On The Fly... November 19, 2002 By Arturo Weiss Ten pilots were chosen to represent the United States at the World Aerobatic Championship (WAC) in 2003.
On The Fly... November 19, 2002 By Arturo Weiss An F-4U Corsair crashed yesterday while participating in the Celebrate Freedom Festival at Columbia, S.C., killing pilot Joseph Tobul, 68.
On The Fly... November 21, 2002 By Russ Niles A Piper Lance and a Mooney Cadet made fatal contact near the approach path of Runway 22 at Caldwell, N.J., Friday evening at about 7:30 p.m. The two aircraft impacted approximately one and a half blocks apart in a residential neighborhood in Fairfield, N.J. Both pilots were killed.
On the Fly ... November 15, 2009 By Glenn Pew If you'd like to fly a Zeppelin one day...
AOPA honored Walter Fricke.
On the Fly ... October 11, 2009 Evolution on Southwest tour...
Michael Moore on the plight of pilots...
Midair aftermath photographed by onlooker.
On the Fly ... September 23, 2009 NTSB reports on uncommanded pitch-up aboard an MD-81 carrying then-Sen. Obama...
A helicopter was used in a cash heist in Sweden...
The online reporting system for pilots crossing the U.S. border has improved, says AOPA...
The Idaho Aviation Hall of Fame will induct new members Nov. 4.
On the Fly ... September 16, 2009 The NTSB released documents on the fatal crash of a firefighting helicopter in California...
A Smithsonian story laments the loss of Langley wind tunnel, as advocates rally to prevent it...
Friends of areobatic pilot Vicki Cruse have established a scholarship fund in her memory...
A free interactive course about mastering radio communications for pilots is now online.
On the Fly ... July 15, 2009 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is guest speaker at today's Atlanta Aero Club meeting...
Need a place to stay in Oshkosh? Dorm rooms have opened up...
FAA is accepting ATC applications through July 17...
Aircraft designer Homer Kolb died on Sunday...
Arizona Aircraft Expo will host three events for GA buyers...
A House proposal would increase subsidies for rural air service.
On the Fly ... July 8, 2009 FAA is reviewing AOPA's suggestion to lessen the impact of the Cessna rudder AD...
Bob Hoover and Wayne Handley share their insights in a new "Close Calls" DVD...
Bell's 429 light-twin helicopter is now certified in U.S. and Canada...
The Arlington Fly-In is happening now in Washington State, through Sunday...
The FAA has proposed an AD that would affect Pilatus PC-6 turboprops...
A Platinum Jet executive pled guilty to charges stemming from a 2005 crash.
On the Fly ... July 1, 2009 Mike Goulian to recieve this year's Bill Barber Award for Showmanship...
The Air Race Classic has posted the top 10 competitors from this year's race...
Flying to Mexico? The rules have changed. AOPA has a detailed update.
On the Fly ... June 24, 2009 PDFPlates.com will offer free approach plates for your Kindle...
Two Australians survived a helicopter crash in remote crocodile-infested mudflats...
Cessna has begun deliveries of its Corvalis models from its plant in Independence, Kan....
The FAA is accepting comments on a request to ban nighttime traffic at Bob Hope Airport.
On the Fly ... June 17, 2009 L-3 Avionics sued Cirrus for $18 million...
AD deadline for Bonanzas and Barons extended...
This year's women's Air Race Classic launches June 23...
Evektor aims to get flight schools to use LSAs...
AirVenture tickets online discounted through June 30.
On the Fly ... June 15, 2009 Paris Air Show opens today...
Snowbirds grounded by ejection seat fault...
172 shot in West Virginia.
On the Fly ... June 10, 2009 At least one survivor in New Mexico helicopter crash...
President Obama nominated NTSB member Deborah Hersman for NTSB chairman...
Red Bull pilot Peter Besenyei made an emergency landing in a Canada field...
AeroExpo, one of the UK's largest GA events, is on this weekend near London...
An SR22 pilot landed safely in North Carolina after pulling the chute...
A second facility to train pilots to carry guns will open next week in Dallas...
The annual Biplane Expo held its grand finale event in Oklahoma last weekend...
This Saturday, June 13, is EAA Young Eagles Day; check for a rally near you.
On the Fly ... June 3, 2009 The FAA will pay $3.75 million to the families of three people who died in a crash...
A new glove designed for pilots features a built-in LED light for night flying...
A 17-year-old pilot made a safe off-airport landing after the engine quit...
A preview is now online of EAA's big changes to the AirVenture grounds in Oshkosh.
On the Fly ... May 27, 2009 AOPA asked the FAA to postpone its recent AD affecting Cessna 150s and 152s...
The FAA funding bill mandates twice-yearly inspections of Part 145 repair facilities located abroad...
The NTSB has released a preliminary report on the Ecoflyer accident in which the company president died...
Time Magazine provides a brief history of GPS.
On the Fly ... May 20, 2009 An Indonesian C-130 crashed Wednesday, 68 people died...
A C-172 and C-310 collided above the ocean off Long Beach, Calif., on Monday...
Chalkie Stobbart, of South Africa, broke a single-engine record set in 1939...
NATO minesweepers are searching off Malta for a Gladiator biplane shot down in 1940....
Flying low and slow, Indiana pilot Kris Maynard got 25.26 mpg in his Husky.
On the Fly ... May 13, 2009 Air traffic controllers picketed in Memphis this week...
Walter Boyne, former director of NASM, will give a talk in NJ on May 14...
Girls With Wings, in Minneapolis, needs more women volunteers...
James Chadwick, inventor of the Chadwick Balance System, died on May 2...
Final ADs issued for Cessna 150/152 rudders and for Diamond DA-40 nosegear.
On the Fly ... May 6, 2009 EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh FAA Notam now online...
FAA is reviewing the hours flown by Colgan Air flight crews...
Airports in Mesa, Ariz., and Alexandria, La., will benefit from funding, FAA said...
Socata now offers an onboard potty option for the TBM 850.
On the Fly ... April 29, 2009 Alan Edgar Bristow, founder of Bristow Helicopters, died on Sunday, at age 85...
The CDC has released guidance for flight crews arriving from areas affected by swine flu...
A plan to privatize Chicago's Midway Airport has failed...
FAA says Linear Air can provide recurrent training for owners of Eclipse jets.
On the Fly ... April 15, 2009 An Airbus A380 will visit EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh this summer...
NPR reported on the FAA problems that administrator nominee Randy Babbitt will face...
Accidents in Hawaii air tour operations have decreased over the last 10 years, the AP reported...
An FAA AD affects the Socata TBM 700 turboprop...
Samson Motorworks has updated its "flying motorcycle" design.
On the Fly ... April 8, 2009 You can place your order now online for the FAA Oshkosh Notam...
The Lindbergh Foundation is auctioning off rides in EAA's Spirit of St. Louis replica...
FAA is checking into questions raised by an ABC report about the Red Bull Albatross.
On the Fly ... April 1, 2009 The FAA's current budget plan has been extended for another six months...
An AD affecting some Piper airplanes restricts their use to VFR only...
Some flight schools have been cut from Sallie Mae's student-loan program...
China will host a second GA forum in June....
New FAA handbook on flying trikes now available online.
On the Fly ... March 25, 2009 Another new company, Eclipse 500 Services, aims to provide maintenance support to the orphaned fleet...
A pilot in Italy has been convicted of manslaughter in connection with a 2005 crash that killed 16 people...
Bill Boisture will take over as CEO at Hawker Beechcraft, replacing Jim Schuster, who is retiring.
On the Fly ... March 18, 2009 Persistent aviation radio problems in the Bahamas are finally solved, AOPA said...
TCM has expanded its recall of certain piston cylinders to include an additional 300...
Canada has listed events celebrating its Centennial of Flight all this year...
An FAA memo about issues with new airspace procedures over Denver caused alarm.
On the Fly ... March 11, 2009 Citing two thrust rollback events on 777s, NTSB wants the redesign of a Rolls-Royce engine component...
Mitre received an FAA award for its Universal Access Transceiver digital radio system...
A proposed AD for some Piper airplanes aims to prevent the nose baggage door from opening in flight...
A final AD for the Pilatus PC-12 addresses a possible problem with the elevator control mechanism...
Pilots now can fly in to Sporty's Pilot Shop and orders will be delivered to their airplane, 24 hours a day.
On the Fly ... February 25, 2009 A safety group sued the FAA and DOT, alleging they are too slow to act on NTSB recommendations...
Cessna's 400 Corvalis TT single-engine piston aircraft is now EASA certified...
Liberty Aerospace is spinning off Liberty Composites to market its expertise...
FAA issued ADs that affect some Gippsland Aeronautics GA8 airplanes and some Burkart Grob gliders...
Wired magazine examined the proposed airspace redesign for the New York metro region.
On the Fly ... February 18, 2009 FAA has issued an AD for Cessna 400-series auxiliary wing spars...
General Motors has shut down its flight department, cutting 49 jobs.
On the Fly ... February 15, 2009 Aircraft back at airport, owner in hot water...
Shark-mutilated bodies found after Puerto Rico crash...
Southwest's cheesecake conundrum.
On the Fly ... February 11, 2009 The FAA will impose a TFR over Chicago this weekend as President Obama visits...
Heli Expo coming up, Feb. 22-24, in Anaheim, Calif....
A new documentary film aims to inspire the next generation of aviators...
A new $1,000 learn-to-fly scholarship is available.
On the Fly ... February 9, 2009 Cessna to shorten work weeks...
Cirrus to further adjust production...
"Sully Light" says he's no hero.
On the Fly ... February 4, 2009 NTSB found no mechanical problems with Flight 1549's engines and confirmed bird remains in both engines...
AAI Acquisition, which bought the assets of Adam Aircraft, is looking for a partner to help build the A700 jet...
The airplane crash that killed Buddy Holly was 50 years ago this week; ASF provides an analysis...
The FAA on Tuesday released an update to its plans for the next-generation national airspace system.. .
Two people died when the wing of a Piper Cub hit the Jeep they were riding in and they drove into a tree...
The NTSB wants FAA to enhance its oversight of offshore helicopter operators...
The Lindbergh Foundation named recipients of the 2009 Lindbergh Awards.
On the Fly ... January 28, 2009 An ATR-42 owned by FedEx crashed while on an ILS approach into Lubbock, Texas, early Tuesday morning...
GA pilots are invited to take part in a research project about Notams this Saturday...
Europe's trade show for secondhand aircraft will take place as part of the AERO international aviation show...
EAA has set the dates for its 2009 B-17 Flying Fortress spring tour.
On the Fly ... January 21, 2009 Tom Moon, an Australian national aerobatics champion, died on Tuesday when his Extra 300 crashed...
Waco announced it will certify select pre-owned aircraft and provide a factory warranty...
The National Aviation Hall of Fame will host Film Festival of Aviation March 12-15 in Dayton.
On the Fly ... January 14, 2009 Lorraine Howerton has joined AOPA as vice president of legislative affairs...
A Chicago area pilot had alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, opiates and benzodiazepines in his system when he crashed...
Charlie Johnson has joined Viper Aircraft as director of business development...
John H. Winant, a former president of NBAA, died Tuesday at his home in Williamstown, Mass., at age 85...
EAA will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Canada's first flight at AirVenture.
On the Fly ... January 7, 2009 Flight restrictions have been posted for D.C. on Inauguration Day...
A helicopter crashed on its way to an oil rig, killing eight...
Continental flew a 737 on a second-generation biofuel blend....
Seven airlines sued the FAA to block rules aimed at curbing pilot fatigue.
On the Fly ... January 4, 2009 Weather service for some Garmin handhelds reported down ...
Rail power lines cut by plane crash still not fixed ...
Myanmar training pilots ...
Officials tussle over nationality of baby born on plane.
On the Fly ... December 31, 2008 NASA released a study of the shuttle Columbia accident aimed to improve crew safety ...
The USAF Thunderbirds released its 2009 schedule for shows across the U.S. ...
Several airlines are continuing to refuse to take part in the FAA's safety reporting program ...
FAA has revoked the certificates of four Missouri men involved in operating a skydiving business.
On the Fly ... December 23, 2008 A charter flight that went missing in the Caribbean last week may have been carrying illegal migrant workers...
The National Biplane Association says the 2009 Biplane Expo will be its last...
FAA is asking airlines to make voluntary cuts in service to LGA...
Stock values at Textron, the parent of Cessna, continue to sink, making the company a possible takeover target...
Investigators said an odd bumping and rattling noise was heard on the CVR of a 737 that crashed at Denver last Saturday.
On the Fly ... December 17, 2008 Eileen Collins, Russ Meyer, Jimmy Steward and Ed White are the 2009 National Aviation Hall of Fame inductees...
Special flight rules will be in place for the Inauguration in Washington on January 20...
Pax were stunned when an airline pilot said he had to turn around because he wasn't qualified to land...
FAA will reinstate 60 pilot testing centers whose privileges had been revoked, AOPA says...
United Air Lines is sued for allegedly serving alcohol to an inebriated passenger, who later beat his wife.
On the Fly ... December 10, 2008 Negligence charges against the U.S. pilots involved in Brazil's worst air disaster have been dropped...
FAA granted certification for WAAS LPV on a Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft...
Canada's Transportation Safety Board calls for tighter balloon regulations.
Record world flight to raise funds for ALS research nears its finish...
Two flight students and their instructors died when their aircraft collided in Florida on Saturday...
A new book for children leads them through aviation's phonetic alphabet, to inspire an interest in flying...
A judge has blocked the planned slot auctions for New York City area airports.
On the Fly ... December 7, 2008 Two instructors, two students killed in Florida midair ...
Bogus engineer facing long prison sentence ...
Brazilian paper blames American pilots for collision with airliner.
On the Fly ... December 3, 2008 XCOR Aerospace is now selling tickets for flights into space, for $95,000 each...
Pilots CarolAnn Garratt and Carol Foy launched their world flight record attempt on Tuesday...
NBAA launched a redesigned Web site on Tuesday, with a new look and enhanced navigation...
Teachers in Space has extended its deadline till Dec. 4.
On the Fly ... November 26, 2008 FAA will build an Aviation Research and Technology Park in Atlantic City, N.J....
A homeowner allegedly attacked the operator of an RC airplane, after the airplane flew over the man's house...
Tattoos in Flight blog features an online gallery of aviation-themed works of tattoo artists...
The pilot of a Piper Navajo who ran into icing chose to land on a frozen lake.
On the Fly ... November 19, 2008 FAA extended the required repacking interval for certain types of parachutes...
An FAA Airworthiness Directive mandates wire-secured bolts for Diamond DA4s...
A flight student in California died after being struck by the prop of a Cessna 152...
Cessna's Citation Mustang is now certified in Canada and Japan.
On the Fly ... November 17, 2008 One survivor in Grumman Goose crash in B.C. ...
Helicopter pilot jailed for "erratic" flying ...
Pilot who hit house charged with drunken flying.
On the Fly ... November 12, 2008 Len Johnson flew coast-to-coast in a homebuilt biodiesel-powered Cozy MKIV...
Students at U Mich set a record: the longest fuel-cell-powered flight of a radio-controlled airplane...
Last call to sign up for Conklin & de Decker's Aircraft Acquisition Planning Seminar in Scottsdale...
FAA wants to ensure that pilots of Boeing 737s heed warnings about low cabin pressure.
On the Fly ... October 29, 2008 AOPA Expo is coming up next week, Nov. 6 to 8, in San Jose, Calif....
Bell Helicopter will lay off 500 workers, due to the loss of a defense contract...
Boeing and its striking machinists union have reached a tentative agreement...
S-TEC has the FAA OK to add WAAS upgrades to Alliant integrated avionics...
The Polar First pilots, who flew around the world via both poles in a helicopter, have a new book out about their adventure.
On the Fly ... October 26, 2008 Vancouver Airport Authority eyes Gatwick bid ...
Patty Wagstaff faces criminal charges Tuesday ...
American pilots flew 757 on batteries alone.
On the Fly ... October 22, 2008 By Mary Grady Two single-engine Cessnas collided in midair above Colorado on Wednesday, nobody was hurt...
The NTSB has published an update on last month's South Carolina Lear jet crash...
Charley Fox, a legendary WWII fighter pilot from Canada, died last week at age 88...
The Copperstate fly-in runs Thursday through Sunday this week in Casa Grande, Arizona...
The world's largest airship is now flying from Texas to San Francisco...
Atlantic Monthly reporter Jeffrey Goldberg tried, without success, to arouse the suspicion of the TSA.
On the Fly ... October 15, 2008 A drunk airline passenger who said he had a bomb was overpowered by fellow passengers...
The first-ever civilian-owned Harrier made its airshow debut in Virginia last weekend...
The Rocket Racing League got the official OK to fly demo flights next year...
Ex-con says 1986 plane crash was deliberate assassination of Mozambique's president...
Dennis Ferguson, who until recently was CEO at Mooney, has left the company....
Strike talks at Boeing have stalled; no quick resolution is expected.
On the Fly ... October 1, 2008 Mooney Airplane Co. has a new CEO, Robert Gowens...
Diamond is offering $1.99 fuel to new buyers of the DA40 XLS...
An attempt to cross the English Channel in a pedal-powered airship failed...
FAA's comment period has closed for its new homebuilt policy...
Coming up November 8-9, Roar & Soar at Fantasy of Flight...
The first Zeppelin airship bound for the U.S. is on its way across the Atlantic.
On the Fly ... September 24, 2008 FAA suspended two airline pilots who allegedly fell asleep during a flight...
FYI, USAIG, the United States Aircraft Insurance Group, is NOT affiliated with AIG, the American International Group....
GE video explores the meaning of EAA AirVenture as an innovation center...
Deadline is nearing for comments on 51-percent rule...
The 2008 US National Aerobatic Championships are under way in Texas...
Two Seattle pilots flew 10,000 miles around Canada in their Beavers...
Three vintage airplanes flew across the U.S. to honor an airmail anniversary.
On the Fly ... September 17, 2008 Donations cover slow-taxiing pilot's lost pay ...
Spanair flaps didn't deploy, warning didn't work ...
Prince William will fly Apaches.
On the Fly ... September 15, 2008 Aeroflot crash in central Russia kills all 88 on board ...
Edmonton couple ties knot in 737 ...
Explorers fail to find Fossett.
On the Fly ... September 10, 2008 Lt. Col. Jack Faas is the new executive director of the CAP Historical Foundation...
Three pilots are flying across the U.S. to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Air Mail...
A hot-air balloon pilot died in a fire while trying to land Sunday evening...
Pilots can attend a ground school about formation flying in St. Louis on Sept. 22.
On the Fly ... September 8, 2008 Cirrus lays off 100 workers ...
Airplane thief gets four years ...
Emirates grounds A380.
On the Fly ... September 3, 2008 A Convair 580 crashed in Ohio on Monday, all three crew members died...
A P2V fire-fighting air tanker crashed in Nevada Monday, killing three...
A trial has been scheduled for Patty Wagstaff on drunk-driving charges...
Bombardier's CRJ1000 NextGen airliner made its first flight.
