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Although Duane Woerth, a former president of the Air Line Pilots Association, has long been considered a strong contender to take over as next FAA administrator, Senate aide Robert Herbert seems to be making headway, the Washington Post reported on Monday. Herbert is an advisor to Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the Senate majority leader, and […]

The Transportation Security Administration wrapped up the public hearings into its highly controversial Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) with a fifth and final session in Houston today (following a similar session in Chicago last week) and TSA reps heard more of the same from the GA community. In fact, if anything, rather than calm the […]

A FedEx AT-42 flying from Fort Worth, Texas to Lubbock evidently landed short of the runway in freezing mist conditions early Tuesday morning. The AP reported that two crew members-a 52-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman-were taken to University Medical Center in Lubbock where they were examined and released. Both walked away from the 4:30 […]

The party is over for business jet brokers as far as the Super Bowl is concerned. At last year’s event in Phoenix, more than 500 private aircraft crammed Glendale Municipal Airport, which is less than a mile from the stadium where the game was played. This year, the numbers will be a fraction of that […]

A well-known British aviation photographer has been identified as the person killed in the crash of a Remos light sport aircraft at U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla. on Sunday. Steven Fletcher was on assignment for Today’s Pilot to do air-to-air photography of another Remos aircraft, which was taking off behind the crash airplane. […]

A Remos light sport aircraft which may have been associated to the company’s display at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla. crashed on takeoff at Sebring Airport early Sunday, killing the passenger and sending the pilot to hospital with undisclosed injuries. According to the Tampa Tribune, the aircraft attempted to take off about […]

The national media covered Chesley Sullenberger’s public appearance as the guest of honor at a homecoming celebration held Saturday in the small California town where he and his family live, but may not have mentioned the interesting accolades he won from one aviation organization. The Seaplane Pilots Association is presenting Sullenberger with an honorary lifetime […]

photos by Robert Kirchner Hundreds of aviators, celebrities and industry leaders attended the 6th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards banquet last Thursday. It was a star-studded tribute held at the Beverly Hilton to recognize and honor individuals who have made significant contributions in aviation. The overwhelming sentiment expressed by the award winners and presenters […]

With the announcement of 1400 layoffs, Microsoft seems to be closing its game studios and the future of Microsoft Flight Simulator appears at best uncertain, according to two publications devoted to computer gaming, Gamasutra and Venture Beat. Gamasutra, which spoke with developments sources, printed that “multiple reports” indicate that “the entire Flight Simulator team has […]

Former Rep. Ray Lahood, R-Ill., was confirmed Thursday by the Senate as Department of Transportation Secretary for the Obama administration. LaHood may soon oversee a wealth of public money expected to fall under his hand in support of the new president’s not-yet-finalized stimulus plan, which makes LaHood the target of numerous aviation advocacy groups. The […]