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The FAA’s new rule that will require drone users to register their aircraft was released today (PDF), and FAA officials told reporters this morning they’re hopeful the word will get out and users will comply. “Unmanned aircraft operators are aviators,” said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, on a conference call. “And with that title comes a […]

Investigators in Egypt say they’ve found no evidence that a terrorist bomb brought down a Russian airliner that crashed in the Sinai desert on Oct. 31. That’s the opposite of what Russian investigators claim and what U.S. security experts suspect, according to a CNN report on Monday. Egyptian officials have steadfastly resisted Russian claims that […]

A New Zealand helicopter pilot who flew a successful rescue mission while his medical was suspended has been fined $5,800 NZD in court in Christchurch for three violations of the country’s aviation regulations. In April of 2014, Dave Armstrong flew into rough terrain to help rescue an injured hunter dangling from a cliff near the […]

The alleged owner of three Boeing 747s that have sat on the ramp at Kuala Lumpur International Airport for six months says they’re the nucleus of a new charter freight business. Last week the airport operator ran photos of the tired-looking jumbos in newspapers saying it didn’t know who owned them and was about to […]

MITRE Corporation has put a $100,000 bounty on misbehaving drones through a contest aimed at bringing them down. The not-for-profit think tank, which does a lot of government-sponsored research, says it’s “working with multiple federal agencies” to come up with system(s) that can detect small drones that might pose a threat and then force them […]

A reproduction of the Spirit of St. Louis made its first test flights from Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York. The pilot and leader of the building team, Ken Cassens of Stone Ridge, New York, flew the copy of Charles Lindbergh’s Ryan NYP for the first time last weekend. He reported the airplane performed well […]

A medical helicopter crashed Thursday night in California’s Central Valley, killing all four people aboard.The SkyLife air ambulance was found in a field about halfway through a 50-mile route to a hospital, according to aCBS/Associated Press report. Apilot, nurse, paramedic and a patient were on board.The weather was reported to be rainy and foggy at […]

Airlines around the world are banning the high-tech toys known as hoverboards over concerns that their lithium-ion batteries could cause fires. American,Delta and United are among the airlines that announced Thursday they won’t allow the popular toys on board amid reports of their batteries overheating and starting fires in places like shopping malls, according to […]

Honda Aircraft’s light jet won certification from the FAA this week, making the formal announcement Wednesday at the company’s Greensboro, N.C., plant. Honda’s long-anticipated announcement comes after more than 18 years of development for the twin jet, which completed certification flight tests in November. The aircraft, known officially as the HA-420, is expected to develop […]

Third-class medical reform legislation is on its way to the Senate floor after gaining approval from the Commerce, Science and Transportation committee Wednesday. The committee had delayed its vote in November on the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 for lack of a quorum, and now its advocates hope for a Senate vote later this month. […]