On the Fly ... August 31, 2008 Woman jumped from car just before 172 hit it ...
Runway partly closed by midway ride ...
Newark slot auction delayed.
On the Fly ... August 27, 2008 NTSB released preliminary report on the fatal crash of a charity flight Aug. 12...
An Air France 747 ran off the runway in Montreal; nobody was hurt...
A pilot on his first solo flight died in a midair collision in Australia...
A passenger gave birth on a commercial flight from India to Australia...
An ICAO safety audit of the FAA gave the agency a score of 91 out of 100.
On the Fly ... August 24, 2008 By Glenn Pew CubCrafters CC18-180 Top Cub has earned Australian Type Certificate...
Two hypersonic experiments were destroyed by NASA...
Most popular LSA's are Legend Cub, Flight Design's CT and Tecnam.
On the Fly ... August 20, 2008 Two helicopter pilots set a new around-the-world speed record...
Reid-Hillview Airport in California won't close...
Some pilot testing centers have lost their certification under new FAA rules...
A 172 pilot who reportedly planned to commit suicide in the airplane was talked down.
On the Fly ... August 13, 2008 ATA has sued FAA over airport slots auction...
Thielert Engine Owners Group is now on a committee overseeing the insolvency...
FAA has posted details of the TFRs for the Democratic and Republican conventions...
Qantas has grounded six of its Boeing 737 airliners pending a safety review.
On the Fly ... August 6, 2008 AOPA will hold its annual expo November 6-8 in San Jose, Calif....
U.S. pilot Kirby Chambliss won last week's Red Bull Air Race...
The approval process for a spaceport in Alamagordo, N.M., is moving forward...
Reaction and commentary contine on Eclipse Aviation shake-up...
Delta Air Lines to roll out in-flight wireless by this fall.
On the Fly ... July 23, 2008 A Cessna twin crashed into a construction site in Ocean Ridge, Fla....
NTSB is investigating a near-midair between an ERJ-145 and a Learjet at O'Hare...
Bombardier Challenger training should emphasize stabilizer trim, says NTSB...
British pilots lead in Red Bull Air Race in Rotterdam, London is next.
On the Fly ... July 21, 2008 Kalitta Boeing 747 Bogota crash rumored result of dual engine failure ...
Xerion engine monitor approved for all light Cessnas and Pipers ...
CASA moves to facilitate influx of experienced aircraft engineers ...
A passenger tried to open the door of a 767 flying at 35,000 feet ...
B-52 crashes off Guam, crew's fate unknown.
On the Fly ... July 16, 2008 Miami officials are courting an unnamed German aircraft manufacturer...
A new, taller control tower will be open at Oshkosh in time for AirVenture...
FAA posted a new online video promoting NextGen...
NASA is working on technology that could change wing shape in flight.
On the Fly ... July 9, 2008 Pilots for two of Lufthansa's regional carriers staged a one-day strike...
USAF reopened the bidding for its $35 billion Air Force tanker contract...
Five aviation workers charged with manslaughter for 2000 Concorde crash...
AOPA supports NTSB plan to gather accident data on unmanned aircraft.
On the Fly ... July 2, 2008 Report: FAA needs to be a better job overseeing airlines...
Traffic alerts occur up to 10 times more often in U.S. than in Europe...
FAA is offering bonuses up to $100,000 for air traffic controllers to relocate...
Houston's 1940 Air Terminal Museum is raffling off a 1947 Cessna 140.
On the Fly ... June 25, 2008 Eclipse E500 jet is now FAA-certified for flight into known icing...
The Air Race Classic launched Tuesday from Bozeman, Montana...
Linear Air has the first Eclipse 500 air taxi based in the NYC area...
First flight: TL-Ultralight TL-3000 Sirius LSA...
Radar services to pilots in the Reno area will be reduced, NATCA says...
Public Benefit Flying Awards will accept nominees through Friday...
A reporter recalls the fatal flight 50 years ago that he just missed.
On the Fly ... June 18, 2008 AOPA tells the story of the first U.S. pilot to serve jail time for an aircraft accident...
A Diamond DA-42 stayed aloft for over 13 hours, the company said this week...
EAA offers fuel discounts and other help for cost-conscious pilots bound to Oshkosh....
Janet Dietrich, the first woman to earn an ATP, has died, at age 81.
On the Fly ... June 11, 2008 FAA needs to deal with pilot fatigue issues, says the NTSB...
Two Colorado companies to develop hybrid powerplants for GA...
FAA whistleblowers allege safety issues in airline inspections continue...
A man jumped from a C182 and fell 10,000 feet, an apparent suicide.
On the Fly ... June 4, 2008 The FAA is developing new trans-Atlantic routes that would reduce fuel burn...
Forbes examines the aviation world in a special report online...
Cessna's Citation XLS+ bizjet now FAA-certified...
The NTSB wants the FAA to do a better job of keeping airport diagrams accurate.
On the Fly ... June 1, 2008 By Glenn Pew The Red Bull Air Races now have a dedicated YouTube channel...
Flight Design is retaining its lead in the LSA market...
EAA members are eligible for a free SPOT Satellite Messenger at AirVenture...
Engine fire may have preceded Kalitta 747 aborted takeoff and crash.
On the Fly ... May 28, 2008 A documentary is in the works about a 1978 midair crash in Calif....
Moffett Field dirigible hangar is named an endangered historic site...
Operational deviations at Indianapolis Center are up...
Director and pilot Sidney Pollack has died at 73.
On the Fly ... May 25, 2008 Boeing delayed development of 737 replacement...
Mail plane pilot killed in crash in Billings...
Pilots and controllers told to stop taking anti-smoking drug Chantix.
On the Fly ... May 21, 2008 A new dealer for Liberty, Liberty Southeast, in Greensboro, N.C....
Mooney named Air Touring Ltd. its sales rep for the UK and Ireland....
Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 completed its first flight on Monday...
A pilot and flight attendant found naked and drunk were arrested.
On the Fly ... May 14, 2008 New flight patterns at Newark are confusing pilots, controllers say...
New Learjet 85 will have PWC Pw307b engines, Bombardier says...
The 2008 Milton Caniff "Spirit of Flight" Award goes to the X Prize Foundation...
AeroLEDs now offers AeroSUNLite aircraft lights, smaller and less expensive...
Hawker Beechcraft's Hawker 750 has received EASA certification...
Online discussions about DayJet continue in the blogosphere.
On the Fly ... May 11, 2008 Irish helicopter pilot rapped for landing on city parkade ...
Smoke may have obscured Jim LeRoy's view in fatal crash ...
Airport sale items worth millions.
On the Fly ... May 7, 2008 The developments at DayJet continue to be discussed at our AVweb blog, and also at James Fallows' blog for the Atlantic Monthly...
An Air France pilot took evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision after "showing off"...
Thielert says it will fulfill all currently held orders for diesel engines, AOPA reports...
A single-PFD flight deck for the King Air 90-series has been OK'd by the FAA...
FAA has not performed scheduled safety checks at major carriers, says The Wall Street Journal...
An unmanned aircraft will be used to study air pollution in Southern California.
On the Fly ... April 30, 2008 A pilot who landed on a golf course is charged with two misdemeanors...
EOS Airlines shut down this week and filed for bankruptcy...
AOPA warns pilots who use auto fuel to beware of unlabeled ethanol mixes...
Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane damaged in a taxi accident...
A referendum to save Berlin's historic Tempelhof Airport has failed.
On the Fly ... April 27, 2008 Embry-Riddle summer camp opens June 9 ...
EAA AirVenture 2008 to open with rock band Foreigner ...
A drunken passenger was duct-taped to his seat by crew and fellow passengers ...
India is seeking to accommodate general aviation expansion.
On the Fly ... April 23, 2008 Fasteners that failed on a 757 in March had been redesigned after earlier problems, the NTSB said...
The Senate is expected to move forward on FAA user fees soon, NBAA says...
Alaska's annual Aviation Trade Show will be held May 3 and 4 in Anchorage...
FAA named USAF Gen. Robert Tarter as vice president of safety for the ATO.
On the Fly ... April 16, 2008 A bird likely caused the crash that killed two UND students, the school says...
Red Bull Air Races in San Diego on May 3 & 4, and Detroit, May 31 and June 1...
Diamond's third D-jet has flown for the first time.
On the Fly ... April 14, 2008 A pilot leaving Sun 'n Fun was killed after his plane crashed just after takeoff ...
National Guard pilot grounded after blown flypast ...
Prince William got his RAF wings.
On the Fly ... April 6, 2008 China Eastern Airlines denies pilot revolt rumors ...
Australia is restricting laser devices ...
Three young pilots flying Mustang in record attempt.
On the Fly ... April 2, 2008 The GEnx engine, which will power Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, FAA certified...
FAA safety team was dismayed by Alaska flight instructors' lack of interest...
AOPA gets some murky clarification from Florida re its use tax for aircraft...
The NTSB wants glider pilots to use transponders.
On the Fly ... March 30, 2008 Gyro failure preceded in-flight breakup that killed five in Canada ...
NATCA holds an online safety forum and posts the online schedule for a full list of sessions ...
Citation hits two houses, five dead ...
Build A Plane needs more donated airplanes.
On the Fly ... March 26, 2008 An F-15 pilot who was hurt when the airplane broke up in flight sued Boeing...
Sales of Light Sport Aircraft have slowed...
FAA has prohibited first flights in homebuilt aircraft at Placerville airport...
Two Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted away by NATO jets near Alaska...
Montana college student pilot rescued after mountain crash.
On the Fly ... March 23, 2008 Air Care conference deadline draws near ...
NemesisNXT will try for Oshkosh speed record ...
Boeing 787 wing box redesigned.
On the Fly ... March 19, 2008 Jeppesen will stop updating NavData databases for some older GPS units ...
Vicki Van Meter, who set aviation records at age 11, died at age 26...
A crackdown in Mexico increases the threat of aircraft thefts, says ACPI...
Big Sky Airlines, of Montana, flew for the last time last week...
A helicopter self-monitoring system is being flight-tested at ERAU.
On the Fly ... March 16, 2008 Aspen Avionics Evolution gets TSO ...
Aussie pilots say CASA sensationalized AD ...
Continental planning biofuel flight.
On the Fly ... March 12, 2008 George B. Litchford Sr., who helped develop TCAS, died on Feb. 28 at age 89 ...
A proposed AD would require Cirrus SR20 owners to check the heat exchanger ...
Two F-16s intercepted a Cessna 177 that violated restricted airspace in D.C. ...
Southwest grounded 41 jets as FAA investigates failure to inspect them ...
Continental Airlines could face manslaughter charge in Concorde crash.
On the Fly ... March 9, 2008 British Airways CityFlyer captain fired for flying groundworker’s father in cockpit ...
FAA may resume homebuilt inspections after plea from Congressman ...
F-117 Nighthawks will be officially retired by the end of April.
On the Fly ... March 3, 2008 FAA, airlines not monitoring parts supply closely enough says OIG...
Plastic pilot certificates mandated for March 31, 2010...
Comment deadline on ADS-B is today.
On the Fly ... February 27, 2008 EAA AirVenture tickets now sold online...
A United A320 slid off a runway into the snow at Jackson Hole Airport...
An Embraer 170 and a United A319 clipped wings Sunday while taxiing at Dulles...
43-year-old GB Airways pilot dies in flight.
On the Fly ... February 25, 2008 Air Force quiet on B-2 crash ...
Flight recorders recovered in Venezuelan crash ...
Virgin flies 747 on vegetable oil.
On the Fly ... February 20, 2008 Missile took out dead spy satellite...
One F-15 pilot dead after midair off Florida...
An A380 had to be grounded on Tuesday due to a fuel pump problem...
USAF officials say they need $20 billion per year to replace aging aircraft...
The Geneseo Airshow in New York will celebrate the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk...
EAA shows you an overview of Oshkosh in a new online 17-minute video...
AOPA celebrates 50 years of publishing its own magazine, AOPA Pilot.
On the Fly ... February 17, 2008 US Airways planes clip wings in Washington…
Young pilots killed in helicopter/airplane collision…
Steve Fossett has been delared dead.
On the Fly ... February 13, 2008 Alaska Airmen are raffling off a Supercub, tickets are $50...
Red Bull Air Races will add Detroit to U.S. schedule...
Diamond Aircraft got production authority for DA40-TDI in China...
King Schools gave away a Cessna 172S this week to sweepstakes winner...
NASA has scholarships in aeronautics to give away to deserving students.
On the Fly ... February 10, 2008 Regional Express (Rex) is predicting pilot shortage crises in Australia ...
Four Corners Regional Airport threatened by renovation expenses ...
60 million passengers may come through new Qatari airport in 2010.
On the Fly ... February 7, 2008 Final FAA rule out for pilots of Mitsubishi MU-2Bs ...
Search continues for missing Japanese balloonist in north Pacific ...
European Union will invest $3.2 billion for cleaner, greener aircraft ...
11th annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference held this week ...
Robinson built 823 civil helicopters last year, the most ever ...
EAA's new online searchable calendar aims to list all U.S. aviation events ...
NTSB prelim out for helicopter that crashed on freeway in L.A.
On the Fly ... February 3, 2008 Smoke forces diversion of American 757s ...
F-15D crash raises more safety concerns ...
All survive 727 off-airport landing in Bolivia ...
Six die in King Air crash in North Carolina ...
Rotax issues service bulletin on 912- and 914-series engines.
On the Fly ... January 30, 2008 Pilot Robert Maxson is new director of NOAA's Aviation Weather Center ...
"Space weather" scientists in the U.K. devastated by budget cuts ...
VirginGalactic will have a "significant exhibit" at Oskhosh, says EAA.
On the Fly ... January 27, 2008 Five men died after speeding a BMW down a private runway in Fla. ...
Advocates in Arizona say aviation brings in $40 billion a year ...
Airport delays expected in Phoenix before and after SuperBowl ...
A Russian man who killed a controller appointed to a government post ...
A Texas flight instructor won a Cessna Cardinal in AOPA sweepstakes.
On the Fly ... January 23, 2008 Japanese inventors say their paper airplane could fly from space to Earth ...
Ski planes will fly in to Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh this weekend.
On the Fly ... January 21, 2008 Four reported dead in Corona, Calif. midair ...
Eclipse simulator approved ...
New version of Super Cub close to certification.
On the Fly ... January 16, 2008 A Virgin Atlantic 747 will burn biofuel during a demo flight next month ...
Deliveries of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner are now delayed until 2009 ...
A Citation jet and a 152 had a close call at Palm Beach airport ...
Sporty's Foundation will sponsor four $5,000 pilot training awards ...
NASA will honor the lost crew of Columbia on Feb. 1.
On the Fly ... January 9, 2008 NATCA declares "staffing emergency" in New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Southern California ...
Eclipse to reveal new long-term financing Monday...
Air Show Buzz's Person Of The Year is Raptor Pilot Maj. Paul "Max" Moga...
FAA employees getting a raise.
On the Fly ... January 6, 2008 Man bolted through security and got into cockpit of jet in Toronto ...
Four of ten people survived Chieftain crash in Alaska ...
FAA says 787 systems are hackable ...
Prince William starts RAF pilot training.
On the Fly ... January 2, 2008 FAA awarded $2 million to ERAU for "Airport of the Future" ...
An Australian's bottles of vintage wine were destroyed by airport security ...
A pilot and two technicians died when a search-and-rescue helicopter crashed ...
AOPA videos aim to inspire new pilot starts via YouTube.
On The Fly... December 30, 2007 Man injured and wife who died in plane crash lost daughter in 2006…
Comair pilot’s medical bills top $1 million…
Warbird restoration Gerry Beck named to Hall of Fame.
On the Fly ... December 26, 2007 A 12-year-old girl survived a 172 crash that killed three others ...
FAA updates and clarifies Hartzell prop Airworthiness Directive ...
FAA's Commercial Aviation Safety Team launched a new web site.
On the Fly ... December 22, 2007 EAA confirms top acts for AirVenture ...
Rob Reider earns ICAS award ...
Cessna's 8,000 Independence aircraft goes to CAP ...
German glider pilot Herman Weiss killed in competition ...
Sturgell, Forrey meet to talk safety.
On the Fly ... December 19, 2007 USAF C-17 flew coast to coast on synthetic fuel ...
"Living Legends of Aviation" honored at in Beverly Hills, Jan. 24, 2008 ...
Nepal Airlines suspends international ops, both 757s down for maintenance ...
Canada will keep its Aurora fleet flying through at least 2020.
On the Fly ... December 12, 2007 USAF Thunderbirds will perform at Sun n' Fun in April ...
Canada's Safety Board wants better airline crew training ...
The 50th anniversary of NASA will be featured at EAA AirVenture 2008.
On the Fly ... December 9, 2007 Nationwide Airlines resumed flights in South Africa ...
Adam A700 got first Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) ...
Young pilot died in crash into synagogue ...
SR22 clipped a wing on the ground before crashing in Minnesota ...
Twin Comanche, 152 collided over the Everglades.
On the Fly ... December 5, 2007 Pilots who accidentally violate TFRs won't be prosecuted, FAA said ...
New, faster King Air B200GT has received FAA approval ...
Berlin's historic Tempelhof Airport will close next year ...
Able Flight offers aviation-oriented holiday gifts at their eBay Store.
On the Fly ... December 2, 2007 NASA criticized for giving away engines ...
Cessna sued over Caravan crash ...
Students invited to describe airplane of the future.
On the Fly ... November 28, 2007 J. Clarke McNeace of Mesa is NAFI's first Master CFI-Aerobatics...
Honda Aero broke ground Wednesday on its jet engine plant in N.C....
ATG has laid off workers from its Javelin jet program.
On the Fly ... November 25, 2007 Piece fell off wing of Indonesian airliner ...
FAA denies more New York airspace hearings ...
Better inspections of A310 rudders recommended.
On the Fly ... November 21, 2007 Two pilots died in the crash of a helium balloon in Iowa ...
Liberty Aerospace's first U.S. dealer is First Flight Aviation, Arkansas ...
Feeling thankful? Air Care Alliance can use your help.
On The Fly... November 18, 2007 Thai Air Force pilot suspended for mushroom picking stop ...
Missing pilot’s family asks for public help ...
FAA tweaking New York airspace for Thanksgiving ...
Near collision avoided by TCAS.
On the Fly ... November 14, 2007 FAA's Aviation Weather Services AC free online in PDF format ...
A woman hit by the wing of a taxiing Piper Cherokee is recovering ...
An A340 was badly damaged when it skidded off a runway in Quito ...
A Cherokee that crashed in Utah broke up in flight, NTSB says.
On The Fly November 11, 2007 Experienced helicopter pilot killed walking into rotor ...
Border rule comment period extended to Dec. 4 ...
Aircraft ends up in river after aborted takeoff.
On the Fly ... November 7, 2007 A US Airways crew on Monday said cockpit odor made them sick...
USAF's oldest T-38, age 46, flew for the last time Monday...
GAMA has elected Cirrus CEO Alan Klapmeier 2008 chairman...
A high schooler who buzzed a football game in a 172 is suspended.
