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Now that flying weather is here, the fight to save a tiny northern California airport is kicking into high gear with a crowdsourcing fundraising program. As we reported in February, the Bower family, all of them non-pilots, launched a nationwide campaign to raise the $60,000 needed to put an asphalt slurry coating on the runway […]

For the second time in a little more than a year, a helicopter has been used to help alleged organized crime members escape from prison in the Canadian province of Quebec. Three inmates were plucked from the Orsainville Detention Centre about eight miles northeast of Quebec City Saturday evening by what Quebec Provincial Police say […]

Authorities evacuated the Capitol, Library of Congress and Supreme Court buildings in Washington, D.C., for a short time Saturday after a light plane violated restricted airspace around the city and its pilot couldn’t be raised on the radio. Some reports said the aircraft came within four minutes of flying time to downtown Washington, which would […]

Harking back to the 1930s when downtown rooftops became runways as major newspapers flew autogyros from the tops of their buildings, Nick Macomber, in partnership with the Smithsonian Channel, made a 30-second jetpack flight from the roof of the Four Seasons Hotel in Denver, Colo. Dubbed the Go Fast Jet Pack, Macombers Thursday sunrise flight […]

At its Gunskirchen, Austria factory, Rotax on Thursday rolled out its 50,000th 912-series aircraft engine and celebrated the 25th anniversary of the engine family with a fly-in at the nearby Wels airport. Manufacturers from around Europe flew in Rotax-powered aircraft for sales demos. The company combined the event with an annual homecoming of Can-Am Spyder […]

The NTSB says that data recovered from the flight data recorder (FDR) a Gulfstream IV jet that was involved in a fatal crash at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass., Saturday indicates the crew aborted the takeoff after reaching about 165 knots. The thrust reversers were apparently deployed and brake pressures were rising, according to NTSB […]

Our review of the weeks aviation news turned up stories including delivery of the 500th Phenom family jet, word that the application window has opened for this years AirVenture Cup race, ALPAs praise for the progress of NextGen, and an announcement that Airbus just delivered three of its heli-lift EC225 helicopters for duty in Africa. […]

This week has seen two seen two military jet crashes, fortunately with no serious injuries. The first, a Marine AV-8B Harrier, impacted in a residential neighborhood in Imperial, Calif., at 4:20 PDT on Wednesday, destroying three homes and leading to the evacuation of eight others. The pilot ejected safely and was hospitalized for evaluation. The […]

AOPA will be raising its standard membership rates to $59 per year, president Mark Baker told AVweb on Thursday, but the organization also will offer more choices for members, including a lower-cost option. “If you choose to get AOPA’s magazine in digital form only, instead of in the mail, the annual dues are just $49,” […]

Formula One air racingdebuted in Europe last weekend as an international mix of 14 pilots topped off three days of airshow events and air racing with Sundays Gold and Silver Class F1 finals in Lleida, Spain. French pilot Christian Guille took first place in the Gold Class, a short distance ahead of U.S. pilot Jay […]