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If you thought your Bonanza or Baron missed a January, 2001, AD for the installation of missing rivets on the airframe, think again. The company has since discovered that not all affected aircraft serial numbers were included. A corrected AD has been issued by the FAA. If you’ve had a new hub installed in your […]

Almost 12 years and about $1 billion later, Boeing has rolled out its first Boeing 737 with an enhanced rudder-control system. Boeing 737 crashes in 1991 and 1994 were blamed on rudders that suddenly swung without pilot input. In both cases the aircraft rolled over and crashed. A total of 157 people died. U.S. operators […]

EAA is hoping the FAA will give the long-suffering pilots based at the airport in Killeen, Texas, a break from the disruption that occurs every time President George W. Bush drops into his Crawford ranch. Such visits trigger a 30-mile TFR that comes within 700 feet of the north end of Killeen’s Runway 1/19. That […]

For the first time, two pilots are in command of their respective parties. Senate majority leader Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and minority leader Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) are both AOPA members, and Sen. Daschle has twice been the recipient of its Hartranft Award for his work on aviation legislation in the past. Sen. Trent Lott […]

As you squeeze aboard a commuter aircraft that started flying long before you did, ever wonder just how long an airplane like that can last? The youthful graduate students at Wichita State University hope to have an answer for you … in a couple of years. The aerospace engineering students are taking a Cessna 402 […]

There had been elevator problems on the previous eight flights of a Mesa Airlines Beech 1900D that crashed on takeoff at Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, killing all 21 aboard. The NTSB said the flight data recorder showed the elevator hadn’t worked properly since cables to the elevator tab were adjusted during maintenance the previous Monday. Therefore, […]

AVweb Monday published incorrect dates for this year’s Sun ‘n Fun fly-in. Everybody makes mistakes sometimes … this time ours was trusting EAA’s own press release. So, please re-mark your calendars. This year’s trade show / aviation celebration / air show will open its doors April 2 and run through April 8. See the Sun […]

The aftereffects of the NTSB’s conclusions about TWA Flight 800 live on, as Boeing continues to address the board’s suspicion of an exploding fuel tank. This week, the FAA issued a final rule for Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes. The FAA claims that the actions specified by this Airworthiness Directive […]