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The NTSB on Thursday released its final report on the plane crash that killed famed aviator Scott Crossfield last year, with an unusual dual finding of blame, citing both Crossfield’s failure to ask for weather updates, and air traffic control’s failure to give them to him. Crossfield crashed on the morning of April 19, 2006, […]

This week in Atlanta, Ga., the National Business Aviation Association’s annual expo has drawn record crowds, and jets are the topic of the day — new designs coming on line, millions more in investment, supersonic options for the future, upgraded interiors, new avionics, and lots more. You can read all about it in AVweb‘s on-site […]

Epic Aircraft will partner with Indian billionaire Dr. Vijay Mallya, CEO Rick Schrameck announced at the National Business Aviation Association expo in Atlanta, Ga., on Wednesday morning. The deal provides Epic with plenty of cash to accelerate the process of bringing its growing line of aircraft, including several light-jet models, to the certified market. “Epic […]

Search crews looking for adventurer Steve Fossett, who vanished while on a pleasure flight more than three weeks ago, now are working with fresh leads provided by the U.S. Air Force, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. An analysis of radar and satellite images has picked up what might be the track that Fossett flew. […]

Sukhoi rolled out the first copy of its Superjet 100 on Wednesday, the first aircraft designed and produced in post-Soviet Russia. The regional jet can carry up to 103 passengers, and the company promises it will deliver comfort and efficiency. France and Italy also participated in the project. “Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a child of […]

Photo by Leslie Hicks While the suit-and-tie segment of general aviation is busy wheeling and dealing this week in Atlanta – see AVweb’s extensive NBAA coverage for all those details – another big event is preparing to launch in Columbus, Ohio, as warbird pilots and admirers from around the world gather to celebrate history and […]

Hundreds of friends and relatives of Paul MacCready gathered last Saturday at the California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena, for a memorial to the inventor, who died last month at age 81. MacCready, a CalTech graduate, founded AeroVironment Inc. and was an innovator in human-powered and solar-powered flight. He designed the “Gossamer Condor,” the first […]

All pilot and mechanic training for Adam Aircraft’s A500 twin and the A700 very light jet will be provided by SAFERjett, Adam announced on Monday. SAFERjett is building a new training facility at Fort Worth Alliance Airport, set to open late next year. “Adam Aircraft chose SAFERjett because it was founded by aviation professionals with […]

Pilots flying in the Caribbean, Hawaii, and Central or South America will soon have to find a source for aeronautical information other than the U.S. government, AOPA said this week. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which now publishes charts for those regions, will stop publishing them in October. AOPA has been lobbying the FAA to take […]

The failure of a telephone line to Memphis Center on Tuesday morning crippled the facility, grounded dozens of flights and caused widespread delays in air traffic across the country. Without the phone line, controllers were unable to use most of their radio frequencies and some of their radar feeds as well, according to the National […]