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Tuesday not long after noon, approximately 7,000 feet and seven miles out of South Bend (Indiana) Regional Airport a PC-12/45 reportedly lost power from its generally uber-reliable PT-6 powerplant and landed safely (excepting wing-to-power-line contact) on a busy store-lined road. The wing lost its battle (leaving an outboard section plus what the local fire marshal […]

Real-time information from the AWOS (Automated Weather Observation System) at your local GA airport may be online soon, if a project from Stanwyck Avionics gains traction. The company has developed graphic display software linked to AWOS that updates automatically every 60 seconds over the Internet. The display is for informational purposes only, but Bill Stanwyck […]

The official accident report on the fatal Concorde crash in July 2000 that doomed the big birds was finished two years ago — but wait, now there is another official report. On Tuesday, the findings of an ongoing judicial investigation were made public, and the parties found responsible in this probe could face manslaughter charges. […]

The Navajo Nation will partner with Utilicraft Aerospace Industries to produce the FF-1080-300 twin-engine freight aircraft, Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. announced on Sunday. The arrangement will establish three aircraft sub-assembly plants on Navajo Nation lands that will create hundreds of jobs. The Navajo Nation has agreed to invest $34 million in the project […]

Bombardier CEO Paul Tellier resigned on Monday, as the company struggles to cope with lagging sales, job cuts, three recent jet crashes, and a falling stock price — which hit a new low on the latest news. Tellier had been with the company less than two years and had another year to go on his […]

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_______COLUMNS As the Beacon Turns #84: Let’s Get Wet!What better way to spend a long weekend in the Northwest than to get reaquainted with planes on floats. AVweb’s Michael Maya Charles shows that skill with seaplane techniques can help when you’re on dry land, in this month’s As The Beacon Turns.

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While we can’t believe it was his intended target, the pilot of a Mooney M20F can add the dubious distinction of using a moving highway truck’s trailer as a landing strip — and living to tell the tale. Mark Taylor Davis was trying to get to the airport at Fabens, Texas (near El Paso) after […]