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Analysts say Boeing may have to speed up production of Boeing 747s in light of the latest production delay of the Airbus A380. Airbus recently told customers the program has been delayed another 10 months and customer patience is wearing thin. Emirates, which has 45 of the 555-passenger jets on order, says it’s considering “all […]

Mary Peters, the new Secretary of Transportation, hadn’t even been officially put on the job before AOPA President Phil Boyer had had a “frank discussion” with her. “Mary Peters reached out to me before the Senate vote, and we began the dialogue on the future funding of the FAA and AOPA’s opposition to user fees,” […]

An Australian court is being asked to rule whether a man who placed a last-minute bid on a vintage airplane presented on eBay should be its rightful new owner. Peter Smythe says Dr. Vin Thomas didn’t abide by the rules of eBay when he sold the plane, a 1946 Wirraway (a variation of the T-6 […]

If the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) now in the air are such a danger to other aircraft that they have to fly in restricted airspace, how potentially dangerous would an “invisible” drone be? That’s not likely one of the factors being considered as VeraTech, a Minnesota company, continues work on an aircraft that uses the […]

While aviation safety has generally improved over the years, it appears the homebuilt sector is making the biggest gains. Granted, it had the farthest to go, but stats released by EAA this week seem to show it’s getting there. In a news release, EAA says the number of fatal homebuilt crashes from Oct. 1, 2005, […]

AVMAIL AVmail: Oct. 2, 2006Reader mail this week about crushing the tweeties, copycubs, airline reregulation and much more.

COLUMNS Probable Cause #16: Peer-PressurizedA VFR-only Bonanza pilot succumbs to peer pressure and launches into marginal conditions.