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Mooney International has a revamped transition training program in place for new owners of its M20 series airplanes, the company announced this week. The program, unveiled in 2014 following Mooney’s re-launched production line in Kerrville, Texas, updates training for Garmin G1000 avionics and includes dual instruction in Redbird FMX full-motion simulators. The five-day program meets […]

The crew of the TransAsia Airways ATR-72 that crashed into a river near Taipei on Tuesday reportedly transmitted “Mayday, mayday, engine flameout,” according to a BBC report, but officials did not immediately verify the communications with ATC. Whatappears to be adashcam videoposted by SkyNet shows the turboprop striking a bridge in a near 90-degree left […]

Continental is moving into the turbine overhaul and repair business with the acquisition of United Turbine and UT Aeroparts, of Miami. United Turbine is a major center for repair and overhaul of Pratt&Whitney Canada PT6 engines, which are used on most light-to-medium-sized turboprops. In its news release, Continental said the two businesses are similar except […]

The National Aeronautic Association on Tuesday released a list of seven aviation and aerospace projects that will compete for the 2014 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The trophy, which has been awarded annually for 103 years, aims to recognize “the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America.” The nominees this year are: Alan Eustace and […]

Embraer flew its entry into the military transport world Tuesday when the KC-390 flight test aircraft made its first flight from San Jose Dos Campos, Brazil, on Tuesday. The aircraft, which will be competition for the C-130 Hercules, is a twin-engine jet with a high wing and rear ramp. It can carry a little more […]

The NTSB on Tuesday opened its public online accident docket for its investigation of the fatal crash of a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft in Afghanistan in April 2013. The docket contains factual information including documents and photographs. The accident investigation is still underway, and analysis of the data, along with the determination of the probable […]

The NTSB says a pilot’s distraction while taking a selfie with a cellphone may have contributed to the crash of his Cessna 150, killing him and a passenger in May of 2014 in Colorado. Amritpal Singh, 29, and a passenger who has not been identified, died when the aircraft likely entered a spin at low […]

With FAA reauthorization in play, and a new Republican Congress in Washington, flight-safety advocates met on Monday in Buffalo, N.Y., to express concern that the new rules for airline pilots enacted last year might be rolled back. Chesley Sullenberger, best known as captain of the “Miracle on the Hudson” flight, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., […]

The budget proposed by the Obama administration this week omits an earlier plan to impose per-flight user fees on general aviation, the National Air Transportation Association said on Monday. However, NATA protested a provision that would change the way business aircraft purchases are taxed. The change “adversely impacts aviation businesses that are known for creating […]

Sporty’s grabbed attention late last year when they offered training at $99 an hour in refurbished Cessna 172s at their flight school in Batavia, Ohio, and now the company is taking orders for fully refurbed airplanes at a price of $132,900. “After December’s announcement of the 172LITE, my inbox and voicemail were flooded with inquiries […]