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The security at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport cost $100 million, but a regular guy with a broken-down jet ski inadvertently thwarted the entire system on Saturday night. Daniel Casillo, 31, of Howard Beach, was out at a bar with friends when they decided to go for a ride on their watercraft in […]

Business jets and turboprops both showed growth in shipments during the first half of 2012, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association reported last week, but piston airplane deliveries failed to rally, showing a 1.6 percent decline compared to the first six months of 2011. Overall, GAMA President Pete Bunce said, the data show “positive signs … […]

Federal budget cuts scheduled to take effect in January could result in the closure of 246 airport control towers and the loss of 1,200 air traffic controller jobs, according to a report (PDF) by the Aerospace Industries Association, released on Monday. The $1.2 trillion “sequestration” cuts, which will take effect on Jan. 2 unless Congress […]

Considering the navigation resources available to pilots these days it would seem like Wrong Way Corrigan type incidents would be next to impossible, but a military and an airline crew each proved recently that it is still possible to land at the wrong airport. Last Tuesday, a United Express Saab 340 operated by Silver Airways […]

Airshow pilot Kent Pietsch is back home in Minot, N.D., after crash landing his Interstate Cadet show plane after a show in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada last week. According to local media, Pietsch broke his nose when the aircraft clipped a wing during a forced landing short of the runway after his performance. He was looking […]

A young Illinois skydive-plane pilot who died Saturday in a crash in Taylorville, Ill., is being hailed as a hero after he ensured his load of 12 jumpers got out safely before he tried unsuccessfully to save himself. Brandon Sparrow, 30, of Augusta, Ill., has been identified as the pilot. Circumstances of the crash are […]

UPDATE 8/13/2012: World Fuels received independent fuel testing results and announced in part, “testing found the fuel to be in compliance with all specification requirements for Avgas Grade 100LL.” (Full report, here — PDF) Truckee Tahoe airport authorities told AVweb Friday they have swapped out their self-serve 100LL and contacted pilots after initial tests following […]

Video that made its way to YouTube early this month shows the June 30 crash of a Stinson 108-3 as filmed by an occupant sitting right seat in the cockpit. (Click the image at right for video.) All four aboard survived the crash and the NTSB is collecting information. The aircraft came down near Bruce […]

Investigators have made progress toward explaining the failure of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner GEnx engine during a taxi test and a separate incident that many pilots might understand involving the crew of an A380 out of LAX. The 787 incident took place July 28 at Charleston, S.C., and resulted in a contained engine failure. The […]

It’s home to roughly 73 aircraft and averages 96 operations per day, according to AirNav.com, and AOPA has fought for years for its survival, but it appears the battle for Cincinnati-Blue Ash airport is now officially lost. According to AOPA, the city of Cincinnati has sent notice to the FAA that it will close the […]