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Marion Blakey made her last speech as FAA administrator on Tuesday, before the Washington, D.C., Aero Club. And it held at least one surprise — she put the blame for airline delays squarely on airline scheduling practices that are “out of line with reality.” The airline industry has waged a campaign trying to blame general […]

The Reno Air Races, a one-of-a-kind flying event with powerful airplanes racing around pylons at speeds up to 500 mph, opened on Wednesday in Nevada. The popularity of the races have grown in recent years, with up to 200,000 visitors expected by the end of the event on Sunday. Along with the races, daily air […]

Pilots of private aircraft that cross the U.S. border in either direction would be required to submit a roster listing everyone on board to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, if a new rule proposed this week (PDF) is made final. Under the proposed rule, the information must be received by the CBP no […]

A California judge has approved the class for a class action suit filed by owners of aircraft with Lycoming engines who will be required to replace, at their own cost, the crankshafts, by Feb. 21, 2009, in those engines because they might be flawed. Under Mandatory Service Bulletin 569a (PDF), Lycoming is selling the crankshaft […]

The main video today is Vern Rayburn on the Eclipse 500 fixes. To the right, find an inside look at Cessna’s NGP, precision aerobatics with Mike Mancuso and Matt Chapman, and more. More original videos are on the way.

As we make our coverage plans for the National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention in Atlanta at the end of the month, we’re trying to make sure we don’t miss anything new, innovative or just plain newsworthy. If your company or organization has a story to tell, make sure that the uniquely qualified audience that […]

For those no longer pleased with the engines on their Cessna Citation S/II (CE-S550), Clifford Development has initiated an STC program to re-engine the aircraft with Williams International FJ44-3 engines. According to Clifford, for a mere $2.185 million (that includes a credit for the original engines), the conversion affords a 75-percent reduction in time-to-climb to […]

WSI Corporation Monday announced commercial availability of its new inFlight AV-300 series datalink weather system. The unit has dimensions similar to the AV200 system but paired with the AV-350 receiver offers not only weather content, but radio entertainment as well. The AV-300 series antenna and receivers have each received FAA TSO authorization. The AV-300 receiver […]

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s flight testing, originally scheduled to begin in late August, is now scheduled for October. Boeing has confirmed that a fastener-shortage problem and glitches in the aircraft’s flight control software have impacted the schedule. “A slip of two months is not harmful to the program, and can be made up in reasonable […]

Sales marketing through education about tax depreciation — it’s the angle PlaneSmart! is apparently using to push for sales in shares of its SR22-G3 Turbo aircraft. “If you buy a share of an SR22-G3 Turbo by September 30, you could enjoy depreciation deductions of up to 20 percent on your 2007 income taxes!” And by […]