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The first Cessna Mustang not designated for FAA certification testing took flight last week in a two hour and 20 minute flight that put it through all its functionality tests. The aircraft, serial number 003, is the first to come off the production line at Cessna’s Independence, Kan., assembly plant (which is where the company’s […]

Delta Air Lines will try to dump its dysfunctional employee pension program on the beleaguered Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. effective Sept. 2. The bankrupt airline intends to apply to the courts to rid itself of the costly burden today. Delta’s pensions are believed to be under-funded by about $10 billion. The move has been expected […]

BRAINTEASERS Quiz #108: Pre-Solo PrepIt’s time to leave your Citation, Cirrus or Citabria and forget everything you thought you knew about flight, because you’re going aloft, again, for your first solo. Let’s begin with the mandatory pre-solo quiz as per FAR 61.87.

Coming, Friday: Hal Shevers, of Sporty’s Pilot Shop is not one to pull punches on aviation topics, and has plenty to say about the TSA, the FAA, user fees and the fizzle he thinks is coming for the very light jet market. But it’s the comment he added on Cessna’s “Cirrus Killer” that got us […]

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One of the U.S.’s leading aviation gear dealers says he’s been told the long-awaited next-generation Cessna single will be unveiled at AOPA Expo in Palm Springs next November. Hal Shevers, of Sporty’s Pilot Shop, told AVweb that Cessna “announced” the unveiling recently but it’s not clear to whom that announcement was made. Messages left with […]

Are you one of the thousands of pilots who owns an unfinished kit project, or an old airplane growing rusty at a tie-down? The FAA has partnered with Build A Plane to help match those assets with high-school students to help them learn about aviation maintenance, math, science and engineering. The owners get a tax […]

The pilots of a South Korean Airbus 321 who managed to land safely last Friday after the jet was badly damaged by two-inch hailstones were honored with commendations for saving the lives of their 200 passengers, including 177 children on a school tour. The nosecone containing the jet’s radar was blown off, the autopilot malfunctioned, […]

For commercial flight crews in the U.S., commuting to work can be a job in itself. With airlines cutting back on flights and more jets flying at capacity, professional pilots and crew who need a ride to work are finding it tough. “Sometimes it takes me two days,” Jason Miller, an Airbus 320 captain for […]