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A Lear Jet operated by Royal Air Freight crashed at about 2 p.m. (eastern time), southeast of Chicago Executive Airport, killing both pilots. The Lear 35, was visible in pieces left protruding from the small Des Plaines River located in a wooded area not far from the airport. The plane was on a flight from […]

Piper Aircraft announced on Monday that Aviall Services, a subsidiary of Boeing, will become Piper’s sole global parts distributor, providing supply-chain support for Piper dealers and customers around the world. Piper CEO Kevin Gould said customers will benefit from Aviall’s experience as a parts supplier. Avialls extensive experience and excellent reputation in parts management and […]

After a tough year in 2009, the general aviation industry seems determined to get back on track in 2010 and start the year out with some positive news. On Monday, Cessna announced it would recall 180 laid-off workers to work on the Citation Sovereign line. The company said new orders have come in from abroad […]

A single-engine Vickers abandoned on the Antarctic ice during the 1911-1914 Antarctic expedition of Australian Douglas Mawson may have been found on New Year’s Day, 2010. If true, the find itself may be as unique as the circumstances that allowed for it. Wreckage was found on ice-encrusted rocks on the shore of Commonwealth Bay. Modern-day […]

We’ve looked back through the electronic monstrosity that recorded the roughly 600 million hits you generated for AVweb last year so, without further ado, here are the stories that you found most clickable in 2009. In January, your interest was dominated by our same-day breaking news coverage of Sully and Jeff and their “Miracle On […]

Heritage Aviation, Burlington International Airport’s new general aviation facility, has installed — onsite — a wind turbine, claiming “a first for renewables and aviation industries,” according to Heritage. The Northwind 100 (100-kilowatt) turbine erected at the airport stands 121 feet tall, measuring from atop the 41-foot-diameter rotor’s disc area. The airport hosts a number of […]

A $2.1 million investment has yielded a hand-sized infrared controlled micro air vehicle (MAV) that flies by flapping its four polyethylene wings up to 30 times per second. Displayed last Monday by Professor Hiroshi Liu, of Japan’s Chiba University, the 2.6-gram, four-inch long MAV carries a rechargeable battery that’s reportedly good for six minutes of […]

Public-use, privately owned reliever airports have again won the negative attention of USA Today, this time with two articles — one titled, “FAA and taxpayers prop up small, little-used airports.” USA Today writer Thomas Frank’s two articles appeared in USA Today on Dec. 31, stating among other things that some small airports are owned by […]

Jean-Claude Courtois bought a plane in Florida but an allegedly iffy checkride and some miscommunications saw his maiden flight shortened by a pair of F-15s. The incident began at American Aviation on Hernando County Airport in Florida, where Courtois purchased a Cessna 425. While Courtois was getting checked out in the plane, his instructor developed […]

The FAA will increase its oversight of American Airlines following a string of non-fatal landing incidents that took place in December, including one that left an AA 737 in pieces in Kingston, Jamaica. FAA spokesperson Lynn Lunsford made the comments to CNN, adding that the FAA’s review will attempt to determine if those incidents “might […]