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On Saturday, Sea Rescue, a TV show produced by ABC, will showcase last winter’s efforts by general aviation pilots to help relocate endangered sea turtles stranded on Massachusetts beaches. The program follows the journey of the “great turtle airlift,” as GA pilots volunteer their time and their airplanes to help transport the turtles to facilities […]

In its annual list of most-wanted safety improvements for aviation, the NTSB on Wednesday reiterated last year’s choice for general aviation — loss-of-control accidents. GA pilots should take advantage of training opportunities and new technologies, such as angle-of-attack indicators, and practice “vigilant situational awareness” to help reduce the number of LOC accidents, the board said. […]

A familiar growl will return to the skies over Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories Wednesday as the iconic Buffalo Airways returns to the air. The cargo and passenger carrier, made famous by the reality TV series Ice Pilots NWT, was grounded six weeks ago by Transport Canada over safety and administrative concerns. Transport Canada restored […]

Bad Elf has canceled its Kickstarter funding campaign to launch an ADS-B tablet systemfor $299. The company hoped to raise $500,000 to get the units to market but the campaign stalled at about $230,000. Since the goal wasn’t met, none of the orders processed through the Kickstarter site will be acted on and there will […]

Boeing and Airbus reported upbeat year-end results recently, with both companies saying they delivered the most airliners ever in 2015 — a total of 762 for Boeing, and 635 for Airbus. “Global passenger traffic in most key regions is increasing,” said Randy Tinseth, a Boeing VP for marketing. “Our customers continue to perform well in […]

Veterans of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, now in their 80s and 90s, are widely honored in the aviation world, but now they are taking up a new fight for equality — seeking the right to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery. A bill introduced in Congress this week aims to secure that option for […]

Under a new rule released today by the FAA, student pilots will no longer get their student pilot certificate from an aviation medical examiner. Instead, they can apply in person at a FSDO, through a designated pilot examiner, with a Part 141 flight school or a CFI. The TSA will vet the application, and then […]

A Maine pilot whose airplane went missing 43 years ago now will be the focus of a new search, mounted by a group of volunteer emergency responders and students in a local aviation Explorers post. Lewis Hogan Jr., age 28, was flying a brand-new Citabria on May 2, 1972, from Kennebunk to Augusta, when he […]

Flight instructors conducting GA flight reviews and instrument proficiency checks are being directed to make sure pilots can hand fly the aircraft well enough to get themselves out of trouble. AOPA is reportingthat the FAA has issued a new advisory circular for instructors that adds emphasis to hand flying skills for the periodic reviews. It […]

The FAA isn’t doing enough to ensure pilots can actually fly well enough to take over if aircraft flight management systems fail, according to a report obtained by The Associated Press. The AP says the unreleased report from the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General is critical of the FAA’s lack of oversight on pilot […]