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The captain of the Southwest Boeing 737 that made a hard nosewheel landing in 2013 “should have called for a go-around” and didn’t comply with standard operating procedures on final approach, the NTSB said Thursday in its probable cause report on the accident. The landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on July 22, 2013, resulted […]

The Commemorative Air Force continued its aggressive fundraising campaign to restore That’s All, Brother, the C-47 that led the D-Day Invasion. The historic aircraft, on display this week at AirVenture, drew continuous crowds of visitors who wanted the chance to take a peek inside and learn more about its history. The CAF, now several weeks […]

FlyThisSim introduced a new floor-mounted simulator Wednesday at AirVenture in Oshkosh. The TouchTrainer FM 210 offers full cockpit controls and panels for more than 100 aircraft models with a 210-degree horizontal view. It touts brighter screens and finer resolution than higher-level sim and has Web cameras for remote monitoring of the two-seat simulated cockpit. It’s […]

The Chinese Y-12E twin turboprop, going on a decade of service as a utility and commuter plane, will be fitted as a seaplane under a contract announced Thursday between AVIC Joy Air Holdings and Edo Floats of Kenmore, Washington. Edo, a subsidiary of seaplane operator Kenmore Air, has subcontracted with an unnamed Seattle company to […]

While the industry awaits the certified replacement for leaded avgas, Swift Fuels says it’s moving forward with a plan to market an aviation-approved low-octane fuel suitable for a significant portion of the fleet that doesn’t require 100-octane fuel for high-horsepower engines. The fuel is an unleaded 94-motor octane product approved under an aviation spec, according […]

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta came to EAA AirVenture this week to take on the usual round of Q & A during the Meet The Administrator session, and addressed recurring issues about how the agency relates to the everyday concerns of GA pilots, and how it’s funded.Huerta acknowledged the slow progress on changing the third-class medical […]

Vulcanair’s A-Viator twin-engine turboprop received FAA certification this week, while the Italian company’s light single-engine model is nearing its European approval. The A-Viator received its FAA certificate about eight months after its European certification came through. Deliveries will begin as soon as possible, according to Vulcanair’s U.S. dealer, Americana Aviation of Miami. Derived from the […]

The German luggage company Rimowa, known worldwide for its grooved aluminum-body luggage, has resurrected the historic Junkers F13 airplane that was constructed with the same metal.The company has plans to build and certify it in Switzerland, followed by certification in the U.S. Rimowa has a replica on display this week at AirVenture and on Tuesday […]

David Feder, FAA’s director of labor and employee relations, has resigned after just six months on the job, and according to Fox News, he said he was leaving because FAA leadership was ignoring the law “in order to appease NATCA.” In his resignation letter, which is posted on the Fox Business Network site, Feder says […]

Lancair is now working on an optionally piloted version of its Evolution turboprop, and also is delivering a BRS parachute with its Evolution kits, company spokesman Doug Meyer said at EAA AirVenture on Wednesday. “It will be the first turbine-powered aircraft to have a BRS system,” Meyer said. “It was something we envisioned when the […]