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The FAA has released the new medical examination requirements and information documents (PDF) for pilots regarding sleep apnea risk and all U.S. pilots can expect to be asked questions about it and have their bodies measured at their next medical. The guidance follows the American Academy of Sleep Medicine risk criteria for the disorder, which […]

The National General Aviation Awards for 2015 will recognize four individuals who have contributed to flight training, aircraft maintenance, avionics and aviation safety. This year’s recipients, who will be recognized at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh this July, include Mary A. Schu of Tualatin, Oregon, Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year; Donald D. StreitenbergerJr.of Cincinnati, Ohio, […]

A Jodel airplane struck a woman skiing in the French Alps Thursday, nearly severing her hand with the propeller, Agence France-Presse reported. The airplane, equipped with skis, was departing from a high-altitude runway near the mountain resort at Avoriaz, but something went wrong and the Jodel careened down the ski slope below a chairlift, just […]

Flight planning and chart app FlightPro expects to be back online by Friday with updates for its subscribers after Avilution LLC obtained a court order to resume some operations in the midst of a legal dispute involving its shareholders. Avilution issued a statement (PDF) to AVweb Thursday, saying it plans to execute database updates and […]

Gulfstream’s G650 business jet will receive the 2014 Robert J. Collier Trophy this spring, the National Aeronautic Association announced Thursday. The long-range, high-speed G650, FAA-certified in 2012, has “strengthened business aviation through significant technological advancements in aircraft performance, cabin comfort, and safety,” the Collier Selection Committee said. The panel includes 30 individuals from the aviation […]

The eleventh annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards, given at a ceremony in Las Vegas on March 4, honored fourteen controllers in nine regions who assisted aircraft to avoid or address emergencies. This year’s stories include diverting airliners on converging courses and helping a VFR pilot descend through IMC to an airport. The Archie […]

It’s no secret that legendary aircraft designer Burt Rutan has been at work on a seaplane during his retirement in Idaho, but now the airplane is getting close to first flight and new details have been released about the design. The amphibious airplane, called a SkiGull, will be equipped with retractable skis, and will be […]

Eleven service members are presumed dead after theirU.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter went missing Tuesday night during a training mission off the coast of the Florida panhandle.Human remains and debris were recovered Wednesday as the Coast Guard continued its search, starting work in the pre-dawn morning in thick fog that improved as the day went […]

All ten people on board were killed when two helicopters collided while filming a reality show in Argentina’s Andes Mountains on Monday evening. The French program, called “Dropped,” takes sports stars into the wilderness and follows their efforts to find their way back to civilization. The two pilots were Argentinian, but the rest of those […]

Solar Impulse 2 has landed in India, after departing Monday morning from Abu Dhabi on an attempt to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun. The first leg, about 13 hours, was flown to Oman, about 215 nm away, by pilot Andre Borschberg, and after a short pit stop, Bertrand Piccard flew the second […]