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Not everyone can make it to the big air shows to check out the latest new airplanes, so Cirrus has packed one of its aircraft (minus the wings) into the trailer of a giant 18-wheeler and is taking it out to the nation’s blue highways. The Cirrus Road Show launched in January and will continue […]

The FAA on Thursday proposed new rules for aircraft that are required to carry a Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) . New CVRs will be required to hold two hours of data instead of the current 15 to 30 minutes. Magnetic tape must be replaced with digital data storage, which is […]

Apparently, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is operating under a different set of fiscal rules than the FAA. The FAA objected when the management of Gerald R. Ford International Airport, in Grand Rapids, Mich., doubled their rent after a 10-year lease expired back in September 2002. The airport wanted the FAA to pay $50 per […]

Last year’s preliminary GA accident data from the NTSB shows the fewest GA accidents since record-keeping began in 1938 and the lowest number of fatal accidents since 1945, AOPA said last week. The number of GA accidents in 2004 dropped 8.4 percent compared to 2003, and the number of fatal accidents declined 11.4 percent, AOPA […]

As of our deadline, conditions were looking good for a launch this afternoon for the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer from Salina, Kan. Veteran record-setter Steve Fossett aims to fly the long lanky aircraft solo around the world without stopping, a trip expected to take about 80 hours. Fossett completed a successful taxi test last week, described […]

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BRAINTEASERS Quiz #91 — Lots To See and AvoidOn a recent episode of the hit reality show, “This Old Control Tower,” the host dodged weather, scanned for traffic, and wrestled a live TRSA. See how you’d handle reality on this flight.

“We want to show the youth of America that they can dream big dreams, and they can start right now,” FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said as the FAA signed a partnership agreement with 20-year-old Jamail Larkins to promote career opportunities in aviation and aerospace. “Jamail didn’t wait for his career in aviation to take off,” […]

Boeing has sold its commercial aircraft-manufacturing plants in Wichita and Oklahoma to Onex, a Canadian-based investment group, for about $900 million, Boeing announced on Tuesday. The plants will continue to produce structures and parts for Boeing, including the 787 Dreamliner. Onex will invest over $1 billion in Kansas and Oklahoma in the next few years, […]