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COLUMN INDEX Probable Cause #27: Never EstablishedA Seneca pilot crashes 2,000 feet from the runway on a low IFR night. The pilot may have thought he was proficient, but was he really?

On Wednesday night, Eclipse Aviation president and CEO Vern Raburn confirmed in a letter to customers that the start-up aircraft manufacturer and United Airlines have mutually agreed to terminate their training program partnership for Eclipse 500 pilots. This change comes right on the heels of a supplier switch for the very light jet’s Avio avionics […]

A former Canadian defense minister, worried about pollution of the atmosphere by fossil-fuel emissions, has asked governments around the world to stop hoarding their secret alien technologies and use them to stem global warming. “We need to persuade governments to come clean on what they know,” Paul Hellyer, 83, told theOttawa Citizen. “Some of us […]

Investigators recovered the flight data and cockpit voice voice recorders from a Garuda Airlines Boeing 737-400 that crashed and erupted in flames while landing at Jogyakarta Airport in Indonesia on Wednesday. At least 23 people trapped inside the burning wreckage were killed, while more than 115 others on board escaped through emergency exits, authorities and […]

Epic Aircraft will introduce two new aircraft at the Sun ‘n Fun air show coming up in Florida next month, the company said on Wednesday. One will be a single-engine jet and the other one a prop airplane, but the company won’t release other details until Sun ‘n Fun. The two new models should be […]

Bolstered by a $50 million infusion of new funding, DayJet said this week it expects to start offering air-taxi jet service in five Florida cities by the end of June. This funding is the keystone to the operational launch of our Per-Seat, On-Demand jet service, said Ed Iacobucci, president and CEO of DayJet. With the […]

The FAA on Wednesday released its updated plan to hire air traffic controllers over the next 10 years. According to the FAA, it will hire and train more than 15,000 controllers over the next decade, starting with nearly 1,400 new controllers this year. Instead of listing a fixed optimum staffing number for each of the […]

Staffers at AOPA have been sorting through the FAA’s funding proposal to figure out exactly what all the proposed changes would cost. They’ve found that if the FAA gets its way, fliers of piston-engine aircraft would see their fees increase $100 million per year — more than triple what they pay today. Fees for turbine-powered […]

Flying helicopters to offshore oil rigs is known around the world as a dangerous undertaking. Weather, heavy loads and rough seas all create a challenging task for pilots. That task will now be a little easier for pilots in the North Sea, known for stormy weather and strong winds, and home to an active offshore […]

The Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA) and Helicopter Association International (HAI) recently joined ranks with other aviation groups to take a stand against the FAA’s proposed change to a system funded by user fees. In a statement to members of Congress, RACCA said the proposal would triple the fuel taxes paid by its members. […]