On the Fly ... November 4, 2007 RV-10 crash kills pilot…
Race plane’s first flight fatal…
Food cart injures pax on airliner…
Plane buzzes football game.
On the Fly ... October 31, 2007 Able Flight named two winners of flight training scholarships ...
FAA exceeded its goal for reducing runway incursions ...
EAA got FAA to clarify a glitch in ultralight-to-LSA conversions.
On the Fly ... October 28, 2007 FAA puts TFR inside FRZ ...
Malibu crashes on long emergency glide ...
Virgin first officer suspected of being drunk.
On the Fly ... October 25, 2007 University of North Dakota instructor and student die in crash ...
Embraer celebrates 300th E series delivery ...
Pilot accused of flying drunk turns in his certificate.
On the Fly ... October 21, 2007 By Russ Niles NATCA to discuss staffing levels at news conference ...
DoT wants flights to JFK cut by 20 percent ...
Sioux City sticks with SUX.
On the Fly ... October 15, 2007 Seventeen whooping cranes on their way to Florida ...
Gen. David Lee "Tex" Hill died at 92 ...
A passenger died after being hit with a taser at Vancouver Airport.
On the Fly ... October 7, 2007 Stanley Butchart, a test pilot at Edwards in the 1950s, died Monday ...
Albuquerque's annual International Balloon Fiesta opened Saturday.
On the Fly ... From AOPA Expo 2007 October 5, 2007 Sportsplanes.com said they will introduce the Breezer II LSA this fall ... Powerful Learning has released two new software products, the VFR Pilot Review System and The Private Pilot Study System ...
L-3 Communications announced on Thursday that its SkyWatch collision-avoidance system will now feature Verbal Intruder Positioning ...
The Wolf Aviation Fund is seeking grant proposals for projects such as education, public service, outreach, and research that promote GA ... WxWorx announced on Thursday the release of its next-generation plug-and-play data receiver for XM WX satellite weather ... AircraftLogs is adding fleet management service ...
Airguide Publications has published a new Flight Guide Online.
On The Fly... September 30, 2007 Telephone company blamed for Memphis ATC outage...
FAA approves single certification for US Airways...
Connecticut and New York communities fight airspace redesign.
On the Fly ... September 26, 2007 49-state class action suit against Lycoming certified in Philadelphia ...
NATA reacts to DHS plan to change rules for international GA flights ...
First-time author Jane Gardner Birch wins $20,000 aviation award ...
Boeing delivered the first EA-18G Growler to the U.S. Navy ...
Hate to fly airlines? West Africa flying could change your perspective.
On the Fly ... September 19, 2007 FAA rule change will let warbird pilots fly farther ...
Environmental impact is the focus of this week's ICAO meeting ...
The new control tower at Dulles Airport opened Monday.
On the Fly ... September 17, 2007 Strand-in organizers say their blog site has been hacked and replaced ...
Hawker Hurricane crash kills pilot at British air show ...
Diamond D-Jet serial number 002 flew Friday.
On the Fly ... September 9, 2007 89-year-old pilot, who'd been flying 12 years, walked away from crash ...
Hot air balloon was blown into power lines, no one injured ...
Heart problem ruled out in Skytyper accident ...
Public Benefit Flying Award Winners announced.
On The Fly... September 1, 2007 Six people died in crash of four-place aircraft at California airport ...
JetBlue opposes airline position on FAA funding ...
A380 scrapes building while taxiing in Bangkok ...
Congressional delegation’s aircraft fired on over Baghdad.
On the Fly ... August 29, 2007 Boeing says it will be ready to test biofuel in a 747 within a year...
The Hawker 750 flew for the first time on August 23...
The Hawker 900XP was type certified by the FAA last week...
The D.C. ADIZ airspace changes shape on Thursday, August 30 ...
Dr. Paul MacCready, builder of Gossamer Albatross I human powered airplane died Aug. 28.
On The Fly... August 26, 2007 Northrop Grumman took over Scaled Composites…
Mississippi pilot finds snake in cockpit…
Developer lopping two stories from San Diego building.
On The Fly August 19, 2007 By Russ Niles Police arrested 10 environmental protesters at English airport…
FAA upgrading avionics and system checking equipment on its King Airs…
Brunswick Naval Air Station to be retained as GA airport.
On The Fly August 15, 2007 By Mary Grady American Legend extended its AirVenture Special Edition offer...
MetLife has debuted a third "Snoopy" blimp...
Mercury Air Center FBOs will be rebranded as Atlantic Aviation FBOs...
AeroLEDs has reduced the prices on its LED landing and taxi lights...
Sunday is National Aviation Day, events at Wright Bros. national park...
CubCrafters has named Todd Simmons as president and CEO.
On The Fly August 12, 2007 By Russ Niles EMB-195 certified by FAA…
Man smuggled monkey aboard flight under his hat…
Williams Aviation opened FBO at Akron.
On The Fly August 8, 2007 By Mary Grady FAA has been sued by a regional airline whose certificate was yanked...
FAA chief Marion Blakey spoke on PBS NewsHour, video is online...
Scaled Composites fund will help families of explosion victims...
Aurora Flight Sciences will sell DA42s outfitted for sensor gear...
Satellite TVs interfere with radar systems on B-2 bombers...
An Idaho airport is named in honor of WWII ace Pappy Boyington...
CubCrafters named Blake Maygra director of all new aircraft production.
On The Fly August 5, 2007 By Russ Niles New steakhouse will offer airport views in Wichita...
AOPA membership hits record 413,450...
Shawn Vick named Landmark Aviation's CEO for Airport Services.
On The Fly August 1, 2007 By Mary Grady Dubai Aerospace has acquired Standard Aero and Landmark Aviation...
NTSB wants FAA to improve oversight of airline maintenance...
Radar was out at the Cincinnati tower for about three hours Sunday...
ASDE-X is now operational at Louisville International Airport...
A Snowbird pilot's inadequate training cited as cause of fatal crash.
On the Fly ... July 29, 2007 Cessa LSA order book hits more than $60 million ...
Avidyne Entegra software update supports WAAS ...
NTSB prelim report issued for C310 accident in Sanford, Fla. ...
Columbia launches Flight Institute program for CFIs ...
Liberty adds more options to its XL2 light sport aircraft.
On The Fly July 18, 2007 By Mary Grady Thielert says it will double the size of its Altenburg plant...
Sun 'n Fun shortens 2008 Fly-In by one day...
PlaneSmart will upgrade its shared-ownership Cirrus SR22s to G3s...
Users lobby the Pentagon to preserve the accuracy of GPS satellites...
British pilot Paul Bonhomme won the latest Red Bull Air Race...
The national hot-air balloon championships are underway this week.
On The Fly July 15, 2007 By Russ Niles Runway incursion at Fort Lauderdale investigated…
AD proposed to fix Trimble, FreeFlight software glitch…
DC-10 air tanker to return to service after tree clipping incident…
Comic book hero inspired by Bristol Fighter biplane.
On The Fly July 11, 2007 By Mary Grady A PW308 turbofan will power White Knight II for Virgin Galactic...
Orion Sport Aircraft, of Oshkosh, now a dealer for REMOS LSAs...
Sirius, a high-wing version of StingSport SLSA, to debut at Oshkosh...
AOPA wants FCC to protect aviation weather services...
The Army is funding work on a hydrogen propulsion system for a UAV...
GA accidents in Australia have declined over the last five years...
Sigma-Tek to unveil new electric attitude director at EAA...
Two B-1 “Lancer” bombers will fly by at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
On The Fly July 8, 2007 By Russ Niles Boeing celebrated 787 rollout on Sunday…
Germany’s air traffic control system may be privatized…
Klapmeier brothers honored by Aero Club of New England.
On The Fly July 4, 2007 By Mary Grady Tom Brokaw will host the rollout of Boeing's 787 on Sunday...
ERAU grad student conducting ADS-B survey…
The FAA has published its NextGen plan details...
An FAA engineer has been named "Funniest Fed" in a comedy contest...
Old F-14 Tomcats are shredded to keep the parts away from Iran...
GAMA named the winner of its 2007 Aviation Excellence scholarship.
On The Fly July 1, 2007 By Russ Niles Glacier Girl stopped in Goose Bay with engine problems…
Cincinnati pilots win $5,000 Sporty’s scholarships…
CompAir 12 to fly to Oshkosh…
Airport security stepped up following Glasgow incident.
On The Fly June 27, 2007 By Mary Grady Report: Pilots cutting back on flying due to high fuel costs...
EAA announced its lineup for evening programs at AirVenture...
A man fell 700 ft from a balloon over Colorado, suicide suspected...
The Hood blimp that crashed last year is flying again...
EAA's Rocky Mountain Fly-In broke attendance records last weekend...
New rules in Canada require TCAS for commercial aircraft...
Final standings are now online for this year's Air Race Classic.
On The Fly June 25, 2007 By Russ Niles Glacier Girl began trip to England ...
F-22s chase down errant pilots in Alabama ...
Pilots asked to respect outdoor entertainment venues in California ...
Barrington Irving close to finishing circumnavigation bid ...
Honda to break ground on jet factory June 27 ...
Air Taxi Association formed ...
A Mirage 2000 intercepted a small incommunicado airplane over Paris airspace.
On The Fly June 20, 2007 By Mary Grady Aerobatic scholarships offered by the ICAS Foundation, apply online...
Cessna announced a $1 billion order for 96 Citation jets at Paris...
Hawker Beechcraft has contracted with InterGlobe for sales in India...
DOT-OIG will review NY-area NMACs and audit FAA's future ATC plans...
Signature Flight Support to open a new FBO at Boston's Logan Airport.
On The Fly June 17, 2007 By Russ Niles DayJet's fleet to include seven Eclipse 500s by end of this week...
Brig. Gen Robin Olds dies at 84...
New FBO to open at LEX...
Record-setting glider at AirVenture.
On The Fly June 13, 2007 By Mary Grady New AOPA site helps pilots on the career track...
Japan may enter regional-jet market with a Mitsubishi RJ...
The Jet Center of Dallas FBO at RBD has expanded and renovated...
F-16s forced a small airplane to land near Kansas City...
EADS Socata named Jean-Michel Léonard as new chairman and CEO...
Carroll County Regional Airport (Md.) will expand...
The glider flown to break world altitude record will be at Oshkosh.
On The Fly June 10, 2007 By Russ Niles South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer suing over engine problem…
Pima Air and Space Museum added a hangar…
Lawn chair balloonist launched 25 years ago.
On The Fly June 6, 2007 By Mary Grady A rare modified cargo DC-4 crashed in Alaska last week...
KFLL to get runway expansion, despite local opposition...
A brain-cancer survivor is flying a Cub cross-country to raise funds...
FAA's Wings program is now based online...
Filmmaker Brian Terwilliger to host Aviation Hall of Fame event...
EAA has listed the aviation film classics to be shown at Oshkosh.
On The Fly June 3, 2007 By Russ Niles FAA investigating the fourth runway incursion this year at LAX…
Cropduster unable to save his airplanes from fire…
Cessna delivers 7,500th piston single from Independence plant…
Exosphere Aircraft setting up shop in Snohomish, Wash.
On The Fly May 30, 2007 By Mary Grady AOPA is posting daily updates online about problems with FSS...
The Udvar-Hazy Center will host Become A Pilot Day on June 16...
A scale F/A-18 UAV survived simulated in-flight battle damage…
A director was detained at LAX when he said he had come to "shoot a pilot."
On The Fly May 27, 2007 By Russ Niles Pilot dragged by runaway plane…
1,100 lbs. of cocaine found on crashed Cessna…
FAA’s latest edition of Instrument Procedures Handbook now available…
Warbirds in Review expanded at EAA AirVenture…
737 grounded after hitting swarm of bees.
On The Fly May 23, 2007 By Mary Grady India needs pilots, 1,000 helos, and 500 bizjets...
A pilot was forced to land after flying too close to the Space Shuttle...
The House OK'd a bill to make it a crime to point a laser at an aircraft...
EAA President Tom Poberezny received the Distinguished Wisconsin Aviator Award...
The FAA is expanding its Airspace Flow Program this summer to reduce airline delays...
Signature Flight Support named Joe Gibney VP of sales and marketing.
On The Fly May 20, 2007 By Russ Niles Spectrum Aeronautical moves its headquarters to McClellan-Palomar Airport…
Nose gear inspection AD proposed for DA40s…
PrestoSim puts King Air simulator into service…
Flying Physicians Association wins Hall of Fame Award.
On The Fly May 16, 2007 By Mary Grady A 2001 Cessna 182T, N35347, reported stolen from Falcon Field in Arizona...
Transport Canada has certified Columbia 350s and 400s with G1000s...
Socata Aircraft is now EADS Socata North America...
LoPresti announces new Bluetooth wireless headset...
Pilot Steve Jones was unhurt after shredding a pylon at the Red Bull Air Race...
Air pollution from aviation emissions kills 321 U.S. citizens per year, says MIT...
FAA says it was a mistake to allow rocket launches near an airport in Kentucky...
Controllers are on trial in Switzerland in connection with a fatal midair five years ago.
On The Fly May 13, 2007 By Russ Niles Banyan Air Service holding customer appreciation day June 2…
Cirrus’s G3 Turbos come with air conditioning…
More investigations in carbon monoxide incident at TRACON…
Air Force says UAV sense-and-avoid systems are close.
On The Fly May 9, 2007 By Mary Grady Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens have signed on to alternative FAA reauthorization bill...
CAF’s upgraded B-24 will be unveiled Saturday morning in Midland, Texas...
An AA-5B pilot was "wrestling" with a passenger when they crashed, NTSB said...
National Institute for Aviation Research opened a new lab in Wichita...
AeroPalm now has terrain and conflict information...
24 pilots have completed Eclipse 500 type training, 26 more in pipeline…
Quest Aircraft hired Steve Zaat as director of customer service.
On The Fly May 6, 2007 By Russ Niles Astronaut Wally Schirra died at 84…
Top Gun voted top aviation movie of all time…
Union said Rome, N.Y., facility temporarily closed due to staffing…
FAA might demand money back for rejected Myrtle Beach terminal.
On The Fly May 2, 2007 By Mary Grady Penton's Aircraft Bluebook has launched a new Web site...
Aviation in Vietnam is stymied by lack of clear regulations...
Vero Beach will pitch to be home to the PiperJet plant...
The Navy's new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye made its public debut...
Columbia Air Services' trademark lawsuit against Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corp. heads to trial…
AOPA annual Fly-In Set for June 2 in Frederick, Md.
On The Fly April 29, 2007 By Russ Niles U-2 will be at EAA AirVenture...
Dassault Falcon 7X received EASA and FAA certification...
Frederico Fleur Curado is the new Embraer CEO...
NBAA is moving its convention from New Orleans to Orlando...
NATCA says a funnel cloud went right over Tulsa Airport and controllers didn't know it.
On The Fly April 25, 2007 By Mary Grady FAA's "Fact Sheet" on GA user fees now posted online...
NOAA's Hurricane Hunter will tour the East Coast next week...
British Airways edits out rival Richard Branson in in-flight film...
Barrington Irving has made it to Dubai on his solo RTW flight...
Aviation Technology Group hired Citigroup to raise $200 million to fund development of its Javelin jet
Some safety patches on DA42 wings should be removed, FAA says.
On The Fly April 22, 2007 By Chad Trautvetter S-TEC's autopilot roll servo STC'd for Cirrus SR22s…
EXP5000 PFD course from Flight1 now FITS compliant…
Anywhere Map offers new PDA bundle…
MS Aviation releases online private pilot training course.
On the Fly ... April 18, 2007 By Mary Grady NTSB's Mark Rosenker wants the FAA to prevent incursions ...
Second Spirit of St. Louis donated to St. Louis Science Center...
Avidyne offers MX20 trade-up program...
Unapproved parts were sold by a dealer in Fla., says FAA.
On The Fly April 15, 2007 By Russ Niles Xerion got TSO for digital engine management system…
AVweb freelance contributor Tim Kern earned Certified Aviation Manager certificate…
Council ended dream of converting Convair into B&B.
On The Fly April 11, 2007 By Mary Grady EAA has confirmed the Beach Boys will play at Oshkosh on July 23...
A Swiss team has flown a model of a lifting-body aircraft...
NOAA's Hurricane Hunter aircraft will tour the Caribbean this month...
Air Care 2007 is in Albuquerque April 27-28, last call to register...
A security bill now in Congress could impact GA flying...
BRS logs 201st "save" for its emergency parachute system...
First flight for RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system.
On The Fly April 8, 2007 By Russ Niles Charles Simonyi became fifth space tourist…
AOPA assembled Sun n' Fun safety package…
AOPA membership hits record 411,187…
Paul Poberezny on Wings To Adventure segment.
On The Fly April 4, 2007 By Mary Grady DA40 fuel selectors must be modified, per proposed AD...
A new four-stroke engine is ready to fly, says AirScooter Corp...
Some Columbia aircraft must be inspected to prevent jams, per AD...
FlightSafety now has Mustang simulator training in Wichita...
Former FAA employee fined for lying on his medical application.
On The Fly April 1, 2007 By Russ Niles Fireballs narrowly missed an A340 over the South Pacific...
Cirrus to issue mandatory SB for parachute system...
Tense moments as tornado heads toward OKC TRACON...
Expanded warbird line-up activities planned for AirVenture.
On The Fly March 28, 2007 By Mary Grady Comp Air's 10-place turboprop prototype will fly into the Sun 'n Fun next month...
Report: Runway incursions at LAX due to infrastructure, not traffic...
Light Sport Airplanes West opens in Salinas, Calif., with a fly-in on April 28...
An MD-87 was forced to land at MKE by military jets...
AOPA Air Safety Foundation's PinchHitter course now online...
Thefts in North Carolina have targeted King and Garmin avionics...
Mooney named Floyd Washburn as vice president of programs and new business...
King Air Foundation gets more industry support…
Experiments will test UAVs for protecting commercial airports from missile attacks.
On The Fly March 25, 2007 By Russ Niles Evergreen Aviation Museum opened IMAX theatre…
A380s visited New York and Los Angeles…
Beach Boys may be back at AirVenture.
On The Fly March 21, 2007 By Mary Grady Virgin America has attained tentative approval to fly in the U.S...
Computers on six F-22s failed as they crossed the Intl. Dateline...
Astronaut James Lovell will introduce Apollo 13 at Oshkosh...
Airlines are resisting FAA rules for longer rest periods for pilots...
A WindWagon was hit by a Ford after landing on a Florida freeway...
Bald eagles are causing concern at an airport in Orlando, Fla.
On The Fly March 18, 2007 By Russ Niles Raytheon UAV gets experimental certification…
Training center may convince Diamond to build D-Jet in London…
AD issued on Baron prop feathering gear…
Thomas E. Haueter new director of NTSB Office of Aviation Safety…
Boy Scouts in gear-up landing…
Plane parts wash up on Oregon beach.
On The Fly March 14, 2007 By Mary Grady Congress may force the FAA to resume negotiations with NATCA...
Nominations sought for the Scott Crossfield educator of the year award...
College students in Israel hope to break a world record for solar-powered flight...
