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The new Airman Certification Standards for private pilot and instrument rating applicants are a welcome change, pilot examiners said following the rollout of the revamped requirements. The ACS, which replaced the Practical Test Standards, also includes updated knowledge tests. “The new standards are designed to adapt as in-cockpit technology changes and to do a better […]

The data that could help find the cause of EgyptAir Flight 804’s sudden plunge into the Mediterranean can’t be recovered quickly, according to reports following Friday’s retrieval of the flight data recorder from the wreckage. That unit and the voice recorder, recovered by search teams on Thursday, are heavily damaged and must be repaired before […]

Piper Aircraft’s M600 turboprop received its FAA type certification, the company announced Friday. The clean-sheet wing design, touchscreen avionics and a newly designed interior will meet customer demands in the single-engine turbine market, according to Piper, which has aggressively marketed the M600 since announcing it in April 2015. The airplane will advertise a maximum range […]

The ever-creative minds at the City of Santa Monica may have found another way to chip away at the usefulness of the airport they are determined to close. It will be explained at a public meeting Saturday. The city will unveil plans to expand their “airport park” by taking over a 12-acre section of the […]

EgyptAir Flight 804’s cockpit voice recorder has been found and is being delivered to investigators following Wednesday’s finding of the airliner’s wreckage in the Mediterranean. A salvage team working off a ship had to take tedious steps to retrieve the recorder as it had been damaged in the crash. “The vessel’s equipment was able to […]

The Air Force is investigating the nighttime collision of two F-16s over Jefferson County, Georgia on June 7. Both pilots, from the 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard, ejected safely and were found shortly after the accident. Crews were dispatched to look for the wreckage of the fighters in the dense […]

Search crews found the wreckage ofEgyptAir Flight 804 in theMediterranean, officials announced Wednesday.TheEgyptian Aviation Ministry’s statement said investigators met “to study thoroughly the progressive actions taken during the past period and in order to plan how to best handle the wreckage in the coming period,” ABC News reported. The Airbus A320 disappeared from radar en […]

The U.S. government has given permission to six airlines to go ahead and start service to secondary cities in Cuba, but the OK to fly to Havana is still on hold till later this year. The new treaty between the U.S. and Cuba allows U.S. airlines to ultimately fly up to 110 flights daily to […]

John Frank, a founder and executive director of the Cessna Pilots Association, died at his home in Santa Maria, California, on Thursday, June 9. Frank was well-known as an expert and advocate for Cessna aircraft and pilots. He hosted seminars, consulted with the FAA and other agencies, and authored three buyers’ guides. He was an […]

The U.S. Senate today passed a bill that includes changes for how third-class medicals would be implemented, marking the third time in the last six months that such legislation has been passed by the Senate. “It’s clear that third-class medical reform has strong bipartisan support,” AOPA President Mark Baker said in a statement today. “The […]