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Building business jets is a tough, competitive, complicated enterprise and the industry is enduring hard times, according to a U.S. International Trade Commission report (PDF) released last week. That may not sound like news to most of those in the industry but the report is a stab at explaining how all those factors add up […]

Early details emerging about the MD-83 that crashed Sunday in Nigeria, killing all 153 aboard and possibly scores more on the ground, include reports that the jet’s voice and data recorders were recovered Monday and that the captain was an American. The jet’s flight crew reportedly included the American captain, an Indian co-pilot and an […]

The first Eclipse 550 will be produced over the course of 12 months concurrent with retooling and validation of the production line that will create it, but the next jets will be built faster, Eclipse Aerospace told its dealers Friday. Following the first jet’s 12-month production cycle, the second aircraft is expected to emerge from […]

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. While the FAA has spent years trying to figure out how to accommodate unmanned aerial systems in the nation’s airspace, if you want to perform a video stunt involving a remote-control helicopter and […]

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. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign say they’re the first to create a wing-flapping micro air vehicle (MAV) that can land autonomously by perching like a bird. The researchers say that […]

A Dana Air MD-83 carrying 153 passengers and crew crashed into a neighborhood on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday afternoon. All aboard the aircraft were believed to have been killed and there are also an unknown number of casualties on the ground. The flight originated in the Nigerian city of Abuja. The aircraft […]

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. Kansas City, Mo., pilot Caleb Elliott broke what many pilots consider a cardinal rule and he said he hopes to continue doing it for the rest of the tornado season. He and fellow […]

EBay seller “stevessupercoolstuff” says it’s an “original SR-71 Blackbird vertical tail rudder,” the “buy it now” price is $1,000,000 (you’d be responsible for shipping and handling), and he or she will accept PayPal. For the asking price, the seller’s posting Friday offered one picture and a four-sentence description. Two of those sentences don’t describe the […]

The goal is to fly a human-powered aircraft over a 26-mile course that includes an oval and two figure-eight patterns in less than an hour; history says Larry McNay’s team might do it and his aircraft could be ready in a few weeks. McNay was part of the Gossamer Albatross team that successfully flew a […]

A web-based platform will be rolled out this July to help diagnose and troubleshoot engine problems, and it will be available free of charge (and ad-free) at SavvyAnalysis.com. The system has been developed by Mike Busch, A&P/IA and CEO of Savvy Aircraft Maintenance Management Inc. It works to graph and analyze piston engine data collected […]