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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 […]

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. YouTube videos have used aviation to sensationalize unrelated products through viral marketing campaigns and the like, but this “Extreme Unboxing” of a cellphone by TheNextWeb.com takes product description to new heights … with […]

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned a 2009 ruling that ordered Cirrus to pay $14.5 million to the families of two SR22 crash victims based on the assertion that Cirrus failed to properly train them. The new ruling found that there was “no support in the law” for the notion that it was Cirrus’ […]

The Navy has confirmed that one fin from a captive air training missile came loose from its perch on the wing of an F/A-18C Hornet, fell from the sky, and embedded itself in the hood of an unoccupied truck in Virginia Beach, Va., Thursday. There were no injuries associated with the accident, which took place […]

Weather permitting, Friday May 6, Yves Rossy, strapped to his roughly six-foot, four micro-turbine-powered, carbon composite wing will make his attempt to negotiate a section of the Grand Canyon, in Arizona, according to Popular Science. The flight will reportedly take place somewhere in the Canyon’s western area and could pass within 700 feet of spectators, […]

The NTSB Wednesday released its preliminary annual aviation statistics for 2010, and while U.S. scheduled Part 121 airlines and Part 135 commuters suffered zero recorded fatalities, GA’s numbers, though improved, were less fortunate. Year over year, general aviation accidents declined. Out of 1435 GA accidents in 2010, 267 were fatal, resulting in 450 deaths, including […]