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Superior Air Parts says it’s expanding its presence in China by establishing an aviation-oriented town near Bejing whose main intent is to provide non-Chinese companies a means of initiating business in China. In this podcast, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with Tim Archer about the new community. Duration: 6:13 File Size: 2.7 MB download here
The pilot of a Piper Archer made an emergency landing on a beach in Venice, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, hitting a man and his 10-year-old daughter who were walking on the shore. The father died at the scene, and the girl was airlifted to a hospital where authorities said she was believed to be in […]
A U.S. District Court judge in Oregon has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). District Judge Marco Hernndez dismissed the lawsuit, brought by SD Holdings, LLC, for lack of personal jurisdiction. In its $66 million lawsuit, SD Holdings claimed that FlyQ Web, a free-to-members flight planning tool, infringed […]
Summer is traditionally a time to slow down a bit, take some days off, go to the beach or lounge by the pool, and part of that tradition is spending some time with a good book. If you’re like me, that tradition might seem imaginary most of the time, as the calendar fills up and […]
The wreckage of a missing Air Algerie MD-83 has been located in Mali, about 30 miles north of the Burkina Faso border, on a flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers. Reports indicate there were no survivors among the 166 aboard.Contact was lost about 50 minutes after takeoff from Ouagadougou, Air Algerie said, as the plane […]
AVwebs weekly review of whats happening in aviation turned up news of a new, sensor-capable special mission Cirrus SR22, the report of the first flight of a solar-electric airplane, a new stick-shaker stall warning for E-AB aircraft, and an invitation to watch the Space Shuttle Independence placed atop its 747 transport. Cirrus Aircraft has introduced […]
The body of Indiana teenage pilot Haris Suleman, who was attempting to fly around the world with his father, was found off the coast of American Samoa after their A-36 Bonanza went down in the South Pacific Tuesday night, Coast Guard officials and family said Wednesday. Suleman, 17, was found unresponsive by the American Samoa […]
Build A Plane has joined with the Thomas Wathen Center in Riverside, Calif., to create a permanent facility that allows kids to build real airplanes. The Katrina Bradshaw Memorial BuildAPlane Center is outfitted as a complete A&P facility providing tooling and materials to build and restore aircraft. The Center is named after the late Katrina […]
With an Aug. 1 deadline approaching when the requirements to qualify for an ATP certificate will change, AOPA this week posted some guidance, plus a 22-minute podcast, to help address pilots’ questions. AOPA’s guidance is available online to everyone, not just members of the association. Also, the FAA has posted information online about the new […]
AVweb’s weekly review of upcoming aviation events on SocialFlightuncovered a fly-out, the Cessna 150/152 “Cornfab,” a fly-In lunch that includes a presentation on F-105 operations in Vietnam, a fly-in and airshow at historic the historic Wendover, Utah Airport, and a modest Fly-In in Oshkosh, Wisc. The “Weekly Flyers” flying group, also known as Club Cherokee, […]
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