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The NTSB Friday announced that information retrieved from the Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 Dash 8 that crashed after a near vertical descent into a suburban Buffalo neighborhood indicates the crew was aware of “significant ice buildup” on the aircraft. Steve Chealander, speaking for the NTSB, Friday told reporters that the cockpit voice and flight data […]

Click for video of the Cirrus Vision SJ-50’s first flight Under its new CEO, Brent Wouters, Cirrus Design announced last week that future workforce cuts are likely coming to the company, but its push for development of the Cirrus Vision SJ50 very light jet would help retain some jobs. The company is aiming for FAA […]

Jeppesen has launched a new online training product with interactive content the company says was enhanced directly by customer feedback “to create the most comprehensive online private pilot training course on the market.” The $240 training and test preparation course is the first in a series of courses the company plans to release. The already […]

Four airlines in conjunction with a British airports operator last week announced formation of the Aviation Global Deal Group (AGD), which supports a “fair and effective global policy solution” for aviation emissions not currently managed by any existing global agreements. Air France, British Airways, Cathay Pacific and Virgin Atlantic, along with the UK airport operator […]

Recognizing and rewarding teachers for “outstanding achievement in aerospace education,” the National Aviation Hall of Fame is accepting submissions for the annual A. Scott Crossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of the Year Award. Founded by Crossfield in 1986, the award is open to active K through 12 teachers from any public, private or parochial school. The […]

A state senate and local assembly joint resolution in Las Vegas is urging Congress to authorize a ban on flights of experimental homebuilt aircraft to and from the North Las Vegas Airport. The resolution points to increased residential density in the neighborhoods “directly in the flight paths” of aircraft arriving and departing at North Las […]

Air traffic control tapes indicate a Continental Express enroute from Newark to Buffalo crashed without warning Thursday night in Clarence Center, New York, near Buffalo. Only normal transmissions between the flight crew and controllers are heard before controllers and other crews realize something went wrong. The last call from the flight, operated by Colgan Airlines, […]

A commuter aircraft identified in first reports as a Bombardier Q400 Dash 8 twin turboprop (also identified by FlightAware.com as a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400) out of Newark for Buffalo and operating as Colgan Air (Continental Express) Flight 3407 crashed Thursday at about 10:20 pm local time in a residential neighborhood not far from […]

Piston cylinders produced by Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM), installed in certain Model 470, 520 (including turbo-normalized models) and 550 engines shipped since November 2007 are the subject of the manufacturer’s voluntary recall. The company expects to replace some 9,600 cylinders currently in the field. According to TCM, “new cylinders will be provided at no cost […]

As improbable as a midair collision is, the chance of two satellites finding each other is, well, astronomical. But it happened in the sky over Siberia Tuesday when a dead Russian spacecraft and a perfectly functional and likely highly expensive Iridium communications satellite turned into about 600 pieces (at last count) of orbital space junk. […]