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The FAA has set a deadline of July 2 to receive comments on the exemption to pilot medical requirements proposed by AOPA and EAA in April. The advocacy groups asked the FAA to allow pilots to fly some GA aircraft without a third-class medical certificate if they take an online course and hold a driver’s […]

Airbus and Boeing are having a summer sale to shore up orders as airlines all over the world continue shopping for fuel-efficient jets. According to Reuters, both manufacturers are knocking up to 15 percent off the list price of their A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX designs, which will be the bread-and-butter airplanes for the next […]

In an industry that’s a little short of success stories at the moment, there’s a rare exception to that playing out in some unlikely locations in Canada. Viking Air’s plants in Sidney, British Columbia, a suburb of the provincial capital of Victoria, and Calgary, Alberta, are straining under the weight of a four-year backlog for […]

As the airline industry gathers for the International Air Transport Association meeting in Beijing, a Reuters report is suggesting China’s ambitious plans to develop its own airliners have suffered serious setbacks. Although Chinese officials haven’t commented about it, Reuters said it spoke with three suppliers involved with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) effort […]

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. The creators of the FlyNano sport aircraft launched from a lake in southern Finland, near Helsinki, on Monday, and posted a video at their website showing several short hops above the surface. Over […]

NetJets on Monday said it has ordered up to 425 midsize business jets from Cessna and Bombardier, a deal worth up to $9.6 billion, which the company said is the “largest private aviation order in history.” The deal includes firm orders for 100 jets from Bombardier — 75 of the Challenger 300 model and 25 […]

An unmanned aircraft being tested by the U.S. Navy crashed Monday about noon on Maryland’s eastern shore, about 22 miles east of the Naval Air Station at Patuxent River. The Global Hawk, about 44 feet long with a wingspan of 116 feet, was one of five UAVs being used to test maritime surveillance capabilities. “No […]

Hawker Beechcraft is considering all options as it recovers from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, including a sale of the company, according to a recent report in the Wichita Eagle. “Depending on what [offers] we get, this case could become even more interesting,” lawyer Patrick Nash Jr. told a federal bankruptcy court last month, noting that there […]

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified light sport aircraft for the first time, in a newly created certification category. Three airplanes have been certified as European Light Aircraft (ELA): Czech Sport Aircraft’s PS-28 Cruiser, the Flight Design CTLS-ELA, and the Evektor SportStar RTC, EASA said. The new category certifies aircraft with no more […]

The FAA has opened another investigation concerning California pilot Dave Riggs as an offshoot of its probe of a fatal L-39 crash that happened in Nevada in May. Riggs lost his flight privileges for a year for a 2008 buzzing of the Santa Monica pier in an L-39 and he was in formation with Doug […]