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With the downturn in the economy, the order count that used to be a fixture of major aviation events has all but disappeared, but Cessna broke the recent mold at Sun ‘n Fun 2010, or more accurately, just after it. Cessna linked an order for 12 Cessna 182s to the Civil Air Patrol to the […]

The FAA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF) that could significantly complicate the certification process for several small jets currently in development and future aircraft weighing less than 6,000 pounds with turbine engines. The FAA is proposing that all turbine-powered aircraft be put through function and reliability tests. Function and reliability testing is […]

Tecnam‘s four-seat twin-engine airplane, the P2006T, made an appearance at Sun ‘n Fun last week, and CEO Phil Solomon told AVweb the FAA type certification for the airplane is expected shortly. “It’s been certified in Europe for about a year now,” he said. The FAA paperwork is now fully complete and he expects to have […]

Shifting winds gave North America a taste of what Europeans have been enduring for five days as volcanic ash reached the easternmost point of the continent, canceling flights from the Newfoundland and Labrador capital of St. John’s. At least nine flights were cancelled in a precautionary move by airlines. Transport Canada has not imposed airspace […]

Screenshot courtesy of FlightRadar.com Click for larger image Blue X = AirportYellow Airplane = Flight en route Visit FlightRadar24.com for live flight radar maps It appears to have been a surreal weekend for recreational pilots across Europe as those who resisted the stern warnings from their aviation authorities relished skies clear of weather and working […]

Authorities in England are investigating whether volcanic ash had anything to do with the crash of a light plane in Hampshire. Two people died when the aircraft crashed and burned in a field, well away from buildings or other people. Although thousands of airline flights have been cancelled by the ash cloud from a volcano […]

Adilson Kindlemann’s crash during a Red Bull Air Race practice session in Perth, Thursday, was the first in the race’s history, but not the first time Kindlemann (or other racers) had found himself upside down strapped to a chair under water. Red Bull Air Race pilots train for emergencies like what Kindlemann experienced in the […]

A review of the cockpit voice recorder of the Polish government aircraft that crashed in Russia last week revealed no evidence of pressure from any of the passengers on the crew to proceed with a landing they’d been warned not to attempt by air traffic controllers. “The flight recorder, whose tapes are being deciphered, did […]

U.K. Authorities took the unprecedented action of closing its airspace as a plume of volcanic ash from Iceland blew over the country. All flights, except certain emergency operations, were banned starting at noon and weren’t expected to resume until 7 a.m. Friday. By then, the plume is expected to be over northern Europe, where similar […]

The first crash in the Red Bull Air Race’s seven-year history was suffered Thursday, April 15, 2010, in Perth, Australia, when Adilson Kindlemann, 36, lost control of his aircraft after rounding a pylon during practice. Kindlemann managed a near wings-level impact. but as the aircraft’s fixed landing gear dug into the water the aircraft flipped, […]