A British Airways pilot has won a three-year fight to be allowed to work part-time...
An aircraft-parts supplier got six years in for selling fraudulent parts to the DoD.
On The Fly March 11, 2007 By Russ Niles Russ Chew tries to fix JetBlue…
Sun Valley Airport closed April 23 to May 24…
Lufthansa contest offers sneak peek at A380…
Ferry pilot still missing…
New FAA Chief Counsel named…
Updated PC-12 passes cold weather test…
CompAir 12 expected to fly in early April…
Premier named Diamond Aircraft Dealer of the Year.
On The Fly March 7, 2007 By Mary Grady Final AD requires seat modifications on single-engine Cessnas...
The mysterious wreckage of a Cessna 180 has been identified...
A fire destroyed aircraft belonging to Iowa's Aviation Museum...
AOPA's ASF has updated its online Skyspotter course...
FAA needs better data on air-ambulance safety, says the GAO...
What's your favorite aviation movie? EAA wants you to vote.
On The Fly March 4, 2007 By Russ Niles GAO asked to study weather forecaster withdrawal…
Hawaii asked to exempt aviation mogas from ethanol…
Hawking to try weightlessness…
China plans Tibetan airport at 13,000 feet.
On The Fly February 28, 2007 By Mary Grady Piaggio will announce a new jet design by the end of this year...
Cirrus and Jeppesen join on training...
Alaska Airmen are raffling off a Cubcrafters LSA Cub at $50 per
ticket...
Approach Systems cockpit software now includes approach charts...
A floatplane landed on a freeway in Oregon and taxied for two miles...
Airbus will cut 10,000 jobs and may sell off three plants in Europe...
Petition aims to save the Red Arrows, the RAF Aerobatic Team...
Low-flying aerial tours of D-Day beaches now offered...
Liberty XL2 now certified in Indonesia and delivered in Australia.
On The Fly February 25, 2007 By Russ Niles Former Mooney CEO joins New Zealand's Alpha Aviation...
Dayton uses aviation in marketing plan…
Big Bear Airport may buy adjacent park…
Predator may be based in Puerto Rico…
Columbus to host Air Force Heritage Week.
On The Fly February 21, 2007 By Mary Grady Columbia offers online "white papers" about aircraft systems...
"Doc," the B-29 Superfortress, was moved out its hangar this week...
Golden Knights will salute Project Mercury at the World Space Expo...
A Minn. airline pilot won a $25,000 jackpot two days in a row...
FAA's Bobby Sturgell will serve as Acting COO of the ATO...
Ohio TV news shows impact of FAA rule changes on charity flights…
XM and Sirius satellite radio companies to merge.
On The Fly February 18, 2007 By Russ Niles Mixed opinions on the future of Loran…
Stowaway squirrel diverts Tokyo-Dallas flight…
DuPage Airport worth plenty to local economy.
On The Fly February 14, 2007 By Mary Grady A Bonanza broke up above Savannah, Ga., on Friday, three killed...
ATI is offering Rotax classes for aircraft owners at Sun 'n Fun...
CubCrafters received an FAA production certificate on Monday...
Two Iowa men face charges for harassing deer with an aircraft...
Russell Chew, who's leaving the FAA, will be VP at Hawaiian Air Lines...
Aspen Avionics has a new president and CEO...
JA Air Center will build a new FBO facility at KARR, near Chicago.
On The Fly February 11, 2007 By Russ Niles Some approach lights back on at New Bedford…
G550 made its mark on FlightAware…
Coast Guard pilot won AOPA Cherokee Six…
USAF Initial Flight Screening center opened.
On The Fly February 7, 2007 By Mary Grady F-22 Raptor wins 2006 Collier Trophy…
Comp Air 12 turboprop prototype may fly to Sun 'n Fun in April...
Hartzell now has STC for three-bladed prop for Beech 58 Barons...
FAA audio clip from night of fatal JFK Jr. flight released...
The FAA has updated its Advisory Circular on obstruction lights...
A Florida sheriff plans to fly a UAV despite FAA opposition...
A 737 landing at Denver had to brake hard to miss a snowplow...
Baby-boomer retirements could mean shortages of aviation engineers.
On The Fly February 4, 2007 By Russ Niles Airport film activity worth $590 million in Los Angeles…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission decides against aircraft protection at nuke plants…
Kestrel to be built in Abu Dhabi…
One whooping crane survives Florida storm...
Vendors submit ADS-B proposals.
On The Fly January 31, 2007 By Mary Grady The Cirrus SR22 Turbo received STC approval from Transport Canada this week...
Some older Cessnas' plastic controls may crack, FAA says...
A Wisconsin pilot faces a homicide charge in fatal crash...
"Airspace for Everyone" free online from AOPA ASF...
New tower and TRACON opened Tuesday at Fort Wayne...
ATG named Action Aviation distributor for Africa, Asia...
Sonex offering two new AeroConversions baffle systems...
Garmin now has GTX 328 Mode S transponder for Europe.
On The Fly January 28, 2007 By Russ Niles Florida County to fight FAA for control of Witham Field…
Open baggage door a factor in Citation crash…
New Marine One touched down on White House lawn…
Most FAA employees satisfied with jobs…
Grenade-shaped belt buckle halted flights…
Pilot error cited in Predator crash…
Double engine failure led to highway landing…
NATCA honors top controllers.
On The Fly January 24, 2007 By Mary Grady Eclipse Aviation recently hired its 1,000th employee...
Boeing, Lockheed teaming up to bid on federal ATC contracts...
AOPA opposes airspace restrictions over LNG terminal...
Commissioners reject FAA funding for Stuart, Fla. airport...
The U.S. House may honor Glenn Curtiss' 100th anniversary.
On The Fly January 21, 2007 By Russ Niles Continental captain died after becoming ill in the cockpit...
Helicopter pilot helps deer to safety…
Gene Kranz to be guest of honor at Southwest Regional Fly-In…
Jet Stream Aviation opens detailing school…
Yingling Aviation opens online ordering…
Richard J. Millman new CEO of Bell Helicopter…
Cat survived three weeks in hold of airliner…
Passports required to fly to U.S. starting tomorrow…
UPS may cancel A380 order.
On The Fly January 17, 2007 By Mary Grady A memorial fly-in to be held for William Kershner Feb. 17 in Tenn...
AirVenture will host the USAF 60th anniversary exhibit...
A new $89 million control tower is now open at Sky Harbor...
Keith Markley named COO at Liberty Aerospace.
On The Fly January 14, 2007 By Russ Niles Stephen Hawking to get a free flight to space…
Scorpion on a plane stings passenger…
Witness saw open baggage door on Citation that crashed…
Turbine wheel lands in woman’s bedroom.
On The Fly January 10, 2007 By Mary Grady Evektor now up to 12 SportStar Flight Centers...
FAA will restrict D.C. airspace for State of the Union, Jan. 23...
Workers at NetJets won a better contract, Teamsters say...
The F-35 flew for the second time on Monday...
PATCO wants to represent workers at FAA contract towers...
Diamond's mock-up of the D-Jet cabin is back on tour...
Aircraft anti-icers contain toxic additives, study finds...
FAA's Nick Sabatini updates NextGen airspace plans.
On The Fly January 7, 2007 By Russ Niles Women-run FBO to open in Savannah…
King Schools introduces Garmin 530/430 course…
France-based Socata sells first TBM 850 in France…
Iceland’s controllers accept deal, costs may rise…
Football fans used FlightAware to track new coach hopefuls…
Brain tumor survivor to launch fundraising flight…
China has deployed its made-in-China fighter…
Eclipse held first delivery ceremony…
Northwest retired the DC-10.
On The Fly January 3, 2007 By Mary Grady A 737 that went missing in Indonesia Monday remains lost...
Cessna has received FAA type certification for the Encore+ bizjet...
F-16s scrambled to intercept a Maule M-7 in a TFR above Texas...
Adam Aircraft update: Certification on the A700 jet now expected in 2007...
A horse was killed by an airplane in Romania...
Flying-car company Terrafugia closed its first round of funding...
Steven Chealander was sworn in Wednesday as a member of the NTSB...
David E. Jackson was named CEO of King Schools.
On The Fly December 31, 2006 By Russ Niles Bonanza pilot said he was disoriented before fatal crash…
Atlantic Aviation gets FBO slot at future NYC jetport…
Onex Corp. and Goldmann Sachs test drove before they bought…
FAA approved new LSA designations…
Laser-based runway incursion and debris system patented…
FAA moved to block wireless hackers…
Tallahassee approved new HondaJet dealership…
Rescuers found ice coating downed Rockwell Commander…
Kansas City is looking for a home for an American Eaglet…
Berlin broke ground for new international airport…
Griswold Airport in Connecticut closed permanently over the weekend…
TFR announced for Super Bowl…
SAE Aerotech Congress and Exhibition taking submissions until Jan. 19…
Anousheh Ansari guest at AirVenture Women Soar event July 22…
NASM launches new flight simulators.
On The Fly December 27, 2006 By Mary Grady A 747-400 with Tony Blair on board hit runway lights at Miami Int'l...
Fuel tank harnesses could spark on some Embraer Legacy jets, the FAA says...
Superior Air Parts has added 1,000 cylinder heads to its previous recall...
EAA will host a ski-plane fly-in in Oshkosh on Jan. 27...
Two lawsuits blame a faulty engine cylinder in a fatal Aztec crash...
An Air India pilot was arrested after a dead body found in the hold...
Delays at Gary, Ind., airport blamed on FAA's failure to fix the ILS.
On The Fly December 23, 2006 By Russ Niles China hosted indoor model airplane competition…
Contract awarded to fly caskets…
Sino Swearingen gets inspection status…
AOPA launches TV campaign on user fees.
On The Fly December 20, 2006 By Mary Grady A B-29 renovated at Boeing will go to the Kansas Aviation Museum next month...
NASA will give 3-D Moon imagery and other data to Google...
Ultralight flyers must apply by Jan. 31 to convert to sport pilot certificate...
A new GPS satellite that went into orbit last month is now fully operational...
CAMP Systems International will acquire Aircraft Shopper Online.
On The Fly December 17, 2006 By Russ Niles Student pilot convicted for false medical information…
Chevron picked as fueler for new Houston airport…
Radar outage caused delays at O’Hare…
Socata has a new vice president of industry and aerostructures...
Legacy pilots say they did nothing wrong.
On The Fly December 13, 2006 By Mary Grady Liberty's XL2 now certified in Australia...
FAA says parts serviced by Crankcase Services should be checked...
Two European airlines told crews to fly defensively in Brazilian airspace...
Sporty's in-flight icing CD plus a NASA DVD is just $10...
Bill passed to address the shortage of skilled aerospace workers...
"One Six Right" filmmakers gave $15,395 to Young Eagles...
Jan. 23 is deadline to have a passport for Western Hemisphere travel...
Banyan Air Service has opened a big new FBO facility at FXE.
On The Fly December 10, 2006 By Russ Niles Thunderbirds to perform at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends…
The closure of a short runway has prompted expansion at AGC…
Maybe Santa's sleigh was in for an annual at EAA event…
Los Angeles Mayor opposes LAX project…
Former DOT Secretary Mineta to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom.
On The Fly December 6, 2006 By Mary Grady Adam Aircraft has hired two new engineering executives...
A computer at MIA Center was down for about an hour on Wednesday...
Brazil shut down three major airports Tuesday due to an ATC glitch...
Leonard Greene, founder of Corporate Angel Network, died at age 88…
The EAA is holding a ceremony today to observe the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.
On The Fly December 3, 2006 By Russ Niles Spectrum Aeronautical has received Organizational Designated Airworthiness Representative...
Galvin Flight Services will host the Pacific Northwest debut of the Diamond D-Jet...
U.S. Customs has set up an inspection center at Santa Maria Airport...
An Atlanta man died when the Cirrus SR22 he was flying crashed...
Dr. Jon Jordan, the FAA's former Air Surgeon, is being recognized by his alma mater.
On The Fly November 29, 2006 By Mary Grady Scott Crossfield was posthumously awarded the Engen Trophy...
A helicopter in Oregon crashed while hoisting Christmas trees...
EAA's Sport Pilot Tour goes to Flabob Dec. 2, San Diego, Dec. 9...
Airborne spotters credited for record marijuana catch in Ky....
LoPresti Fury selling at rate of two per hour, says Rj Siegel...
Tiger Aircraft is looking to sell its W.V. plant for $5 million.
On The Fly November 26, 2006 By Russ Niles 172 survives encounter with Boeing Large Cargo Freighter wake turbulence…
Lexington controllers redirect pilot to right runway…
FAA cool on plan to shorten Witham runway.
On The Fly November 22, 2006 By Mary Grady Diamond's Twin Star DA42 got its TC from Transport Canada this week...
Avantair plans to expand, growing its Avanti P.180 fleet to 40...
New Sport Aircraft directory at Dan Johnson's Web site.
On The Fly November 19, 2006 By Russ Niles Video of Pentagon 9/11 crash may be released…
Piper offers jet incentives…
WSI Hubcast offers timely terminal forecasts…
737, 747 missed by 35 feet…
Video footage of Red Bull Air Race winners is now online.
On The Fly November 15, 2006 By Mary Grady Piaggio promises style, performance in jet design to launch next year...
Bell/Agusta flew the second prototype of its BA609 tilt-rotor aircraft...
A 172 pilot made a safe emergency landing in a riverside park in Brooklyn...
Pilots, environmentalists join in suit opposing "airport to nowhere" in Fla...
A Manitoba man was badly hurt when he was struck by the propeller of a Cessna 150...
Swiss company Aviace on Monday dropped its lawsuit against Eclipse...
A 1978 Cessna T210M Centurion II, N6991B, has been reported stolen from El Gallito, Mexico.
On The Fly November 12, 2006 A court denied Aviace's request for a preliminary injunction...
Mooney Airplane is launching a multi-city "Lead with Speed" tour this week...
The Ninety-Nines are seeking donations of aircraft to preserve its Museum of Women Pilots...
Another lawsuit was filed against Honeywell in the aftermath of the Brazilian midair...
The use of ultralights to lead migrating whooping cranes to Florida is succeeding...
Chelton's synthetic vision EFIS approved for Eurocopter EC 120B.
On The Fly November 8, 2006 Popular Science lists HondaJet and D-Jet as best new innovations...
FedEx canceled its order for 10 Airbus A380s to go with Boeing's 777...
Skydivers have agreed to continue jumping at a Florida's Deland airport despite construction of a new control tower...
Precise Flight got STC for fixed oxygen system for Cirrus SR22...
DayJet launch delayed to spring 2007, citing delays in Eclipse jets...
NASA offers free online courses about icing for pilots...
A skydiver who died was using a chute that was too small, the FAA says.
On The Fly November 5, 2006 By Russ Niles Raytheon’s new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been certified by the FAA…
Alan Conklin, who co-founded Conklin & de Decker, died Nov. 3 at age 86…
PBS's NOVA is running a documentary on Albert Santos-Dumont Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific...
On The Fly November 1, 2006 A Piper landed on a Tulsa racetrack instead of the nearby airport...
A Continental 757 landed on a taxiway at Newark...
An Alaska Airlines 737 took off from the wrong runway at Sea-Tac...
Two airliners clipped wings while taxiing at Newark...
Mooney Aerospace Group will become a private company...
PATCO says it will proceed with a class-action suit against the FAA.
On The Fly... October 29, 2006 By Russ Niles An ADC Airlines aircraft crashed in Nigeria, Sunday; early reports of 100 dead...
Boeing Field may be traded for a bike path...
Regional jet lined up on closed runway...
Quest Aircraft named Sandpoint's Business of the Year...
Air show legends heading to Hall of Fame.
On The Fly October 25, 2006 The CVR from the B737 that crashed in Brazil last month is found...
PartsBase will run live auctions on eBay to sell aircraft parts...
The FAA is allowing a 30-story tower to be built close to PHX...
Boeing has added a swing-open tail to its 747 Large Cargo Freighter...
Moller Skycar received 95 bids on second try at eBay auction...
Fractional provider Avantair ordered 20 Phenom 100 jets from Embraer...
Learjet workers in Wichita are back on the job after a 22-day strike...
On The Fly October 22, 2006 Garmin is adding e-charts to its G1000...
CH2000s see duty in Iraq...
The Southwestern Aerotrekking Academy is aiming for an altitude record for weight-shift aircraft...
On The Fly... October 18, 2006 By Mary Grady James Fallows offers comments on the recent fatal crash in New York...
Brazil midair raises questions about air traffic control procedures...
A Texas museum is trying to raise $15,000 to save an F-14 Tomcat...
The Washington Post looks at the dangers of in-flight fires...
In China, hundreds apply for flight-crew training slots...
In Oregon, aviation companies can't find trainees for skilled work...
A 1945 C-82 made its final flight, bound for a museum in Maryland.
On The Fly... October 16, 2006 By Russ Niles Legacy pilots claim transponder was on and working at time of Brazil collision...
Jay Groen died of cancer Oct. 9...
PHI Inc. keeps working despite helicopter pilots strike....
New Secretary of Transportation met with aviation groups.
On The Fly... October 9, 2006 By Russ Niles 70 TBMs converged on Coeur d'Alene...
Northwest pilots say shortage prompted cancellations...
Air Canada pilots tried to block shareholder payout...
Kirby Chambliss took top honors at Red Bull's air race in San Fran., Saturday.
On The Fly... October 4, 2006 By Russ Niles Next year's U.S. World Aerobatic team has been chosen...
Quest Aircraft has earned Type Inspection Authorization...
Raytheon has won a contract to modernize radar installations.
On The Fly... October 1, 2006 By Mary Grady A supervisor at DEN Center had sex at work, say local news reports...
The FAA chose Lockheed Martin to help introduce UAVs to NAS...
UP Aerospace has recovered its rocket near New Mexico's spaceport...
Richard Branson says we can reduce airliner pollution 25 percent...
Wingless flight -- Rocketbelt Convention met in N.Y.
On The Fly... September 27, 2006 By Mary Grady A blimp landed in trees near Boston after a rudder failed...
Scottsdale, Ariz., has banned helicopters in residential areas...
Rocket launch at New Mexico's spaceport failed to reach altitude...
Spiders on a plane lead to lawsuit...
Four people saved in the first BRS deployment in Jamaica...
The NTSB wants controllers to be clear when they issue a runway change.
On The Fly... September 25, 2006 By Russ Niles Pilot tells passengers plane isn't safe...
Home landing causes concern...
Chalk's hopes to resume flights.
On the Fly ... September 18, 2006 By Russ Niles Runway chase leads to federal charges ...
Canadian flight schools full of foreign student ...
Companies propose Snowbird replacement ...
Controllers want leaking center roof fixed.
On The Fly... September 13, 2006 By Mary Grady Comair pilots now are being warned about incorrect charts for LEX...
Flight students in NY will have to undergo background checks...
Boeing's 747 Large Cargo Freighter flew for the first time Saturday...
AD requires inspections of some Hartzell propeller hubs...
USAF will destroy its entire fleet of 110 T-3A Firefly airplanes.
