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According to a preliminary accident report, the pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX that crashed on March 10 were unable to manually counter significant nose-down trim before losing control of the airplane in a dive that reached 500 knots. The report, released by the Ethiopian government Thursday, confirms that the MAX 8’s MCAS […]

Vashon Aircraft has delivered 12 of its Ranger Light Sport training aircraft and CEO and founder John Torode said the planes have gone to a mix of customers, many of whom will use it as a personal aircraft. Torode, who also founded Dynon Avionics, said that while the aircraft has had some traction as a […]

A persistent dream of aviation buyers is for airplanes to be as innovative as modern cars, with quality to match. With electric airplanes on the horizon and eVTOL aircraft a thing, that’s exactly what’s happening, according to Aviation Week’s MRO network. Increasingly, aircraft companies are finding inspiration and product ideas in cutting-edge automotive technologies. Both […]

Last year Vashon Aircraft set out to revolutionize the Light Sport market with an under-$100K, all-metal, Continental-powered glass cockpit-equipped airplane that was both easy and fun to fly. To see how that’s been working, AVweb’s Russ Niles caught up with company founder John Torode at Sun ‘n Fun 2019 in Lakeland, Florida. view on YouTube

Aviators Market Publishing announced the launch of AviatorsMarket.com at Sun ‘n Fun 2019. The new website, which has been under development for the last three years, will facilitate the buying and selling of all things aviation including aircraft, engines, avionics, aviation-related services and real estate. In addition to a variety of sorting and filtering features, […]

A popular aviation event at storied Paine Field in Everett, Washington won’t be held this year, Snohomish County officials said this week. The officials offered no specifics other than to say holding Aviation Day wasn’t possible. The event has been a tradition at Paine Field for about two decades. Paine Field is best known as […]

CubCrafters has taken the unusual step of certifying its X-Cub in the primary category, even though it’s already certified under Part 23. The primary category is a more restrictive regime that requires most of the Part 23 testing and engineering but limits engine type, weight and performance. CubCrafters officials attending Sun ‘n Fun declined to […]

The pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 that crashed on March 10 appear to have inconsistently applied Boeing recommendations to disable the MCAS stall-protection system. But they failed to recover the aircraft for reasons still unclear. The Wall Street Journal, relying on sources who have seen the flight data recorder readout, reported that […]

NASA says the space debris released by India’s destruction of one of its own satellites threatens the International Space Station. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called the action unacceptable and a “terrible, terrible thing.” India destroyed the satellite intentionally last week in a test of anti-satellite technology it has developed. NASA said the satellite shattered into […]

L3 Commercial Aviation has placed an order with options for up to 240 new Pipers over the next ten years, the company announced at Sun ‘n Fun this year. The new aircraft, a mix of single-engine Archers and twin-engine Seminoles, will be going to “expand and modernize” fleets at the company’s Airline Academy pilot training […]