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In our Jan. 6 edition of AVflash, we incorrectly described James Schuster as the new president of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. He’s actually the chairman of the board of directors.

Accidents happen, but it certainly appears that something went off the USAF paper trail to cause an accident like this. First, we can’t confirm exactly what happened here (and we’d love to hear from anyone who can) but based on the number of sources from which we obtained these photos and text, it sure looks […]

On Dec. 27, The Washington Post ran a story about a V that’s been seen landing at military airports around the Middle East. The story alleged that the plush jet was actually being used by the spymasters to take terrorism suspects to countries where, when prisoners are interrogated, amenities like the Geneva Convention are not […]

Alphabet groups continue to chip away at the hassle factor involved with the TSA’s alien flight training rule. An interpretation released by the TSA last week significantly limits the circumstances under which proof of citizenship and background checks will be required for those flying aircraft weighing less than 12,500 pounds. To trigger the requirements, the […]

A bankruptcy judge has held his nose and decided that US Airways mechanics will be better off with lower-paying jobs rather than no jobs at all. But the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers can still likely accomplish the latter by going on strike. On Thursday, Judge Stephen S. Mitchell said US Airways could […]

A Hood River, Ore., company has received $7 million in government funds to study the effectiveness of an innovative system designed to allow for precision approaches to airports where terrain or other constraints prevent the use of conventional navaids. Advanced Navigation and Positioning Corp. (ANPC) says the Transponder Landing System actually uses the rough terrain […]

If ever there was a plane suited to being stuck in a holding pattern for an hour (or 24), this is it. GlobalFlyer, the plane that Steve Fossett hopes to fly solo around the world in a few weeks, was stacked up near its destination of Salina, Kan., Friday on the repositioning flight from Scaled […]

_______COLUMNS Say Again? #45: Lies in the DarkAVweb’s Don Brown had the opportunity to fly the airlines recently and had to deal with what someone probably would describe as an ‘air traffic control delay.’ Don thinks the FAA’s newfound interest in a 10-year plan for ATC isn’t going to help future delays and may even […]

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