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Avidyne is, from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2009, offering “instant rebates” via its FlySafe promotion that will save single-unit buyers $500 and could save multiple-unit buyers up to $5,000. The deal is applicable to Avidyne’s Entegra, Entegra MFD, Wx, and Traffic series units, with one small catch. To save the money, customers must “register […]

Teledyne Continental Motors Inc. announced Friday that it will close for one week, Monday Oct. 5 through Monday Oct. 12, and will put other cost-cutting measures into effect “in response to reduced demand” for the aircraft engines and parts it produces. Salaried staff will go to four-day workweeks as of Oct. 12 and vacations for […]

Witnesses saw a man appear to escape the single-engine float-equipped experimental Avid Catalina registered to 61-year-old Jim Eachus that sank Wednesday into Inks Lake near Burnet, Texas, but then saw him disappear into the water. It took until Saturday morning for searchers to find the body of the pilot. Witnesses say one of the aircraft’s […]

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), Japan’s state-backed stab at earning a foothold in the commercial passenger jet market, has won a 100-plane order with a street value of $4 billion from a U.S. regional carrier. Trans State Holdings, based in Missouri, operates GoJet and Trans States Airlines, along with feeder services for United and US […]

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. Mark Dusenberry, vintage aircraft builder and pilot, was seriously injured Thursday when he crashed a replica of the 1905 Wright Flyer III at Huffman Prairie Flying Field. The airfield is cited by some […]

Stefan Sonnenberg Click for larger image Some days just don’t go as planned and the crew of this Germania Airlines Boeing 737 was having one of those days on Wednesday. The Daily Mail says 200 starlings were ingested by the right engine of the aircraft as it took off from Dusseldorf bound to Kosovo. There […]

If you’ve ever had to make an emergency landing on a road, we’d like to hear more about it. As part of sister publication Aviation Safety magazine‘s new podcast series, we’re looking for pilots who have had the combined misfortune and good luck to make a forced landing on a road. Especially if your event […]

The aviation community has had a tough time this fall getting Congress to focus on the issue of FAA reauthorization, but patience — and time — are running out. The FAA budget was due to expire this week, on Sept. 30, but has now been extended to Dec. 31. Aviation advocacy groups are pressuring the […]

Click for a larger image of the flight path, via Flightaware A Mooney crashed Wednesday morning near Muncie, Ind., after the pilot, who was alone on board, became disoriented and then failed to respond to ATC. Two F-16s from the Indiana National Guard intercepted the airplane, which was flying erratically, [see FlightAware tracklog] and provided […]

Two senators this week said they have formed a General Aviation Caucus and invited other senators to join them (PDF) to ensure support for pilots, aircraft owners, and the aviation industry in the U.S. “General aviation has a presence in every state, and plays a significant role in our economy,” said Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, […]