On The Fly... September 11, 2006 By Russ Niles Swedish aerobatic champion died in Aero GP race in Malta Sunday...
Canada, U.S. sign pilot certificate agreement…
AD affects some Hartzell props…
Nigeria canceling registration of unsafe airplanes…
Airliner child safety restraint approved…
Delta and Northwest recall some staff.
On The Fly... September 6, 2006 By Mary Grady Comair first officer's condition upgraded, injuries detailed...
Delta can terminate its pilots' pension plan, a judge said...
ATG chose Op Technologies avionics for its Javelin Jet...
Scott Carson is new CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes...
The A380 flew with 474 company employees on board Monday...
A German entrepreneur plans to launch an all-smokers' airline...
NTSB says firefighter didn't break up in flight, it was CFIT...
A new laser could power cheaper missile-defense systems for aircraft...
Qantas to offer in-flight wireless access and cellphone service.
On The Fly... September 3, 2006 By Russ Niles Take a Labor Day flight over Dallas in a DC-3 (aka R4D)...
FAA will go rulemaking route with landing margin rules...
Two MU-2s crashed in a week in Florida...
Iranian airliner crash killed 28...
Cellphone detector marketed to airlines.
On The Fly... August 28, 2006 By Russ Niles First female space tourist to launch Sept. 14…
New rules governing rocket launches unveiled…
A380 flies with new engines.
On The Fly... August 24, 2006 By Mary Grady AOPA gives Lockheed-Martin a B+ for its operation of FSSs...
The FAA okayed a new airport site for St. George, Utah...
Kaiser Aluminum will provide aluminum for Eclipse jets...
FAA AD aims to correct heading errors in Sandel TAWS/RMI units...
Microlon aviation-engine treatment pushing into auto market...
Synergy Air offers kitbuilders a course in fiberglass fabrication.
On The Fly... August 20, 2006 By Russ Niles 2005 DC-3 crash pilot released from customs-related charges...
Ohio Lt. Gov.'s F-16 joyride raised concerns...
Flight explorer Professional Version 6.2 is out...
Cessna 172, 182 and 206 aircraft face a new AD.
On The Fly... August 16, 2006 By Mary Grady FAA and LAX at odds over ILS breakdowns...
NTSB reports on the crash that killed Wal-Mart heir John Walton...
Silverjet to compete for high-end trans-Atlantic traffic...
Flight Aware's archive now totals more than 25 million flights...
What happens when a plane is struck by lightning?
On The Fly... August 14, 2006 By Russ Niles Flying to Burning Man...
Floatplane, boat collided in Alaska, no injuries...
Seat-track AD proposed for Cessnas.
On The Fly... August 9, 2006 By Mary Grady TSA says a Cape Air pilot is not a security threat after all...
NASA, USAF form aeronautics research partnership...
Missile-defense systems for airliners 20 years away, report says...
The ILS at LAX failed Monday under overcast skies, causing delays...
Chalk's Ocean Airways will return to the air today.
On The Fly... August 6, 2006 By Russ Niles FAA building may have been shot...
Seven airplanes, two helicopters damaged by Utah storm...
Hungarian claimed glider aerobatic title...
Man arrested after NYPD helicopter lased...
Lost airfield Web site...
Flight medical wait list seven months in India.
On The Fly... August 2, 2006 By Mary Grady The Kestrel prototype is now flying in Bend, Ore....
Gulfstream will offer Synthetic Vision Systems on its jets...
Columbia Aircraft has adopted FITS training standards...
A close call on the runway at O'Hare.
On The Fly... July 31, 2006 By Glenn Pew So, there it is, then...
AVweb's no-iPod-required audio news -- index. If you want to hear it straight from the horse's mouth, this is for you. Just click and listen, it will play right on your computer.
AVweb's print coverage -- Monday's, Wednesday's, and Friday's.
The galleries ... pages and pages worth, with a new page added today.
AVweb's Oshkosh Picture Galleries. (See F-22's in very odd attitudes, warbirds, LSA's, and more.) Wish you were here ... you, and your air conditioning.
Cessna -- a sleeping giant stirs. Hi-resolution images: Cessna NGP, the advanced concept. Cessna LSA
Podcasts: Tuesday's file included Cessna's Jack Pelton, Diamond's Peter Mauer, EAA's Tom Poberezny, and a trip to the Oshkosh tower. Watch this spot, Thursday, for more voices from the show.
From Monday's homepage -- images of the Cessna LSA unveling.
Also from Monday's homepage updates, Cesnna's "Next Generation Piston Aircraft" currently labeled the Cessna NGP made three passes down Runway 36 at Oshkosh, Monday. All images by Kenneth Kovac.
AVweb's Oshkosh Picture Galleries are alive and well. Click through to come wander the grounds of AirVenture. We'll even loan you a press pass.
Expect another special issue of AVwebFlash, arriving in your inbox, Friday.
On The Fly... July 24, 2006 By Russ Niles It's AirVenture gallery time -- walk with us...
Visit AVweb.com tomorrow for a podcast "live" from Oshkosh...
Second Bell/Agusta civilian tiltrotor began ground testing...
Space Adventures is offering a spacewalk option...
Blue Angels will do a few passes at AirVenture...
GA, military pilots, meet to discuss Georgia airspace.
On The Fly... July 19, 2006 By Mary Grady LA Center lost power Tuesday, LaGuardia, too...
Two-cylinder, four-stroke 60-hp HKS 700E met ASTM standard for LSA...
The pilot of an Ohio police helicopter died just before takeoff...
A Hawker Hunter M-58 crashed Sunday at an Oregon air show, the pilot died...
Baron Tayler is flying a powered parachute across the U.S. this summer...
Cessna Mustang on track for certification later this year...
Two pilots set a flight record in Wisc. and raised $12,120 for children...
A new Thunderbolt Engine now flying in Michael Goulian's Extra 300SHP.
On The Fly... July 16, 2006 By Russ Niles Lawn chair "pilot" immortalized on the stage...
Columbia owners compensated for hail damage delay...
No criminal charges against boy who allegedly buzzed school...
Glider pilot survived 30 hours in wreck.
On The Fly... July 12, 2006 By Mary Grady A V-22 en route to Farnborough landed in Iceland with engine trouble...
Former DOT Sec. Norm Mineta has joined consultant firm in D.C....
Video released of a DC-9 and Airbus colliding on the ramp last year...
ASDE-X system now deployed at STL and ATL...
Sennheiser will introduce a new headset, the HMEC 460, at Oshkosh.
On The Fly... July 5, 2006 By Mary Grady Airbus CEO Gustav Humbert resigned on Sunday...
Forward Vision reduced its GA night-vision price to just under $10K...
Michael Fanfalone, 57, PASS founder, died June 27 in Baltimore...
Comp Air introduced its latest aircraft, the Comp Air 9...
Malaysia is experiencing a boom in business aviation growth...
A Bonanza hit a tractor-trailer in Colorado on Monday, two dead...
American Airlines jet had to evade skydivers' airplane on Sunday.
On The Fly... July 2, 2006 By Russ Niles Black airline pilots host summer aviation camps...
UND proposes radar plan to integrate UAVs in airspaces...
Jet jockey chosen for Rocket Racing League team pilot...
Three survived the fiery crash of a Citation in Upland, CA...
Congressman wants no-fly zone over New York nuke plant...
Sierra Club suing DOD over wind farm/radar study delay...
Two emergency landings in same town on same day.
On The Fly... June 28, 2006 By Mary Grady A BD-5J microjet crashed while flying in military radar tests...
Helicopter pilot charged with manslaughter in fatal crash...
OurPlane teamed with fractional yacht company...
Kids on your nerves? Try an aviation day camp...
Two Navy F/A-18s collided over California Monday, one pilot killed...
Boeing is trying to unload its Connexion in-flight wireless system...
Wind-farm projects across the U.S. are still stalled by FAA...
Wild whooping cranes were born in the Midwest, first in 100 years.
On The Fly... June 26, 2006 By Russ Niles Delta formally ended pilots' pension plan...
Alaska controllers want apology from Blakey...
Nose gear collapsed on FAA King Air...
Columbia deals with damage from hailstorm.
On The Fly... June 18, 2006 By Russ Niles NTSB recommended icing training for commercial pilots...
Chalk's awaits inspection standards from FAA...
Rocket helicopter tested...
F-14s say goodbye...
Air show pilot Scott Manning killed in crash.
On The Fly... June 15, 2006 By Mary Grady Staggerwing Museum started the next phase of Bonanza-Baron Museum...
NTSB is investigating an uncontained engine failure on a 767 at LAX...
Van Nuys Airport in Calif. hosted its last air show over the weekend...
Two helicopter ditchings in New York had divergent consequences...
Airport managers cope with infectious disease scenarios.
On The Fly... June 11, 2006 By Russ Niles Brits said pilots were right to fly 747 on three engines...
Synthetic vision system integrates real-time and database information...
Final rule issued on ECi cylinders...
Continental passenger saw both Manchesters...
Oceanside city council backed off on rent increases...
Broken connecting rod likely cause of engine failure...
Feds mandate landing distance calculations.
On The Fly... June 8, 2006 By Mary Grady Cirrus owners raised $105,000 to support the Red Tail Project...
Concerns raised that Opa Locka, Fla., temporary tower is unsafe...
Sky Arrow 600 LSA now available in a disabled-pilot version...
LABACE, set for August in Brazil, seeking new date and venue...
AirCell won rights to air-to-ground wireless broadband.
On The Fly... June 4, 2006 By Russ Niles Mooney introduced "fastest" normally aspirated single...
Mexican kitplane plant doing well...
Adam and Jet Support Services announced hourly maintenance package...
Evergreen Aviation's Boeing 747-200 air tanker demonstrated in Boise...
Fatigue failure confirmed as cause of 2005 SNJ-6 crash.
On The Fly... May 31, 2006 By Mary Grady A rocket-powered F-104 Starfighter will try to break land speed record...
Eclipse said it's "on track" for FAA certification by end of June...
A 1975 Schweizer sailplane crashed into a house near Pittsburgh...
Politics may have factored in collision of Greek and Turkish F-16s...
A Piper Warrior hit an SUV on Friday near Oxnard, two hurt...
Volcanic ash above Mount St. Helens rose to 20,000 feet...
A lawsuit alleges NavCanada contributed to a fatal crash in Vancouver.
On The Fly... May 28, 2006 By Russ Niles Leaked report said human error caused Helios crash...
No one hurt after taxiing plane hits police car...
New Extra aerobatic plane goes to Goulian...
3,500 school children visit Potomac Airfield.
On The Fly... May 24, 2006 By Mary Grady Two F-16s collided above the Aegean Sea on Tuesday...
FAA says controllers lose $700 million if they retire early...
NTSB blames unspecified loss of control for Learjet crash...
A P-51 lost its glass canopy in flight over Germany last week...
Dozens of witnesses see UFO crash into sea off of South Africa...
Armenian A320 data recorders recovered...
Australians paying millions to fix runway damaged by Air Force One...
National Geographic News last week wrote about Lighthawk.
On The Fly... May 22, 2006 By Russ Niles An international aviation weather study is calling for pilot participation...
A Cessna 210 pilot escaped the airplane and a lake with a bruised nose...
The Naked Rambler strikes again. This time, aloft...
Crewmen of an Air Force C-5 pleaded guilty to transporting Ecstasy...
GlobalFlyer to make its final flight, Tuesday.
On The Fly... May 18, 2006 By Mary Grady Cessna pilot caused a scare in Florida with transponder hijack code...
FAA revoked the operating certificate of American Air Network...
Month-old fire-bomber crashed in Saskatchewan, killing its pilot...
"Frankenstein" jet saves taxpayers $30 million...
Boeing denies it will take part in Japan's SST project...
Deadline near for nominations for NAA Public Benefit Flying Awards.
On The Fly... May 15, 2006 By Russ Niles Vandals did $1 million damage to lights at Mobile airport...
Pilots union workers on strike against union...
FAA recommends oil cooler quarantine...
Flight attendant convicted of setting fire in lav...
Two die when Cessna 150 crashed in yard...
Tomcat tail from Florida crash washed up on Irish shore...
Engine installed in Sportjet.
On The Fly... May 10, 2006 By Mary Grady A tandem skydiving jump went awry, both survived...
A helicopter pilot was temporarily blinded by a green laser...
Anousheh Ansari will be the first female space tourist.
On The Fly... May 8, 2006 By Russ Niles Vietnam-era carrier will be sunk as reef...
Seawind says it took nine orders at Sun 'n Fun...
Diamandis to get Lindbergh Award.
On The Fly... May 3, 2006 By Mary Grady Service set for Scott Crossfield at Arlington, Aug. 15...
LoPresti will announce at Oshkosh where it will build a Fury factory...
EAA AirVenture NOTAM is now available...
First S-LSA approval for a powered parachute...
Boeing will acquire Aviall for $1.7 billion...
Wreckage found of a Navy jet from 1960 crash in a Montana lake...
American Eagle jet ran off the runway at O'Hare Tuesday, nobody hurt.
On The Fly... April 30, 2006 By Russ Niles Teledyne Continental Motors is giving away a free engine...
Eight of 16 surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders gathered last week...
A UAV patrolling the Mexican border crashed April 25...
Seawind says its amphib has cleared a major certification hurdle...
A New York fractional ownership company says it will offer Eclipse 500s.
On The Fly... April 26, 2006 By Mary Grady Video showing Air Force One spray-painted with graffiti was a hoax...
Tongue-technology interface helps pilots "see" in the dark…
Two F-16s followed a United A320 into Denver after a bomb report...
The wreck of a Bell JetRanger found seven years after it crashed...
VIT Engineering offers a glass-cockpit-in-a-briefcase...
King Schools new online mini-course on cockpit radar...
New helicopter shuttle Manhattan to airport, eight minutes, $139...
Dan Johnson reports online about his pre-Sun 'n Fun accident.
On The Fly... April 23, 2006 By Russ Niles Charlie Victor Romeo, the crash-tapes play, goes to Boston and Washington...
SoCal TRACON unaffected by power failure...
Airbag seatbelts for all proposed by AmSafe.
On The Fly... April 20, 2006 By Mary Grady Boeing to lay off 900 workers in Wichita, Kan....
Rob Penrod joined Adam Aircraft as VP of manufacturing...
A vintage Aeronca crashed in a N.H. schoolyard, nobody was hurt...
Airline pilots are biking 3,000 miles for a 9/11 memorial...
Liberty XL2 goes for European market...
BA pilot asked pax if he could have a ride home, none offered...
A hearing-impaired pilot flying around the world in a TwinStar...
NTSB member Ellen Engleman Conners, former chair, to leave May 31.
On The Fly... April 16, 2006 By Russ Niles Apparently, it's giant falling ice chunk season, again...
ADIZ public meeting transcripts are publicly available, again.
DVT isn't just for pilots and long-haul passengers, anymore.
On The Fly... April 13, 2006 By Mary Grady It appears the Relentless NXT Reno racer was destroyed...
Floor plan of Air Force One revealed for the first time...
Liberty Aerospace received FAA Production Certificate for XL2...
Improved descent procedures could save fuel, reduce noise...
Air & Space Museum received record $15 million from Boeing...
PHX will spend $9 million to acquire museum aircraft...
The Ninety-Nines annual convention in Washington, D.C., July 5-9.
On The Fly... April 9, 2006 By Mary Grady Pilots and families protested release of Flight 93 CVR tapes...
Delta pilots preparing to strike if arbitrator voids their contract.
On The Fly... April 2, 2006 By Russ Niles Russians join the space tourism race...
New VP, Greg Pecoraro, joins AOPA...
Kit helps homebuilders certify aircraft...
Tri-Motor going on Eastern tour.
On The Fly... March 30, 2006 By Russ Niles Blakey confirmed visit to Sun 'n Fun…
Meigs anniversary marked…
Long Beach Airport tries flashing PAPIs to prevent incursions...
Second World War Ace Pierre Clostermann died…
On The Fly... March 26, 2006 By Mary Grady A380 yesterday evacuated 873 pax in 90 seconds, through half its exits...
British Airways to raise crew retirement age to 60 to save on pensions...
First flight last week of Cessna's Citation Encore+ bizjet...
SpaceX Falcon rocket lifted off Friday, but then caught fire...
Certain Airbus A300 rudders need immediate inspection, NTSB said...
Two runway near misses at O'Hare last week, NTSB investigating...
WWII airman whose body was found preserved in ice laid to rest...
Fuel sales are under scrutiny at five California airports.
On The Fly... March 22, 2006 By Mary Grady Aerobatic pilot Nick Nilmeyer, Stars of Tomorrow team captain, died Monday...
Custom Chelton EFIS for Vans RV-10 released by Direct-To Avionics...
New data will provide better warning of solar events that affect GPS...
EAA Sport Pilot Tour stops added in Tenn., Chicago, Calif., and more...
Pilots are among the safest drivers, study finds...
Aerospace Gala at Braintree, Mass., April 22...
Japan Airlines' new program to keep older workers on as mentors...
FAA testing screened-off taxiway design to prevent runway incursions...
ATG reports continued progress with flight tests of its Javelin Jet.
On The Fly... March 19, 2006 By Russ Niles Steve Fossett last week flew GlobalFlyer 25,000 miles in about 74 hours...
RV-6 pilot set to begin cancer research fund raising circumnavigation...
Concorde fans hope to restore one of the aircraft to flight status.
On The Fly... March 16, 2006 By Russ Niles Game show host died in Angel Flight operation...
Parents died, kids survive New Jersey crash...
Blast ejects roof of ejection seat company...
China urged to encourage GA.
On The Fly... March 12, 2006 By Russ Niles AD proposed to fix bearing glitch on Sandel ST3400 TAWS/RMI...
Sport Pilot TV to be carried by Time Warner...
Heli Expo drew record attendance...
PAC 750XL's takeoff weight reduced until rivets replaced.
On The Fly... March 8, 2006 By Mary Grady EAA B-17 Aluminum Overcast flew Tuesday, repaired from 2004 accident...
Gulfstream will expand in Savannah...
CAF air show April 8 in Burnet, Texas...
Five Spitfires flew above Britain to mark the airplane's 70th anniversary...
Scammers are targeting aircraft owners, says AOPA, so beware...
FAA AD mandates overhaul of some MT-Propeller Entwicklung props.
On The Fly... March 5, 2006 By Russ Niles Locked up C-182 stolen in Arizona...
New air routes spark opposition in Jersey...
Heathrow spending $800 million in A380 improvements...
New Mexico approved $110 million for spaceport.
On The Fly... March 2, 2006 By Russ Niles International aircraft registry went live...
God Is My Co-Pilot author has passed...
NATCA called for federal mediation...
Adam may get $50 million investment.
On The Fly... February 26, 2006 By Mary Grady FAA's "plain-language" version D.C. ADIZ NOTAM is online...
NATCA now wants a mediator to help with FAA contract talks...
FAA proposes tweaks to ECi cylinder-assembly Airworthiness Directive...
Two 737s collided at Newark on Monday while taxiing, no injuries...
FAA noise rules for part of Grand Canyon delayed until 2011...
