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Garmin Announces New Portable GPS

In a market rich with tablet and smartphone navigation apps, Garmin has announced a new, purpose-built portable GPS navigator, the aera 660. It’s the company’s first dedicated aviation portable since the aera 796 appeared in 2011. Following the trend in smartphones, the aera 660 has a 5-inch capacitive touchscreen and more interface capability than any […]

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NTSB: Chain Of Choices Behind Alaska Crash

A fatal crash in Alaska in November 2013 was initiated by one small mistake by the pilot — a missed frequency change, which meant the lights failed to come on as expected at the destination airport — but in the NTSB’s final report, issued on Friday, the safety board said a chain of events and […]

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Drunks On A Plane

A young English couple will start their lives together faced with the prospect of thousands of dollars in fines after the groom and five of his stag buddies were kicked off a Ryanair flight Friday. The six Englishmen, all aged 25-28, went to Berlin instead of their bachelor party destination of Bratislava. Apparently the other […]

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Pilot Left Hanging After Crash

An 87-year-old pilot was unhurt but undoubtedly uncomfortable after his Cessna ended up in trees short of the runway at Gettysburg Regional Airport in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The pilot, who has not been identified, hung from his seatbelt for four hours while 75 firefighters figured out how to get him down from the aircraft. The […]

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NASA, FAA Team On Emerging Technology Workshop

A few spots remain open for aviation professionals and researchers to attend a joint NASA-FAA On-Demand Mobility/Emerging Technology Workshop to be held March 8 and 9 in Arlington, Virginia. The roster of speakers includes researchers from NASA, DARPA and MIT, as well as industry experts from E-Volo, AeroVironment and BRS, and many more, in a […]

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New B-21 Stealth Bomber Revealed

The Air Force’s new long-range stealth bomber will be designated the B-21 and the first artist renderings of the aircraft show an angular flying wing with recessed engines and a smooth elongated teardrop fuselage. Reuters reportedthe bomber drawings were unveiled by U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James at the annual Air Warfare Symposium. The name […]

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GA Supporters Applaud Shelving Of FAA Funding Bill

General aviation advocates cheered the demise of a controversial ATC privatization proposal as the latest version of the FAA reauthorization bill was shelved late Thursday. The decision by House of Representatives leaders to set aside the hotly debated spinoff plan allows GA to focus on other priorities that were rolled into the bill, including medical […]

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Turboprop Crashes In Nepal; Two Pilots Killed

A passenger airplane making an emergency landing crashed in northwest Nepal Friday, killing the two pilots and injuring nine passengers. It’s the second fatal accident in two days in Nepal, where a Twin Otter operating for Tara Air crashed minutes after takeoff Wednesday, killing all 23 on board. Friday’s crash involved an Air Kasthamandap aircraft, […]

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ATC Privatization Shelved

House Republicans have shelved the controversial reauthorization bill that would have, among other things, created a privatized air traffic control system. The Hill was reporting late Thursday that instead of pursuing the full reauthorization bill, the House will instead concentrate on passing a short-term extension of the current authorization, which expires on March 31. House […]

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Teen Dies After Helicopter Crash In Hawaii

A critically injured teen who survived the crash of a touring helicopter in Hawaii last week has died. The Bell 206B, which plunged into the water near Pearl Harbor memorials on Feb. 18 with five aboard, was in an emergency descent, the NTSB reported Thursday. The 16-year-old Canadian boy was taken to a local hospital […]

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