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A pilot aboard Asiana Flight 214 called for a go-around 1.5 seconds before the tail of the aircraft struck a seawall off the end of Runway 28L and San Francisco International Airport Saturday morning. At a news conference Sunday, NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman said the cockpit voice recorder also recorded a crew member calling for […]

The CEO of Asiana Airlines has ruled out technical issues with the aircraft involved in Saturday’s landing accident in San Francisco. “For now, we acknowledge that there were no problems caused by the 777-200 plane or (its) engines,” Yoon Young-doo said at a news conference in Seoul Sunday. Yoon would not be drawn into blaming […]

Solar Impulse may be racing weather as it takes off on the final leg of its so-far successful flight across the U.S. The solar-powered aircraft, which has flown from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., over the last few months, is scheduled to leave Dulles Airport for JFK in New York early Saturday. Pilot Andre Borschberg […]

Researchers at MIT have been experimenting with ionic thrusters and say their results show the technology may potentially provide a “far more efficient source of propulsion than conventional jet engines.” In a news release posted in April, the university said Steven Barrett, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics, and his research team have published […]

When the FAA sent EAA a billof nearly $450,000 last month to cover expenses for air traffic controllers during AirVenture, the organization had little choice but to comply — but at the time, Chairman Jack Pelton said “This isn’t over,” and this week, the EAA took its argument to a U.S. Court of Appeals. On […]

Now that July has arrived, AirVenture is just a few weeks away, and EAA is promising a full agenda for the seven-day event. Terrafugia is bringing the latest prototype of its Transition flying car to Oshkosh for its first public airshow flight. The aircraft is scheduled to fly just before the night airshow on Wednesday, […]

In Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, NTSB investigators gave reporters a briefing on their investigation into the crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996. A documentary that raises questionsabout the cause of the crash is due to be released on July 17, and on June 19, the safety board received a petition for reconsideration of the […]

Later this month,AVwebwill unveil a completely redesigned website and e-letter that will deliver news stories, features, video and podcasts in a fresh new format. Weve had the redesign in the works for months and although well retain the familiar features that readers find compelling, well be streamlining delivery in a way that will make it […]

The maneuver by an Airbus 319 crew over Michigan on Monday, briefly diving the jet in response to a TCAS warning, may seem routine to aviators, but it’s been getting a lot of coverage in the mainstream press, citing terrified passengers and jostled flight attendants. “Screaming passengers feared the plane was going to crash,” says […]

After unanimous Senate confirmation, Anthony Foxx was sworn in as the new Secretary of Transportation Tuesday. Foxx repeated the oath to Judge Nathaniel Jones in a private ceremony attended by his family. Foxx wasted little time setting the agenda for his coming term. Safety will remain our top priority at DOT,” he said in a […]