Adam Aircraft to partner with Singapore Technologies Engineering...
Want to buy stock in a skycar? Paul Moller goes public...
Today is the deadline to register for Women in Aviation conference.
On The Fly... February 22, 2006 By Mary Grady An LAX controller cleared three aircraft for the same runway...
Plans for GA airport in Virginia stalled due to landowner opposition...
New international standards in the works for aviation English...
Washington Dulles Airport to get $200 million for a new runway...
EAA's Sport Pilot Tour set records in Mesa, Ariz., last week...
The NTSB published its final report on Corporate Airlines Flight 5966.
On The Fly... February 19, 2006 By Russ Niles FAA named new Federal Air Surgeon...
Public meeting to discuss helicopter safety...
United pilots unlikely to get pensions back...
Microbes are throwing off fuel gauges in MD-80s...
Loose wires shut down Reno ILS.
On The Fly... February 15, 2006 By Mary Grady L-39 warbirds confiscated in Alaska by the FBI...
Boeing on Monday delivered its 5,000th 737, to Southwest Airlines...
An IPO at Eclipse Aviation? Not this year...
Jeppesen NavData Alert for Minneapolis Class B Airspace...
Two federal air marshals face drug charges...
PM Tony Blair on board a DC-8 during aborted takeoff in South Africa...
A rainbow-painted Lear Jet is flying children for Make A Wish...
A flying motorcycle takes to the air on TV news video.
On The Fly... February 12, 2006 By Mary Grady FEMA has stored over 10,000 trailers at the Hope, Ark., airport...
Cessna, FAA to begin talks Wednesday over proposed $840,000 fine...
Alaska man faces firearms charges over rocket launchers for L-39s...
Wingtip with bullet holes found in woods not from crashed airplane...
AOPA will hold its 2007 Expo in Hartford, Conn., Oct. 4-6...
Four aircraft violated the presidential TFR over N.H. last week...
Hazardous cargo was on board UPS DC-8 that caught fire last Wednesday...
A 3-oz. GPS tracker claims to be world's smallest such device.
On The Fly... February 9, 2006 By Mary Grady Two small aircraft collided yesterday over El Cajon, CA. ...
A record 21,380 comments on FAA's DC-ADIZ NPRM...
400 skydivers achieved a world-record formation drop above Thailand...
A UPS DC-8 with a fire on board landed safely at PHL yesterday...
A DA-20 was hot-wired, taxied, and abandoned by a thief in Utah...
Two Shorts 360s that collided in mid-air in Wisc. were taking pix...
EAA's Sport Pilot Tour stops at Mesa, Ariz., on Saturday, Feb. 18...
On The Fly... February 5, 2006 By Russ Niles Last chance to comment on the Washington ADIZ is today...
Plane drops off load of pot, alleged recipient arrested...
FAA offers advice on buying hurricane-damaged airplanes...
NASA Inspector General under FBI-led investigation.
On The Fly... February 1, 2006 By Russ Niles First female paraplegic to make a solo flight did so Monday...
Transport Canada goes along with Super Bowl TFR...
Air service incentive grants available from DOT...
Third Mustang airborne, a week early...
Diamond lease EAA's grand prize.
On The Fly... January 29, 2006 By Mary Grady GlobalFlyer launch possible for Wednesday...
LaGuardia Airport to get a new control tower...
New ASF mini-course on GPS posted online...
Conflict over helicopters using river in Oregon for fire training...
Two died Friday in crash of a Navy T-34C Turbo Mentor in Texas...
Bell's first flight of its tiltrotor UAV last week...
Over 400 skydivers in Thailand to attempt world-record jump this week.
On The Fly... January 26, 2006 By Mary Grady Four killed in Citation crash at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Tuesday...
A Cape Air pilot is off the government's "no-fly" list and can go back to work...
Las Vegas Airport says "no thanks" to A380, accommodations would be too expensive...
A passenger in a Centurion hurt when a turkey buzzard crashed through the windscreen above Orlando...
CubCrafters has partnered with Andover (N.J.) Flight Academy for sales and training in the Northeast...
Icing not suspected in a fatal Caravan crash last week in Canada...
Ken Mead, Inspector General for DOT, has resigned...
Don't forget to properly register your aircraft by February 1.
On The Fly... January 22, 2006 By Russ Niles Both occupants survived a fiery SR22 crash Sunday at Lincoln Park, NJ...
Engine problems reported prior to Caravan crash on Vancouver Island...
Spitting incident lands passenger in jail...
Satellite photos attracting advertising...
Cirrus Design today announced executive promotions...
Bogus crash site tricking pilots.
On The Fly... January 19, 2006 By Russ Niles Cessna 120 destroyed by pickup truck...
Indian Air Force pilots plan circumnavigation...
Hawker 4000 certification delayed.
On The Fly... January 15, 2006 By Mary Grady Columbia Aircraft off on 30-stop road tour...
Need charts? RunwayFinder has sectionals online...
Beach-buzzing pilot sentenced to 240 hours community service...
New runway approach lights CVG extend across Interstate 275...
AD requires cable inspection in some American Champion aircraft...
EAA's Young Eagles program has now flown over 1.2 million kids...
GlobalFlyer has landed safely at Kennedy Space Center...
Three aircraft came too close over Dallas on Nov. 2.
On The Fly... January 11, 2006 By Mary Grady A Conn. man pleaded guilty to stealing an airplane and flying drunk...
BRS got STC for Symphony SA 160...
GlobalFlyer expected to land at Kennedy Space Center today...
FAA notes fire danger from laptop batteries in the cockpit...
A 1974 Cessna 210L, N93160, stolen last week in Baja California...
Fatigue cracks found in both wings of Mallard that crashed in Fla....
AOPA appointed four new executive vice presidents...
Check out sectionals online at this not-for-navigation site...
Over 800 jet pilots in Ohio taking steps to join Teamsters.
On The Fly... January 8, 2006 By Russ Niles Four-year-old makes no-fly list...
Twin Star gains 187 pounds (of EASA OK'd payload)...
U-2 may be retired by 2011...
GlobalFlyer damaged in accident with fuel truck.
On The Fly... January 4, 2006 By Russ Niles Delta's first DC-3 back home...
Independence Air didn't find backer...
RNAV fixes named for Boyer...
Chalk's hopes to resume flights Jan. 10.
On The Fly... January 1, 2006 By Mary Grady Two people died when their Cirrus SR22 hit a North Carolina mountain...
Luke AFB wants all GA pilots to talk when transitioning airspace...
Trinidad and Tobago trying out a Skyship 600 blimp for security...
Boeing redesigning cabins to accommodate aging baby-boomers...
Eos Airline aims to attract pax with 21 square feet of personal space...
Independence Air likely to stop flying unless a cash infusion is found.
On The Fly... December 28, 2005 By Mary Grady An MD-80 landed safely after a foot-long gash opened in the fuselage...
New Jersey has seen 44 aviation accidents so far this year, double the number in 2004...
China building first customer support center for its ARJ21 jet...
Profits in China's civil aviation sector fell by half last year...
Skywatchers in Western U.S. could glimpse space probe re-entry.
On The Fly... December 26, 2005 By Russ Niles AOPA is running five different television ads...
ATG (Javelin personal jets) announced new members to its board...
The FAA has awarded type certification to the King Air C90GT...
Cirrus is opening a sales center in China.
On The Fly... December 21, 2005 By Russ Niles Thielert says demand is strong for its diesel engines...
Boeing and Onex Corp. hit with age discrimination suit...
A New Jersey man may have picked the wrong target for his laser pen.
On The Fly... December 15, 2005 By Mary Grady Nine aircraft destroyed in a fire at Arlington (Texas) Airport...
House bill set fine and prison time for pointing lasers at aircraft...
19 ultralight-led whooping cranes migrated to Florida for winter...
Security-enhanced certificates coming for all pilots, AOPA says...
NATA distributing $13,000 to victims of Katrina...
Hanscom Field will host New England's first AirShares Elite.
On the Fly ... December 11, 2005 By Russ Niles Nigerian crash killed 107 ...
Reports of downed Herc false ...
First operational Osprey delivered ...
Korean government ends pilots' strike ...
Three French prisoners escape by helicopter.
On The Fly... December 7, 2005 By Russ Niles A C-130 crashed into a Tehran apartment building, killing more than 120...
AirVenture Web site is up...
Australian military planes to patrol Games...
Chicago eyes banning seaplanes...
Teen math whiz may help wing designers.
On The Fly... December 4, 2005 By Mary Grady AD targets 40 faulty propeller hubs from McCauley Propeller Systems...
Around-the-world helicopter flight to raise funds for poor kids...
Raytheon last week won its biggest-ever order, $1 billion in jets...
A 1981 Piper Seneca stolen in Bahamas last Wednesday...
LAX to scrap 11 years of planning and start over...
First G1000 Diamond Star delivered in Australia.
On The Fly... November 30, 2005 By Mary Grady The DoD will continue to produce its FLIP charts...
SpaceX may launch its rocket in mid-December...
The Douglas DC-3 will be celebrated at San Carlos, Calif....
A Detroit-area home was hit by falling aircraft debris...
A White House staff jet Saturday made an emergency landing...
Aviation institutions are seeking holiday donations.
On The Fly... November 27, 2005 By Russ Niles Attempt to surpass record paper airplane flight stopped short...
Flight 93 the movie is currently Flight 93 the web site...
NetJets pilots have reached a contract with management...
SpaceX looks to reschedule Falcon 1 launch.
On The Fly... November 23, 2005 By Russ Niles NASA looked at noise-reducing wheel pants for airliners…
Helicopter pilot killed in speedway midair…
Pilot, passenger couldn’t parachute in time…
Narco turned 60 this month…
Travolta offered to fly Australian soccer team to World Cup.
On The Fly... November 20, 2005 By Russ Niles ELT in delivery truck sparked search...
King Air's belly landing caught on camera...
Flight 93 movie started production in England...
Hooters pushes out of Rockford.
On The Fly... November 16, 2005 By Mary Grady $100,000 raised for Katrina at NBAA annual meeting in Orlando...
NPRM would reduce flammability of fuel tank vapors in large jets...
Update online on investigation of Air France accident in Toronto...
AVweb columnist Rick Durden featured in a Grist magazine interview...
Pilots at Sea-Tac keep mistaking taxiway for runway...
The Sport Pilot Tour stop in Dallas drew best crowd yet.
On The Fly... November 13, 2005 By Mary Grady An inventor received a U.S. patent for an antigravity space vehicle...
NASA's model of a blended wing body aircraft is in wind-tunnel tests...
Garmin now has four-color digital WX radar for G1000 and MX-20 MFD...
Spirit Airlines fare sale -- prices as low as $9 out of DFW...
A N.J. man pleaded guilty to pointing a laser beam at an airplane...
New Airbus A318 Elite will serve as entry-level jet, for up to 18 pax.
On The Fly... November 10, 2005 By Mary Grady A small cargo aircraft crashed into a Wal-Mart in Manchester, N.H...
A V-22 Osprey last month was damaged in a thunderstorm...
An ultralight pilot filmed migrating monarch butterflies....
A bird hit a Cessna bizjet at Austin, forcing an emergency landing...
DARPA gave $6 million to Groen Brothers for VTOL prototype...
NASA to help industry provide access to low-Earth orbit and ISS...
$10,000 reward for return of stolen Cessna T210, N210WX.
On The Fly... November 6, 2005 By Russ Niles Maintenance of Citation 500 that crashed Saturday subject of pre-existing lawsuit...
Click "More" for reader-provided in-flight photos of the A380 and A340-600...
Northwest pilots' union agreed to temporary 24 percent pay cut...
Groen Brothers working on rotor-equipped C-130...
Google bought a used 767 for corporate aircraft.
On The Fly... November 2, 2005 By Mary Grady A P-51 Mustang allegedly buzzed Washington-Grizzly Stadium...
Luxury hot-air balloon tour of Europe, just $81,000...
USAF performing icing tests for Airbus A380 engines...
NTSB raise questions about crew actions in Teterboro bizjet crash...
UltraFlight Radio Show now available online as a podcast.
On The Fly... October 30, 2005 By Russ Niles Air racers outran hurricane...
NTSB issues report today on Teterboro Challenger crash...
Sporty's donated $50,000 to Boy Scouts hurricane effort...
Delta's Song finally plays out.
On The Fly... October 26, 2005 By Russ Niles Pennsylvania plans statewide ADS-B coverage...
Beer company apologizes for "bad taste" ads...
"Father of the Boeing 747" interviewed online...
Radio interference hits three air nav sites in Japan...
Cernan, Crossfield and Hoover to present NBAA award.
On The Fly... October 23, 2005 By Mary Grady A Nigerian 737 with 116 people aboard crashed Saturday, no survivors...
Chalmers "Slick" Goodlin, former X-1 test pilot, died at age 82...
Due to concerns about avian flu, aviators advised to be cautious...
A new, free Web site from Control Vision offers info on fuel prices...
Pilot Rob Dubin flew to 48 states in a gyroplane this summer...
New FAA rule will mandate 16G seats on airliners for crashworthiness...
World's first "Hello Kitty" Airbus launched in Taiwan...
2005 AirVenture now available on DVD from EAA for $24.99.
On The Fly... October 19, 2005 By Mary Grady A Columbia 400 crashed Monday in southern California, three people died...
Two survivors of a plane crash called for aid via text messaging...
The second Airbus A380 completed its first flight on Tuesday...
Passengers refused to board a Helios jet with mechanical problems...
A second satellite to support WAAS for GPS was launched on Sunday.
On The Fly... October 16, 2005 By Russ Niles A C172L and a Lancair 235 collided Friday over Ohio, killing four...
Boeing Field will be spared Southwest and Alaska Airlines...
Langley accepts the first operational deployment of F-22 Raptors...
Twenty whooping cranes, led by ultralights, are on their way to Florida.
On The Fly... October 9, 2005 Australian Wright Flyer replica (pix in AVweb's NewsWire) flew...
Adam still intends to produce and deliver the A500, this year...
Airbus goes ahead with A350...
Airport Watch gets DHS funding...
Blue Angels' founder honored...
Travolta looking for pilots?
On The Fly... October 6, 2005 By Russ Niles RedBull's Air Race spectacle live and online, Saturday...
NASA offering online ground de-icing course...
UND Citation made off-airport emergency landing in Alaska, everyone OK...
Eugene, Ore., dedicated new $16 million runway...
Air Force wants more room to train F-16 pilots in South Carolina...
TwinStars delivered to Chinese flight school.
On The Fly... October 2, 2005 By Mary Grady J. Roy Shoffner, who helped recover Glacier Girl P-38, has died...
Questions raised about jackscrews at Alaska Air, FAA is checking...
A fired worker says A380 is unsafe, the builders disagree...
FAA OK'd $7.5 billion expansion at O'Hare, but work already blocked...
Machinists ended a month-long strike against Boeing...
A T-65 owned by U.S. govt. shot down in Colombia, the pilot died...
Garmin got an STC for the GFC 700 autopilot in Bonanza G36...
WMU will retire its 172s and switch to a fleet of leased Cirri...
No more jumpseat rides for most FedEx workers, security cited...
100th anniversary of Wrights' Huffman Prairie flight is Wednesday...
SpaceShipOne to take its place at NASM with a ceremony Wednesday.
On The Fly... September 29, 2005 By Russ Niles It's apparently within FAA regulations to drive a Jeep under an airplane...
Red Bull racing comes to San Francisco Oct. 8...
The U.S. and Australia have signed a bilateral agreement...
N.Z. will host first qualifying event toward Sailplane Grand Prix...
AOPA is asking the FAA to hold a public forum on Washington's ADIZ.
On The Fly... September 25, 2005 By Mary Grady More precise details on the Sport Pilot Tour stops...
Construction is complete for Dulles's new 325-ft. control tower...
A 1,000-foot-long model of a space elevator tested successfully...
A Virgin Atlantic pilot failed to show, found hanged in hotel room...
Evektor chose PWC PT6A-21 turboprop engines for its EV-55 aircraft...
Operation Brothers Keeper is launching its own Web site as of Monday.
On The Fly... September 21, 2005 By Mary Grady A JetBlue A320 with 139 pax made a much-televised emergency landing...
4,000 pilots took AOPA ASF free online Mountain Flying course...
EAA says FAA won't drastically change 51-percent homebuilders rule...
NASA released plans for new spacecraft to go to the Moon and beyond...
Boeing says China will buy 2,600 airplanes for $213 billion by 2025...
FAA wants airlines to enhance cabin security and crew communication...
The N.H. Aviation Society dedicated a site for its new Museum...
Brad Pitt has reportedly signed up for flying lessons.
On The Fly... September 18, 2005 By Russ Niles A UAV flew into Hurricane Ophelia last week for data...
FAA has released an AD for Lycoming Crankshafts...
South African airline may face environmental sanctions for fuel dump.
On The Fly... September 14, 2005 By Russ Niles NACTA says staffing shortages have led to more errors...
Mooney hired Richard Kravit as director of contracts and general counsel...
Colombian police nabbed 1.5 tons of cocaine -- and pilot...
Delta and Northwest both filed for bankruptcy yesterday...
The ViperJet, a two-seat kit aircraft, exceeded 500mph in testing.
On The Fly... September 11, 2005 By Mary Grady NATCA says FAA is dragging out contract talks...
FAA testing new wind shear-detection technology at Las Vegas...
Feds say American Airlines failed to investigate a fuel leak...
Chelton to provide glass cockpits for Bell Helicopter 407...
The Flight 93 Memorial Project has chosen a design for a memorial...
Sino Swearingen wrapped a flight-test phase for its SJ30 light jet.
On The Fly... September 7, 2005 By Mary Grady Documentary on Flight 93 premieres Sunday on Discovery Channel...
Mooney VP set a world record while flying -- oops -- in a Beechcraft...
National Museum of Commercial Aviation in the works for Atlanta...
JetBlue airline installs cabin cameras for cockpit monitoring...
Canada's Snowbirds back in the air after being grounded last month.
On The Fly... September 4, 2005 By Russ Niles NBAA moved convention to Orlando from New Orleans...
Seawind picked FADEC-controlled Continental engine...
Headset allows pilots to switch between cellphone and music source.
On The Fly... August 31, 2005 By Russ Niles Roof collapsed on Millville, N.J. flight services station...
Mineta will speak at AOPA Expo...
TFRs, including ADIZ coming to New York Sept. 14-28.
On The Fly... August 28, 2005 By Mary Grady FAA job fair Wednesday in Albuquerque for air traffic controllers...
Symphony Aircraft announced cash infusion of $3.3 million...
Air Expo '05 is Sept. 3 and 4, at NAS Patuxent River, Md....
New report on Concorde's 2000 crash critiques safety oversight...
A 1968 Cessna 172K, N79008, stolen July 14 from New Braunfels, Texas...
ATC tapes released in near-collision last month on JFK runway...
FAA won't require airline child-safety seats, NTSB dismayed.
On The Fly... August 25, 2005 By Mary Grady NASA awarded civilian astronaut wings Tuesday to X-15 pilots...
