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A new FAA study published in May divides the country’s 2,952 public-use general aviation facilities into four new categories, which will affect their funding and regulation in the future. The facilities, which include 2,903 airports, 10 heliports, and 39 seaplane bases, now will be labeled as national, regional, local, or basic, determined by their level […]

Two people died on Monday afternoon when a Piper PA-28 and a small six-seat airplane collided in Virginia, and one pilot was killed last week when two agricultural airplanes collided in Arkansas. The Piper appeared to be inbound to the Warrenton-Fauquier airport, according to FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown, and the pilot was able to land […]

Researchers from the U.S. Navy have started to explore a rare Curtiss SB2C Helldiver wreck from the 1940s that was found in December off the Florida coast. “I really feel like, finally, we’re going to find out who belonged to that airplane and if somebody is in it,” said diver Randy Jordan, who discovered the […]

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 FAA has paid a visit to a California skydiving company after video of some unplanned excitement vaulted it to Internet stardom earlier this week. It’s been more than a year since an […]

The families of three passengers killed in a British Columbia floatplane crash that an investigation revealed was likely caused by the drunken antics of one of them are suing the charter airline, saying the pilot should have known better than to let them aboard. According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. the suit also blames pilot […]

Northrop Grumman’s 300-foot-long, 70-foot-tall, remotely piloted Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) airship is scheduled to fly for the first time in early June at Lakehurst, N.J. The maiden flight could take place anytime between June 6 and 10, weather permitting, and will be followed by a trip to Florida where it will be outfitted with […]

Donations from more than 2,000 people, plus other sponsorships, have funded Copenhagen Suborbitals’ (CS) Tycho Brahe program, which aims to see individuals launched to at least 100 miles above the earth in personal capsules. The team’s proposed capsule is made from rolled steel plate wrapped in a cork heat shield. Inside, the capsule’s sole passenger […]

Solar Impulse, the manned solar-powered airplane, began a 1,554-mile trip from Switzerland to Morocco, Thursday and landed safely after a 17-hour first leg at its planned layover site of Madrid. The 3,500-pound vehicle is carried by a 207-foot wingspan. It is propelled by batteries and 12,000 solar cells driving four electric motors. Pilot Andre Borschberg […]

Unconventional aircraft designer John McGinnis’ public funding drive Friday surpassed its original goal and may help him prove if his five-seat double box tail Synergy aircraft is indeed “lighter, simpler, and more economical” than other planes. McGinnis turned to the online fundraising website Kickstarter.com to seek $65,000 from private individuals that he says will “maintain […]

A 52-year-old Piedmont Airlines pilot has been charged with unlawful possession of a concealed firearm after a security check of his bag Friday found a .357 Magnum revolver loaded with five rounds of ammunition. Prosecutors now allege that the pilot, Brett Dieter, had been traveling with the gun since at least May 16, when he […]