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Airbus is working on a reusable launch vehicle that could boost a rocket into space, then fly back home like a drone and land on a runway. The winged and powered vehicle, called Adeline, has been in the works since 2010, Airbus said on Friday. Airbus allowed a contingent of reporters a look at the […]

The FAA kicked off a national general-aviation safety campaign on Saturday, encouraging GA pilots to install and use angle-of-attack indicators in their aircraft. Loss of control is the number-one cause of GA accidents. Angle-of-attack indicators can help to prevent some of these accidents, the FAA said, by making it easier for a pilot to recognize […]

The Commemorative Air Force has launched a Kickstarter campaign to prevent a historical artifact from being converted into a highly respected modern aircraft. The odd turn of events is playing out in the boneyard at Basler Aircraft in Oshkosh where a worn-out DC-3 was being prepared for a new life as a BT-67, the successful […]

Cessna has received FAA certification for its new Latitude business jet and it’s right on time. The Latitude was announced at NBAA in 2011 as an eight-passenger midsize with some design features of larger platforms, including a six-foot stand-up cabin and width of 77 inches. “From inception, we looked at every aspect of how we […]

Clint Eastwood will produce the Hollywood interpretation of the events that became known as the Miracle on the Hudson. Eastwood will direct the movie based on the ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in January of 2009. It will be produced by Eastwood and Tim Moore along with well-known Hollywood producers […]

The co-pilot of Germanwings 9525, found to have deliberately crashed the Airbus A320 into the Alps in March, had contacted dozens of doctors before that flight — possibly in efforts to get help for a mental or physical condition, according to an Associated Press report on Friday. Andreas Lubitz, who killed all 150 people aboard […]

Some European airlines have started a trend of limiting alcoholic drinks served in flight as part of calls to curb disruptions from unruly passengers. In the latest example, Scandinavian carrier SAS issued guidelines recommending a limit of three drinks per passenger on intra-Europe flights, The Localof Norway reported this week. “We had a few situations […]

Boeing has started building the wings that will go on the new 737 MAX jet undergoing assembly at its plant near Seattle. The first completed jet is slated to roll out later this year, with a first flight planned for early next year and deliveries starting in 2017, The Seattle Times reported this week. The […]

Mark Vanhoenacker, author of the new book Skyfaring, shares a story familiar to many aviators — as a kid growing up in the hills of western Massachusetts, he was fascinated with airplanes, but unsure how to pursue or afford an aviation career. So he got sidetracked — until he ended up flying a 747 for […]

The proliferation of technology in the cockpit can be distracting, and the NTSB this week issued a safety alert (PDF) reminding pilots to “see and be seen” and to visually scan for other aircraft. “As a pilot, your first job is to fly your own airplane,” said NTSB chairman Christopher Hart. “Part of that job […]