ATG will build its Javelin jets in Front Range, Colo...
The FAA is investigating a 747's nosegear collapse...
Two Santa Monica, Calif., pilots are planning a month-long flight along Route 66...
Russian test pilots last week broke two world speed records...
Free admission for flight uniform-clad flight crews to the musical, "Plane Crazy".
On The Fly... August 22, 2005 By Russ Niles Two U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds made airborne contact, Saturday...
Cessna CEO Jack Pelton named vice chairman of the GAMA...
Three Fla. officials aboard a Cessna that hit a turkey vulture...
An aviation high school is born in Riverside, Calif.
On The Fly... August 18, 2005 By Russ Niles Opponents of O'Hare expansion want 45 days...
U.S.P.S. has issued 10 stamps featuring significant aircraft...
Nepal determined to strike Eurocopter's claim of Everest flight...
Medevac pilot won praise for landing stricken aircraft without causing injury.
On The Fly... August 14, 2005 By Mary Grady 2001 Cessna 182T, N999KS, stolen in Ariz., reward offered...
A maintenance crew was moving FedEx jet that crossed Logan runway...
TSA named Joseph Terrell security director at Pittsburgh Airport...
Bullet that struck a sheriff's helicopter hit a control pedal...
Thousands still stranded at Heathrow after a labor dispute....
Comments to FAA on changes to D.C. airspace available online...
Aircraft grounded at Culver Academies, Indiana, after two die in crash.
On The Fly... August 11, 2005 FedEx crossed a BOS runway where JetBlue was cleared for takeoff...
EAA sport-pilot instructors database now online...
Russian Sigma sport plane will be sold in the U.S. by Sportsplanes.com...
Space tourists now can buy a flight around the moon for $100 million.
On The Fly... August 8, 2005 By Russ Niles The Civil Aviation Safety Authority plans to put all relevant info in one accessible place...
Centennial Airport suffers second MU-2 fatal crash in less than a year...
Tunisian airliner ditched, killing at least 13.
On The Fly... August 4, 2005 By Russ Niles Occupants of SUV died after collision with Piper Archer...
Mooney's Gretchen Jahn got a promotion...
U-2 celebrated its 50th birthday...
Four skydivers died in Cessna 172 crash.
On The Fly... August 1, 2005 One stop shopping for images from Oshkosh AirVenture 2005. A collection of our previously published pages:
On The Fly... July 24, 2005 By Russ Niles Faulty power cable to be replaced at Philly...
Charter company defends itself against FAA allegations...
Bell Agusta tiltrotor flew like an airplane for the first time.
On The Fly... July 20, 2005 By Russ Niles Missing F/A-18 pilot found dead...
Flight Explorer introduces Pilot Edition...
Lancair Certified becomes Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing.
On The Fly... July 18, 2005 By Mary Grady Garmin taking orders now for GPSMAP 396 handheld...
Lawsuit challenges FAA's OK of $11 billion makeover plan for LAX...
Rule that kept pax in seats 30 minutes from DCA has been rescinded...
Extra Aircraft unveiling new high-performance EA-300LP...
New King Schools program out on managing takeoff and landing risks...
Budget cuts threaten historic wind tunnel at NASA Langley...
Observers say FAA seems unlikely to allow cellphones in flight.
On The Fly... July 13, 2005 By Mary Grady Sean Tucker will answer live questions in EAA Web chat on July 20...
American Champion High Country Explorer now FAA-certified...
Correction: 230 people died in the crash of TWA Flight 800. AVweb reported an incorrect number in Monday's issue. The nine-year anniversary of the crash is this Sunday, July 17.
On The Fly... July 11, 2005 By Mary Grady ATG expects first flight of the Javelin jet within two weeks...
Salina (Kan.) Airport offers transient pilots a GlobalFlyer memento...
A skydiver died in Ohio last week in collision with another skydiver...
Fly-by to honor the end of WWII went on as planned in London...
The FAA issued its first airline animal incident report last week...
TV story about Pilot Getaways magazine was nominated for an Emmy award.
On The Fly... July 6, 2005 By Russ Niles EAA's Tony Bingelis Award goes to Mel Asberry...
Two national awards for bravery for Air Force heli pilot Capt. Steven Edwards...
An English businessman is building his own Spitfire...
A gathering of tri-motors will be at AirVenture.
On The Fly... July 3, 2005 By Mary Grady All-women Air Race Classic posted results from last week's race...
ATC tapes released from October 2004 Hendrick Motorsports crash...
Errant briefcase in cockpit brought down a $23 million F-16...
Five finalists have been chosen for Flight 93 memorial...
X-Plane released version 8 of its flight-simulator software...
Dr. Brent Blue offers memories of John Walton, pilot and neighbor.
On The Fly... June 29, 2005 By Mary Grady AOPA Expo 2005 set for Tampa, Fla., Nov. 3-5...
Vickers Vimy may depart across the Atlantic this week...
More airline flights lasting 15 hours and more...
China can't train pilots fast enough, some jobs go to foreign pilots.
On The Fly... June 26, 2005 By Russ Niles Flight attendant sentenced to five years for bomb scare "joke"...
House voted to bar United pension bailout...
New automated oceanic control system in operation...
Wings to Adventure to debut on Outdoor Channel July 3.
On The Fly... June 22, 2005 By Russ Niles HondaJet to be debuted at AirVenture...
U-2 pilot died in Middle East crash...
EADS picked Mobile as tanker building site...
EAA and FAA run online survey on Sport Pilot...
Liberty XL2 got IFR type inspection authorization.
On The Fly... June 19, 2005 By Mary Grady Air Canada backs out of $6 billion Boeing order...
Cirrus Design's 2000th airplane rolled out Friday...
Two pilots convicted of flying drunk jailed, pending sentencing...
Bombardier Global 5000 set speed record from Chicago to Paris...
Four new RNAV routes charted in Charlotte, N.C., area...
Vickers Vimy delayed departure from Newfoundland to Ireland...
Former Boeing President Malcolm Stamper, 80, died Tuesday...
USPS will issue 10 stamps honoring classic American aircraft...
Daniel Webster College to offer online aviation MBA.
On The Fly... June 16, 2005 By Mary Grady Two-seat Viperjet mkII first flight on Sunday, in Pasco, Wash....
Female BA pilots won right to reduced hours to care for children...
Musketeer N2358Z was stolen from Elk Grove, Calif., last week...
A NASA astronaut made history Tuesday, testifying from orbit...
Ada (Okla.) Air Expo, June 24-25, warbirds and more...
New DVD of Glastar's Sportsman 2 + 2 available free by e-mail.
On The Fly... June 12, 2005 By Russ Niles Vickers Vimy made it to St. John's...
Emergency AD issued on T-6s et. al....
Boeing took early lead in airliner sweepstakes...
Angel Flight calling on Texans...
Pretzels passé on Northwest.
On The Fly... June 9, 2005 By Russ Niles Alphabets fight move to charge for weather...
Body parts fall from airliner...
America West pilots guilty of trying to fly drunk...
Russian pilot's "hooliganism" cited in crash.
On The Fly... June 5, 2005 By Mary Grady EAA's Sport Pilot Tour launched in California over the weekend...
Two disabled pilots broke speed record for flight across Britain...
ATG ran first taxi tests of Javelin Jet prototype last week...
Flying to EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh? Get your NOTAM now...
U.S. Southwest Soaring Museum in Moriarty, N.M., opens June 10...
FAA Aviation News focuses on risk management for flight training...
Nominations sought for 2005 public-benefit flying awards.
On The Fly... June 1, 2005 By Mary Grady Airbus A380 super-jumbo delayed...
NBAA seeks mechanics or CFIs who deserve an award...
T-6 owners: FAA wants your input about pending regulations...
NTSB found CJ2's brakes OK; it ran off runway at Atlantic City...
FAA proposes to give "safety approvals" to space operators...
Airlines need to cope better with under-performing crew, NTSB said...
Four Winds Aircraft will offer AmSafe's inflatable restraints.
On The Fly... May 30, 2005 By Russ Niles Lancair Columbia 350 and 400 certified in Australia...
California RV-8 pilot completes round-the-world flight...
COPA launches user-editable Places To Fly Web site...
Cessna crashed nose first, occupants uninjured.
On The Fly... May 25, 2005 By Russ Niles Hearing scheduled in June on Pinnacle Airlines CRJ crash...
James Dean festival to go ahead despite airport concerns...
Boeing tanker prototype faces uncertain future...
Air traffic controller and wife died in plane crash...
Illegal aliens discovered after emergency refueling stop at Air Force base.
On The Fly... May 23, 2005 By Mary Grady A 172 crashed on a Coney Island beach Saturday, four died...
Web site offers info on auto fuel STCs...
Officials asked FAA to shut down Bader Field after jet crash...
FAA wants authority to prohibit billboards in space...
A Michigan teen wrote a book on his state's fighter aces.
On The Fly... May 19, 2005 By Mary Grady NTSB blamed FedEx crash on bad flying, inadequate oversight...
United F/As protest pension cuts in "(semi)naked truth" calendar...
National Aeronautic Association launched new Web site.
On The Fly... May 15, 2005 By Russ Niles One of Britain's top aviation safety awards went to a glider pilot...
A dying Alaskan's last wish came true recently through flight.
On The Fly... May 12, 2005 By Russ Niles The Eclipse 500 is getting more expensive, both in year 2000 and 2005 dollars...
Embry Riddle students take honors at Salina competition...
Northwest brake failure leads to terrestrial collision...
Bizjet sales, NetJets booming in spite of fuel cost, according to NYT.
On The Fly... May 8, 2005 By Mary Grady Metroliner crash killed 15 in Australia on Saturday...
Air Midwest publicly apologized on Friday for crash of a Beech 1900...
Cause of Learjet crash that killed Payne Stewart now in court...
Northwest Airlines has ordered 68 Boeing 787 Dreamliners...
Javelin Jet prototype has FJ33-4-15M engines with inverted systems...
The laser Visual Warning System for D.C. ADIZ goes online May 21.
On The Fly... May 4, 2005 By Mary Grady Metroliner apparently exploded above New Zealand Tuesday, two died...
EAA Southwest Fly-In coming May 12-15 to Hondo Airport, Texas...
New 757s are no more, old ones are converting into freight haulers...
Hops & Props fundraiser for youth at EAA AirVenture Museum May 14...
ABC News to air a segment about legislation that would restrict NWS...
Gulfstream G150 made its first flight on Monday, in Israel...
The New York Times takes a look at medical airlifts...
An airliner in Japan landed on a closed runway on Friday.
On The Fly... May 1, 2005 By Russ Niles Fugitive flight student was arrested in England...
Lancair Columbia 400 is Robb Report's Best of the Best...
Weight and balance device being snubbed...
Seatbelt air bags approved for Mooneys.
On The Fly... April 28, 2005 By Russ Niles A Fort Wayne, Ind., airport granted unlimited life...
A top hang gliding competitor died in competition last week...
AirVenture will host a French invasion (relatively speaking).
On The Fly.... April 24, 2005 By Mary Grady A Fla. skydiver died after colliding with the airplane he jumped from...
Man who shot at a powered chute will be jailed during flight festival...
A new AMOC allows T-34's 60 hours...
Jeppesen will remake charts to clarify departure procedures for TEB...
LAX workers are losing their handy RV lot, after problems arose...
U.S. Aerobatic Team needs money to get to Spain to compete...
Citation owners are invited to Wichita, May 2-4, hosted by Cessna.
On The Fly... April 20, 2005 By Mary Grady TPA tower lost radio contact with pilots for 20 minutes Saturday...
FAA is paying $9 million to soundproof three schools near CVG...
New global weather data could prevent weather-related aviation delays.
On The Fly... April 17, 2005 By Russ Niles A T-6 was damaged after it went off a taxiway at Sun 'n Fun...
NAATS President gets status at contract hearings...
Men arrested after asking for cockpit tour...
Be A Pilot program nearing milestone...
Outdoor Channel goes hi-def with GA in July.
On The Fly... April 14, 2005 By Mary Grady AVweb's Sun 'n Fun picture galleries are up...
Seawind amphibian is "about 75 percent" of the way to certification...
Bonanza A36 and Baron 58 with G1000 are now G36 and G58...
Mooney donated one-of-a-kind Mooney Tiger to the Florida Air Museum.
On The Fly... April 10, 2005 By Mary Grady Mooney to add 'airbag' seat restraints in Bravo and Ovation models...
PAMA hopes to declare May 24 Aviation Maintenance Technician Day...
Fla. man whose wife and son died in a crash sued FAA for $30 million...
LSA guru Dan Johnson has a new Web log about sport aviation...
NATA has elected three new members to its board of directors.
On The Fly... April 6, 2005 By Mary Grady BRS to acquire Free Flight Enterprises...
Proposed AD cites rough-running TCM engines...
Tall airline pax could be at worse DVT risk...
CJ2+ took its first flight on Saturday...
Airbus 380 missed target for first flight...
EAA unveiled a new Young Eagles Web site...
Hearing tomorrow in Congress on GA access to DCA.
On The Fly... April 3, 2005 By Russ Niles Bombardier withheld dividend payments...
Report sheds little light on Ian Groom crash...
CAP practiced tsunami drill in Hawaii...
Winnipeg Flying Club closed after 78 years...
Hail caused $2.1 million damage to Navy aircraft...
Malaysia facing pilot shortage.
On The Fly... March 30, 2005 By Russ Niles Most airlines are cutting seats...
Flight training materials aimed at younger teens...
Maine pilots invited to security session...
Ugandan pilot arrested after crash kills two bystanders.
On The Fly... March 27, 2005 By Mary Grady FAA and USAF working on regulations for commercial rocket launches...
Report: TSA mishandled information about 12 million airline pax...
Six people died when a Pilatus PC-12/45 crashed in Pa. on Sunday...
Diamond delivered first two DA42 TwinStars, to a French customer...
FAA tells airlines to check rudders of Airbus A310s and A300-600s...
A baggage handler rode in the cargo hold from MKE to PHL...
Sino Swearingen launched a third test copy of its SJ30 twinjet...
Foreign pilots are being hired at a fast clip to fly 777s in India.
On The Fly... March 23, 2005 By Mary Grady AOPA is studying aging pilots and insurance issues...
The New York Times reported on dispute at NY TRACON...
Paraglider Magazine now online...
China's first female private pilot to promote 2008 Paralympic Games...
Dallas may reopen Hensley Field, but only for limited private use...
Some emergency radios used by military pilots have malfunctioned...
Flight Explorer has enhanced its weather display options.
On The Fly... March 20, 2005 By Russ Niles There's a "new" cub flying...
Memo gave NORAD authority to shoot down planes near nuke plants...
Continental Airlines granted flights to China...
British pilots host conference on cabin air...
Talks over airliner subsidies broke down...
Drunk Aussie charged after breaking into cockpit...
Metal fatigue confirmed as T-34 crash cause.
On The Fly... March 16, 2005 By Russ Niles Adam Aircraft announced new manufacturing plant in Ogden, Utah...
Indonesian airline employees interviewed in in-flight poisoning of pax...
Bush's travel schedule means lots of TFRs...
Examiner to retire at age of 95...
Indian-born Canadian residents acquitted of bombing Air India 747...
Airbus will ask airlines to inspect A300-600 and A310 rudders.
On The Fly... March 13, 2005 By Mary Grady Cessna says Mustang jet will make its first flight before July...
USMC Harrier jump-jet will fly at AirVenture in Oshkosh this summer...
Smoke and ash at Mount St. Helens have disrupted air traffic...
French authorities investigating Continental's role in Concorde crash...
Airlines still vulnerable to terrorists, CAPA said Friday...
Police in Mexico found 9 airplanes being reconditioned to haul drugs...
China's first private airline launched Friday, flying six Boeing 737s.
On The Fly... March 9, 2005 By Mary Grady New GPS arrival procedures in place for AirVenture at Oshkosh in July...
Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher resigned...
First flight of Boeing's Worldliner, a long-range version of the 777...
NTSB wants modifications to Honeywell FMSs to prevent errors...
Register online for 2005 Air Care Conference, April 29-30 in N.C....
The FAA will spend $500,000 to study safety barriers at TEB.
On The Fly... March 6, 2005 By Russ Niles Porsche closed its airplane engine division...
Hot air balloon New Mexico's state aircraft...
Airport fire truck a waste, says town...
Delta pilot arrested for allegedly being drunk.
On The Fly... March 2, 2005 By Russ Niles Women In Aviation to talk strategic alliances...
Lawsuit launched in Teterboro crash...
Orlando airports got $9 million in funding...
Sport aviation fair well-attended.
On The Fly... February 27, 2005 By Mary Grady NATCA responds to AVweb's story on the NY TRACON, in today's AVmail...
Metal fatigue blamed for 2002 breakup of China Airlines 747...
Software adds four light aircraft to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004...
Airborne salute to Gen. Paul Tibbets on CNN, 10 p.m. (ET) Tuesday...
Space Shuttle to resume flight in late May.
On The Fly... February 23, 2005 By Mary Grady GlobalFlyer launch postponed again, next window is March 1-3...
Cirrus now offers Flight Director in its PFD-equipped aircraft...
Diamond Aircraft named Paul Woessner director of N.A. fleet sales...
New England Aviation Expo set for April 9 in N.H....
China's first manned space launch was longest voyage of its kind...
New AlabamaAviator.com Web site features local news and info for pilots.
On The Fly... February 20, 2005 By Russ Niles Emergency AD issued for Cessna 402 and 414 models -- spar cracking...
Fuel theft may have led to crash...
Goulian takes Today Show host for a spin...
Former Boeing exec got four months for role in conflict scandal.
On The Fly... February 16, 2005 By Russ Niles Peter Jennings to take a "serious" look at UFOs...
Fossett waits, History Channel features first round-the-world air race...
Citation crash in freezing drizzle killed eight in Colorado.
On The Fly... February 14, 2005 By Mary Grady FAA to hold a public meeting this week on the grounded T-34 fleet...
Garmin had record growth in 2004, certified G1000 in six GA aircraft...
Helmet for fighter pilots coordinates line of sight with weapons...
And for GA pilots, a heads-up display of our very own, only $9,340...
International Air Rally, Canada-U.S., set for Aug. 12-21...
Review winter-flying procedures online, at Air Safety Foundation...
Need a backyard shed? Beech Starship, sans engines, for sale on eBay.
On The Fly... February 9, 2005 By Mary Grady NAA's 2004 Collier Trophy goes to SpaceshipOne...
Peter Bunce is new president of GAMA...
747 pilot arrested in England after he failed an alcohol breath test...
British politicos want compulsory random breath tests for pilots...
Vandals smashed 15 runway lights at Arlington (Wash.) Airport.
On The Fly... February 7, 2005 By Russ Niles GAMA chose ex-Air Force pilot as new president...
FAA decided not to sanction errant Northwest pilots...
Aerocomp flew its jet prototype home to a shorter runway.
On The Fly... February 2, 2005 By Russ Niles FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive on Gippsland GA8 aircraft...
FAA will allow candidates in local elections to hire private aircraft...
