it was either the pilot or the airplane’s fault or a combination of both. But even the language […]

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson has told staff to ignore pressure to return the Boeing 737 MAX to service and to take all the time they need to ensure the aircraft is safe. In a video address released on Friday, Dickson said he will personally support FAA staff in their thorough review of the aircraft and […]

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 […]