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It reads like something out of a cheap spy novel but a bitter lawsuit between two Canadian airlines may also be a window into the cutthroat competition that has developed between WestJet and Air Canada. In April, Air Canada launched a lawsuit accusing WestJet of gleaning confidential information about passenger loads from its Web site […]

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is urging the European Union to adopt a uniform set of standards for GA aircraft and it’s recommending they mirror U.S. regs. GAMA Sr. VP of Operations Ron Swanda told the recent U.S./Europe International Safety Conference that without common standards for GA aircraft, trade and commerce could be hindered […]

https://avweb.com/avmail/ Reader mail this week about TFRs for presidential candidates and national conventions, federal inefficiency and much more.

_______COLUMNS CEO of the Cockpit #34: Ground Control to Captain TomSay what you want about whether unionizing pilots is good or bad for aviation, it is an established tradition at many airlines. AVweb’s CEO of the Cockpit wonders if that tradition should be established for the newest private “space” pilot. ____________NEWS FEATURES United Nation of […]

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The nine-day-long World Hot-Air Balloon Championships wrapped up this weekend in Australia. Two German pilots, Markus Pieper and Uwe Schneider, finished at the top of the competition, with Australian Paul Gibbs coming in third. “It’s a big deal,” Gibbs told The Age. “It’s like the Olympics coming to your country.” It was the first time […]

EAA’s Camp Scholler opened up at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, and folks were already waiting in line to get a spot for AirVenture … which doesn’t even start until July 27. A steady stream of campers arrived throughout the day, EAA said. The afternoon air show lineup has also been announced, featuring Patty Wagstaff, Sean […]

Inspired by the excitement and progress generated by the Ansari X Prize, NASA is establishing a cash-prize program (possibly up to $20 million in 2005) of its own, called “Centennial Challenges.” The program is designed to tap the nation’s ingenuity to make revolutionary advances in support of the Vision for Space Exploration and other goals, […]

Five P-3 Orions will return to service fighting fires in the Western U.S. today. The Forest Service had cancelled its contracts with its fleet of 33 aging tankers in May, after an NTSB report on three fatal crashes raised concerns about a lack of safety guidelines for the firefighting aircraft. To establish a set of […]