On The Fly…

They’ve stood the test of time but a Cessna 120 is no match for a speeding pickup truck. Juneau police have charged a 27-year-old man with driving while under the influence of alcohol after a truck went through the airport fence and totaled the 60-year-old airplane and a set of floats beside it…

Two Indian air force pilots plan to fly around the world in a motor glider in May. If they make it, Wing Commander Rahul Monga and Squadron Leader S K Yadav will become the first Indians to fly accomplish the feat in a single-engine airplane…

Raytheon has announced a delay in the certification date of the Hawker 4000 business jet to early February. The plane was to have received its papers by the end of 2005 but the company wants to install a lightning protection system on one of the test planes before final testing is done.