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The investigation into the battery fire aboard a Boeing 787 in Boston a year ago should be done by the end of March, the NTSB said on Wednesday. The board will then need more time for analysis and writing, and a final report will be released to the public in the fall. The board is […]

Mooney is officially back in the aircraft production business thanks to a cash infusion from its new Chinese owners. Mooney International, as it is now called, hopes to begin delivery of new Acclaims and Ovations by the third quarter of 2014. “The last time we restarted the line, it took a year but I want […]

Bombardier will furlough about 300 of its Learjet workers in Wichita, Kan., for six weeks during the first half of this year, according to the Wichita Eagle. Bombardier cited challenges in the jet market as the impetus for the change. A memo sent to workers last week said the layoffs would affect Learjet 70 and […]

While most airlines blamed winter weather for delays and tie-ups over the weekend, JetBlue also cited the FAA’s new pilot rest rules as a factor. The carrier took the unusual step of canceling all flights at New York and Boston airports Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning. At the JetBlue website, the airline posted its litany […]

AOPA on Monday announced the dates and locations of the regional fly-ins that will replace its annual Summit event. Each fly-in will feature a pancake breakfast and pilot town hall hosted by AOPA President Mark Baker, exhibits, static aircraft displays, flying activities, safety clinics, a “Learn to Fly” area, and a chance to visit with […]

The pilot of a Challenger 600 that crashed in Aspen, Colo., on early Sunday afternoon aborted his first landing attempt due to a severe tailwind according to air traffic control exchanges obtained from LiveATC.net. The pilot managed to go missed but the aircraft crashed on the runway on the second attempt, killing at least one […]

Beginning next Monday, AVweb will transition to three-times-a-week publication, with a news e-letter on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Each issue will contain the breaking and spot news readers have come to rely on from AVweb and on Wednesday, we’ll continue to offer our business coverage, albeit in expanded format with additional video segments and commentary. […]

A Piper Cherokee and Cirrus SR-22 both ended their flights on public roads on Saturday and both had a happy result. By far the most high-profile off-airport landing was that of Michael Schwartz’s Piper Cherokee, which encountered some kind of problem over the Bronx after a sightseeing flight around the Statue of Liberty and was […]

Union workers at Boeing narrowly accepted a contract offer the company says will guarantee its new 777X aircraft will be built in the Seattle area. On Friday, International Association of Machinists members voted 51 percent in favor of the deal, which was a sweetened version of an offer that was soundly rejected by the union […]

The fight over Santa Monica Airport heated up on Jan. 3, 2014, as a federal judge denied the FAAs request for an extension of time to respond to the lawsuit filed by the City in November seeking to close the airport. Citing what he referred to as the time-sensitive nature of the action, Judge John […]