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Danish authorities say a failed pitch change structure on a Hartzell propeller not due for overhaul for another year and a half was a contributing factor in the crash a Socata that killed four people earlier this month. The plane crashed along the coast on Aug. 6 and investigators discovered one of the propeller blades […]

Three people died in the collision between a Thorp T-18 and a Citabria about 100 yards off a Malibu, Calif., beach on Sunday. The crash occurred about 5:30 p.m. off El Matador State Beach. One plane fell about 100 yards off the beach while another fell close to shore. The body of the Citabria pilot […]

Officials of Sibir Airlines, Russia’s number-two carrier, appear to be suggesting a suicide bomber brought down a Tu-154 in one of two almost-simultaneous airliner crashes on Tuesday. The airline released a statement saying its pilot triggered a hijack transponder alert just before the crash. “The message was generated right before all contact was lost with […]

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is objecting to an FAA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that had drawn widespread opposition from aviation businesses. The SBA says the proposed rule to require drug testing by aviation subcontractors “lacks a factual basis.” The rule would require any business working on materials or finished items that will end […]

The National Business Aviation Association is hoping Trenton, N.J., will use a carrot instead of a stick to deal with perceived noise problems at busy Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN). The airport authority has instituted a voluntary curfew period between midnight and 6 a.m. to quiet down the neighbors. But while it’s asking aircraft operators to […]

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