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American Airlines’ major unions are trying to steer the bankrupt company toward a merger with US Airways. The unions said Friday they’re reached a deal with US Airways over the structure of such a merger, one that protects some jobs and creates an airline capable of competing with United, which recently merged with Continental, and […]

The powerful Senate Appropriations Committee has rapped the knuckles of the FAA over its handling of proposed changes to the delivery of online navigation information services and suggested more congressional oversight on the implementation of those changes. The committee, whose report must be approved by the full Senate and House, says AeroNav, the arm of […]

Harrington Bishop, 64, former safety inspector at Teterboro Flight Standards District Office, was sentenced Wednesday to one year of prison time for accepting unauthorized payments from pilots after giving them check rides. Bishop, also a former Air Force pilot, was not authorized to grant licenses or participate in checks on his days off. But over […]

The FAA has responded to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by releasing two lists it says include all public and private entities that have sought authorization to fly drones over the United States. The suit was brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The lists include both the Certificates of Authorization issued to public […]

There appear to be no survivors in the crash of a Bhoja Air Boeing 737-200 that crashed near Benazir Bhutto Airport in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday. Witnesses said the aircraft was trying to land in a thunderstorm when it hit a wheat field a few miles from the airport. Wreckage and human remains from the 127 […]

It was only flown up to 12,000 feet and cruised at 190 knots TAS within the pre-defined limits of its one-hour flight test, but Diamond Aircraft’s five-plus-person DA52 twin could soon offer “a lot more,” according to the company. Powered by two 180-hp turbo-diesel Austro AE300E engines, the aircraft took off without flaps in less […]

Although no replacement for 100LL has yet been identified, Lycoming’s Michael Kraft thinks it’s possible that multiple competitors could enter the market with different fuels meeting the same specifications, thus fostering price competition. In this podcast recorded at Aero 2012 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Lycoming’s Kraft said that although it hasn’t released its formal report, the […]

There are literally hundreds of airplanes on display in Friedrichshafen this week – but how could the Aero 2012 organizers fit hundreds of airplanes in a single hangar? Discover the answer as Paul Bertorelli pauses to take a break from shooting video to wander the radio controlled airplane display. This image gallery requires JavaScript. [ […]

Shortly before 9 a.m., Thursday, the pilot of a Cessna 421C out of Slidell, La., for Sarasota, Fla., fell silent on the radio and the aircraft climbed to 30,000 feet, circling, until it crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. The pilot was the sole occupant of the pressurized six- to eight-seat twin. Early reports state […]

Tapping into its evolving expertise in airborne sensing systems, Diamond Aircraft CEO Christian Dries said Thursday at Aero Friedrichshafen that the company will soon be testing a robotic helicopter, the Hero. The aircraft is intended for the military and commercial airborne sensor and reconnaissance market but it won’t be just another UAV. In this podcast […]