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NTSB inspectors examining parts of the Southwest 737 fuselage that ruptured in flight on April 1 reported Monday that they found some rivets didn’t fit properly into their holes, and some of the holes were slightly offset or irregular in shape. While the NTSB update was purely factual, with no analysis, The New York Times […]

The controllers’ union and the FAA for the most part have presented a united front in responding to recent incidents of controllers caught sleeping, but on Friday, NATCA suggested that controllers on overnight shifts should be allowed nap breaks, which Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has opposed. “I don’t expect to walk into a break room […]

Despite an increase in revenues at Cessna, the company showed an operating loss for the first quarter of this year, parent company Textron said last week. Revenues were up about 26 percent compared to the first quarter of last year, but low production and delivery levels led to an overall loss of $38 million, compared […]

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The NTSB says a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 came within 100 feet and a tenth of a mile from a NORDO Cirrus SR22 over central Florida March 27 when the crew was asked by air traffic controllers to check on the condition of the Cirrus’s occupants. Initial reports said the planes came within 1.2 miles […]

There’s plenty to do flying a Beech Baron to the North Pole, a place where no Baron has been before, but Douglas Cairns had one more hourly task that most pilots don’t have. “Another hourly ‘cockpit check’ was blood sugar testing, and with additional continuous glucose monitoring, I was delighted to see blood sugars remaining […]

So far 19 airline pilots, including six captains, have been fired as a result of a government investigation into India’s corruption-plagued aviation oversight system and the probe is only half complete. The Indian government is trying to restore confidence in its burgeoning air transport sector with the probe, which has uncovered widespread bribery, cheating and […]

St. Louis Lambert Field is expected to be in full operation Monday after a weekend of cleanup from a powerful storm that caused extensive damage and resulted in injuries to at least four people Friday. Notams continue to warn of missing signs and unserviceable equipment but it’s a far cry from the mayhem that ensued […]

Casual observers at the headquarters of Liberty Aerospace in Melbourne, Fla., Friday may have sparked rumors that the operation is closing down, but Liberty President Keith Markley told AVweb that the company is just consolidating facilities. AVweb spoke with Markley by phone Friday. Markley said Liberty has given up leases (which were expiring) on two […]

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