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A replica Wright B Flyer built in Dayton, Ohio, crashed for unknown reasons on July 30, 2011, killing both volunteer pilots, and the NTSB’s October 30 Factual Report doesn’t determine a cause but does note deficiencies with a weld. According to the NTSB, the aircraft’s left propeller shaft tube exhibited a separation at its aft […]

Researchers at Embry-Riddle have received FAA funding that they will use to evaluate pilot performance to determine the feasibility of deploying GPS-aided precision landing approaches at small airports. At issue is whether or not the kind of precision approaches normally used at larger airports can be safely used for landing on shorter, narrower runways and […]

Hurricane Sandy caused a total of 19,574 commercial flight cancelations from Saturday, Oct. 27, through Thursday, Nov. 1 (known as of Wednesday), according to FlightStats.com, as travel regained its footing, Wednesday, and La Guardia remained closed. La Guardia was still flooded with standing water Wednesday, and may require assessment by engineers to determine the extent […]

The effects of hurricane Sandy continued to disrupt travel in the northeast on Tuesday, with more than 15,000 scheduled airline flights cancelled, which may be a new record for one event. But while airlines may be grounded for a while yet, that doesn’t mean the skies aren’t crowded. The FAA on Tuesday afternoon asked all […]

Superstorm Sandy continued to wreak havoc in the northeast early Tuesday morning, with airline flights to all of the major airports still disrupted and not expected to resume normal operations for several days. The storm is having far-reaching effects throughout the U.S. and internationally as flights into the U.S. will remain grounded for several days. […]

Click for the body of the e-mail (PDF) A Republican Party rally featuring vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan at the Sun ‘n Fun facilities on Monday is not an endorsement for the GOP, according to Sun ‘n Fun. Director of Communications Sandy Bridges said the “Victory Rally,” which is expected to draw 2,000 people to […]

The Aircraft Electronics Association is warning FAA-certified repair stations that they may be blindsided by a major revision of Part 145. In a podcast interview with AVweb, AEA spokesman Ric Peri said there seems to be widespread belief that the proposed rule (PDF) affects only repair stations that work on Part 121 air carrier aircraft. […]

A California congressman is urging the FAA to encourage wider availability of unleaded aviation fuel at airports to reduce the use of 100LL. In a (PDF) letter to Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., says airplanes that can use unleaded fuel should use unleaded fuel until an unleaded replacement for avgas is […]

Add some political winds to the perfect storm and it tallies up to a little extra homework for those trying to fly to NBAA’s national convention in Orlando Sunday and Monday. President Barack Obama has a campaign event in Orlando on Monday, the day before the convention, and his original travel plans would have resulted […]

On July 28, a Piaggio Avanti operated by Avantair flew two legs (one with passengers) without a left elevator, and now the company has grounded its entire fleet as it works with the FAA through a safety review. Avantair is based out of St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Florida, and operates almost 60 Piaggio Avanti turboprop […]