A flying B-29 and LB-30 (B-24) will be at AirVenture, 2005.
On The Fly... January 30, 2005 By Mary Grady D.C. airspace shuts down during State of the Union Wednesday...
GlobalFlyer launch postponed -- again -- maybe Feb. 8 at the soonest...
BRS parachute systems now available for Velocity XL-5 kitplanes...
Boeing's 7E7 Dreamliner is designated the 787. 60 sold to China...
X-ray movies reveal how flies fly...
"Poop ice" fallen from an airliner wrecked a car in England.
On The Fly... January 26, 2005 By Mary Grady AOPA members have donated $44,000 so far for tsunami relief...
FAA has published traffic procedures for Super Bowl...
Global Flyer to launch Feb. 6 in Kan., if wx allows...
Detroit Metro controllers driven out of the tower by fumes...
Corporate Angel Network flew 20,000th flight for a cancer patient...
UND and ALPA to offer courses in aviation accident investigation...
A beefed-up helicopter in the works could fly rescues above 25,000 ft.
On The Fly... January 23, 2005 Airliner water getting worse...
AOPA members rally for tsunami victims...
Illegal dumps causing bird hazard at Austin...
Delta lost a record $5.2 billion in 2004…
Australian air force demo pilots escape midair.
On The Fly... January 19, 2005 By Russ Niles Cirrus chute found outside wreck...
Pranksters shone a spotlight into Qantas cockpit...
Ultralight instructor ground school course offered by EAA...
Comair president resigned, was immediately replaced...
Beech Starship studied for composite research project.
On The Fly... January 16, 2005 By Mary Grady TSA asks GA to be alert during inauguration week...
EAA unveiled its new Web site for AirVenture...
China GA Forum set for March 16-18 in Shaanxi Province...
A C-182 reported stolen from Falcon Field, Mesa, Ariz....
X Prize Foundation has named three new board members...
A new spaceport in the works in west Texas...
Albatrosses can fly for weeks and for thousands of miles nonstop...
Concorde program, "Supersonic Dream," tomorrow night at 8 on PBS.
On the Fly ... January 13, 2005 By Mary Grady LifeLine Pilots seeking new volunteers in the Midwest...
Cessna signed on as major sponsor for EAA youth and history programs...
Cirrus Design opened a new sales center in Moscow...
America West pilots must face Fla. charges for drunkenness...
Two men in a C-182 died Monday in a CAP training exercise in Louisiana.
On The Fly... January 9, 2005 By Russ Niles FAA delayed seat-removal rule until Aug. 31...
Reno/Tahoe will get new ILS...
Christian groups sending aircraft, pilots to tsunami area...
Inauguration will close D.C. to most GA traffic.
On The Fly... January 5, 2005 By Russ Niles Aviation Electronics Association asked for comment period extension on new rule...
Raytheon CEO James Shuster picked to Chair GAMA's Board of Directors...
Queensland medical helicopters had worst safety record...
Icing advice offered by AOPA.
On The Fly... January 3, 2005 By Mary Grady Florida airport operators want help with Super Bowl week expenses...
FAQs about TAWS available online for AOPA members...
Boeing has sold off 46 acres in Renton, Wash.
On The Fly... December 30, 2004 By Mary Grady The Pentagon is planning sharp cuts in Raptor funding...
AOPA's Win-A-Twin entry deadline is Friday at midnight...
First Flight Store closes for good in January.
On The Fly... December 26, 2004 By Russ Niles U-turn gone wrong closed Richmond runways...
Hawker Horizon got provisional type certification...
IMAX movie features F-15 combat exercise.
On The Fly... December 23, 2004 By Russ Niles Web site will follow Santa’s progress…
Couple died when plane hit tower wire near Fullerton, Ca.…
FAA amends compliance date for fractional operators…
Mike Busch to conduct piston seminar for PAMA delegates.
On The Fly... December 19, 2004 By Mary Grady Diamond TwinStar IFR-certified in Europe...
Photo IDs for pilots included in intelligence reform bill...
GlobalFlyer launch date pushed back from January to February...
NASA retired venerable B-52B mothership after nearly 50 years...
Air Care Alliance annual conference set for April in North Carolina...
AOPA ads promoting GA to run on Wx Channel during holiday season.
On The Fly... December 15, 2004 By Mary Grady 13 whooping cranes followed an ultralight to winter home in Florida...
New methods for predicting clouds under development at Georgia Tech...
Ex-Cessna Pres. Charlie Johnson joined ATG, Javelin Jet developer...
Pilots can share rides and expenses at new Web site...
First flight for restored B-17 "Liberty Bell" in Florida last week.
On The Fly... December 12, 2004 By Russ Niles FCC might review airliner cell phone ban...
Sex offender faces jail for lying to FAA on certificate forms...
Bruce Willis offered land for an airport...next to his proposed ski resort...
Cessna pumping $20 million into single-engine plant...
Fossett was co-pilot on glider record flight, according to FAI Web site.
On The Fly... December 9, 2004 By Russ Niles Faulty GPS data suspect in fatal crash of Piper Cheyenne in Australia...
Did you know: accident rate for business flights is .014 per 100,000 hours, says NBAA...
Chicago is buying up land (neighborhoods) to accommodate O'Hare expansion.
On The Fly... December 6, 2004 By Mary Grady A politically inspired Convair CV-340 ditched near Miami...
The da Vinci Project completed helium balloon for spacecraft launch...
BRS hired Larry E. Williams as president and chief operating officer...
Checklist for infant and child safety for GA pilots now free online...
Hurricane-damaged airports in Florida got another $4.5 million...
New IMAX film, "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag," debuts Saturday...
"Fighter Jets" airs on National Geographic Channel December 15...
In Va., a departing C-414 crashed, stopping just shy of the fuel farm...
AOPA's 2005 Karant Awards for GA journalism now accepting entries.
On The Fly... December 1, 2004 By Mary Grady Lion Air MD-82 crashed in Indonesia Tuesday, killing at least 31...
Seven soldiers died in the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter in Texas...
A Pennsylvania pilot will get six months in jail for flying drunk...
A federal report critiqued FAA's hazardous-materials oversight...
Harris poll: 77 percent of U.S. public thinks FAA is doing a good job.
On The Fly... November 29, 2004 By Russ Niles DME at Reno-Tahoe International failed in snow, stranding 2,000...
HAZMAT enforcement should be improved, said the DOT's IG...
Airbus asked to help restore Concorde's certificate of airworthiness...
R-22 "exploded" in midair ... according to witnesses...
DVD chronicles UH-1 Huey's journey through Vietnam vet' reunions...
There will be a mid-winter Lakeland fly-in for vintage aircraft, Dec. 4.
On The Fly... November 24, 2004 By Russ Niles Defense aeronautical publications no longer public...
Arkansas airports scrambling to build hangars...
Air Force tanker contract reopened...
Happy Thanksgiving. Digest to today's 'Pumpkin Bombing' article.
On The Fly... November 22, 2004 By Mary Grady Air National Guard will avoid populated areas near N.J. firing range...
Airports now can use private contractors instead of TSA screeners...
FAA wants $13 million for Md. airport land used as golf course...
Whooping cranes trained to migrate by pilots now flying on their own.
On The Fly... November 17, 2004 By Mary Grady Five died Sunday in Piper Navajo crash in Texas...
Cessna to open giant new Wichita Service Center soon...
Gliders in U.K. in 10 near-midairs in the second half of last year...
On The Fly... November 15, 2004 By Russ Niles Crash survivors, pilot who died, got Montana Medals of Valor...
New co-pilot rating to be implemented...
Dig for Earhart began on Tinian...
FAA investigates alcohol charges against pilot, flight attendant...
Delta pilots accepted 32.5-percent pay cut...
Handy Web page from the FAA.
On The Fly... November 10, 2004 By Russ Niles MT composite propellers were STC'd for Aviat Husky...
Tasers were approved for Korean Air flights to and from the U.S....
FAA backed off on seat-placard loophole...
Onex Corp. might buy Boeing's commercial operations in Kansas and Oklahoma...
Chicago got 30-day extension to fight Meigs charges.
On The Fly... November 7, 2004 By Mary Grady FAA OK'd Power Flow's tuned-exhaust system for 200-hp Mooneys...
Midway Atoll airport to close Nov. 20, angering airlines...
Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport dedicated in Calif. on Saturday...
Some pax took Air Transat offer of $12,500 for Airbus-glider flight...
NTSB says King Air that killed 10 descended when procedure was climb...
Sixty hang-glider pilots at Cape Cod last week for annual flights....
GA pilots can register to fly by Wright Brothers Memorial on Dec. 17.
On The Fly... November 4, 2004 By Mary Grady NBAA Vice President Joe Ponte to retire...
NBAA hired aviation lobbyist Lisa Piccione...
Volcanic ash in Iceland disrupted air traffic...
N.Y. eliminated sales tax on GA maintenance and storage...
FAA awarded $5.7 million for integrated weather for ATC radar...
Randy Gordon, Mark Puls won $1,000 aviation scholarships from Comm1...
EAA to add eight members to Hall of Fame tomorrow night.
On The Fly... October 31, 2004 By Russ Niles GAMA third quarter results showed recovery continuing...
Cold War-era nuclear bomber for sale on Ebay...
Vomit Comet hosted last lost lunch...
British Airways unintentionally pushes Bush...
Leg amputee back as Air Force pilot...
Space Junk rained over New Jersey...
Last 757 rolled off the line.
On The Fly... October 28, 2004 By Russ Niles Pilot landed safely after 172 cut three major power lines…
Dudley Hill, founder of Hill Aviation, died at 85…
Finn Air pilot pleaded guilty to preparing to fly while drunk…
Airport might make way for new bus lane…
Garmin G1000 flight training devices were ordered.
On The Fly... October 25, 2004 By Mary Grady A Learjet crashed near San Diego yesterday...
Ten died in Beech 200 crash in Virginia last night...
An engine fell off a 747 cargo plane in flight last week...
First flight for Quest's 10-place single-engine utility airplane...
X Prize Foundation selling tickets to trophy award event in St. Louis...
Wolf Aviation Fund seeks grant proposals for projects promoting GA...
Paul MacCready to speak at Lindbergh Symposium in Fla., Nov. 13...
DOT named three new members to FAA Management Advisory Council...
NTSB wants better safety briefings for charter ops over water.
On The Fly... October 20, 2004 By Mary Grady NTSB dedicated a training academy to accident victims...
Loose change at airport security gates totaled $321,329.48...
EAA's Young Eagles to participate in "Make A Difference Day"...
Congress told DHS to report on progress in restoring GA access...
FAA form for Light-Sport Designated Pilot Examiner now online...
O'Hare to restrict unscheduled arrivals starting Nov. 1...
A TV in Oregon transmitted a distress signal on 121.5.
On The Fly... October 17, 2004 By Russ Niles Tax breaks for GA approved by the Senate (worth $245 million) are just a bonus depreciation extention...
Mechanic killed by Cessna hand-propped by son...
Excel-Jet plans a move to Eclipse's home of New Mexico...
If you think you're good with narrow runways, you gotta see this.
On The Fly... October 14, 2004 By Russ Niles F-16 launched flares to get the attention of errant pilot over Minneapolis...
Road moved after Maule's aborted takeoff...
Arrival procedures have been released for AOPA Expo, Oct. 21 to Oct. 23 in Long Beach.
On The Fly... October 10, 2004 By Mary Grady U.S. House bill extends bonus-depreciation tax break for GA aircraft...
Bombardier to lay off 2,000 workers in Montreal and Belfast...
Kirby Chambliss took fourth win at U.S. Aerobatic Championships...
Boeing's 7E7 consolidates systems to slim down by thousands of pounds...
Wires cut in cockpit of Malaysian Airlines Airbus A330...
On The Fly... October 6, 2004 By Mary Grady Pilots warned to beware of Mt. St. Helens ash and eruptions...
Black Sky: Reaching for the X Prize, tonight at 9, Discovery Channel...
Astronaut Mike Melvill will speak at AOPA Expo, October 21.
On The Fly... October 3, 2004 By Russ Niles Hartzell Propeller acquired Industrial Tube Corp....
10,000 attended Daniel Webster College's Aviation Heritage Festival...
Whirly-Girls International plan 50th convention...
Fund set up to help mechanic injured in Bushmaster crash.
On The Fly... September 30, 2004 By Russ Niles AOPA asked the TSA to postpone the new alien flight-training rule...
The Cape Girardeau (Mo.) Airport will be closed from Oct. 31 to Nov. 10...
The Southwest Regional Fly-In will expand to three days in 2005.
On The Fly... September 23, 2004 By Mary Grady Proposed AD affects some New Piper aircraft with turbochargers...
Lake Tahoe contract tower to close Oct. 1; city cites budget crunch...
Hurricane Jeanne is growing stronger and heading close to Florida...
"Oshkosh 2004" premieres tonight on Discovery Wings channel...
JFK Jr.'s 1977 Cessna Skylane online auction starts Nov. 10...
Delta Air Lines and pilots agreed to let retired crew return...
Save Concorde Group said petition has reached target of 20,000...
Updated Concorde for Flight Simulator 2002/2004 due Oct. 29.
On The Fly... September 15, 2004 By Russ Niles Up to 800 flights affected due to system failure at California enroute center, Tuesday...
NTSB is looking at whether a burned-out television tower light bulb contributed to crash...
Pilot accused of drunken flight appeared in court...
NTSB law judge overturned the revocation of a charter company owner's pilot, mechanic certificates...
Delta pilots consider retiring rather than going down with the ship.
On The Fly... September 9, 2004 By Mary Grady British air ambulance crew stripped for a fundraiser...
Florida couple circled the world in 90 days in a Beechcraft Baron...
John and Martha King flew around the world in a Falcon 10 in 13 days...
A suitcase fell 12,000 feet when a baggage door opened in flight...
Fighter Pilots Museum in Ariz. abandoned due to lack of funding...
Book argues that Sen. Wellstone King Air crash was foul play.
On The Fly... September 1, 2004 By Russ Niles If you think you or your airplane might be in Hurricane Frances' way ... move...
NAA last week named the winners of its five Public Benefit Flying awards...
Two Embry-Riddle staff died in midair collision while practicing aerobatics...
Controllers hot under the collar over climate control at Bedford, Mass., tower...
Women In Aviation sponsor scholarships to members...
Cargo flight security standards ironed out.
On The Fly... August 29, 2004 By Mary Grady TFRs over New York this week for Republican National Convention...
Society of Experimental Test Pilots to meet Sept. 15-18 in L.A....
NBAA has six new scholarships for dispatchers and schedulers...
Flying-car update: NASA, Boeing, say it's 25 years away.
On The Fly... August 25, 2004 By Russ Niles The revolving door at NBAA swung again on Monday...
It's still a man's world in the cockpit, according to a German magazine survey...
Britain's National Gliding Championships continue through Aug. 29...
In upstate New York, pilots mourn Bill Law.
On The Fly... August 22, 2004 A vertical takeoff and landing drone that weighs just 8.6 grams will be shown off in Tokyo Aug. 27...
Kelleys Island, Ohio, Mayor Robert Quinn has lost his pilot certificate for 60 days...
Thirty-three were injured when a TAP Air Portugal airliner dived to avoid traffic...
The U.S. Post Office has found about half the missing mail from an August 17 plane crash...
A Hollywood stunt pilot is making final preparations to grab some stardust for NASA.
On The Fly... August 19, 2004 By Russ Niles The FAA will test solar-powered taxiway edge lights this winter...
The pilot of a fatal cargo plane crash in Kentucky can't remember what happened...
Owners of Rotax 912F, 912S and 914F engines will get new oil dipsticks.
On The Fly... August 15, 2004 By Mary Grady One pilot died and one was hurt in Convair 580 crash on Friday...
Real-life "The Terminal" man still lives at a Paris airport...
Ultralight pilots must register by Sept. 1 for Sport Pilot transition...
Germans are using a light airplane to lead migration of rare geese...
FAA deadline for warbird pilots' new paperwork extended to July 2005...
Belgian airline flight was scratched after a cat attacked the co-pilot.
On The Fly... August 12, 2004 By Mary Grady SJ30 jet completed high-speed dive testing to Mach .90...
Delta wants $1 billion from pilots to avoid bankruptcy...
Lightning cracked a cockpit window in a JAL 777...
Boeing Wichita yesterday marked final work on 757 with a ceremony...
Texas man who took a joy ride in stolen 172 got six years in prison...
Boeing is on a search to hire thousands of engineers and technicians.
On The Fly... August 8, 2004 By Mary Grady Two pilots died in a midair in New Jersey on Saturday....
Extra's EA-500 six-seat single-engine turboprop certified by EASA...
A hot-air balloon hit powerlines in Canada, no injuries...
TSA reminds GA pilots to be alert, and follow GA security guidelines.
On The Fly… August 5, 2004 By Russ Niles Here's a new air show for the calendar, especially if you like Mustangs...
The FAA is backing off on a plan to require babies to be secured during flight...
A couple of crashes have left seven dead and two injured...
A Cessna 421 carrying Kansas Fish and Wildlife authorities hit a deer...
Embraer will build the U.S. military's next spy plane.
On The Fly... July 25, 2004 By Russ Niles Air Force spent $2.6 billion on planes that can't be used in combat...
FAA withdrew costly Cessna wing spar AD...
What every cockpit needs -- a guitar...
ANA pilot and three flight attendants were reprimanded for passenger cockpit visits...
Cessna projected increase in jet sales...
Mysterious lights thought to be from thunderstorm discharges.
On The Fly... July 21, 2004 By Russ Niles Inexpensive drone deployed to Iraq...
Virgin pilot suspected of drinking pleaded guilty to lesser offense...
Ducted fan replaced tail rotor in Bell tests...
Water bomber set down on a road after engine blew in Canada.
On The Fly... July 18, 2004 By Mary Grady Southwest CEO James Parker resigned unexpectedly on Thursday...
Prince Charles' plane may have come close to a midair in March...
A proposed AD requires aileron inspections for some Cessna models...
Three small airplanes met F-16s in TFR near Milwaukee last week...
Air Force says C-5A Galaxies good for another 25 years of service...
Boeing to hire 3,000 aviation workers by the end of the year.
On The Fly... July 15, 2004 By Mary Grady A Cessna pilot was handcuffed in Pa. after violating a TFR...
Cessna and Learjet up for $500 mil in tax breaks in Congress...
Will Gadd won recent Canadian Paragliding National Championship...
Peru's Aero Continente airline was grounded Monday...
NAA gave achievement award to Adm. Wesley McDonald, U.S. Navy (Ret.)...
Low-level flights this week over D.C. area will collect radar data...
Premier Aircraft in Fla. named distributor for Diamond Aircraft...
President Bush's 747 grounded on Monday due to a bad wing flap.
On The Fly... July 11, 2004 By Russ Niles Oceanside Airport will have new hangars…
$100 hamburger kicked up a notch in Texas...
Students win flying scholarships from Nevada aviation group...
America West pilots released after facing drinking and flying charges...
Turbine Lancair turning heads in Fairbanks...
Adam Aircraft named advisory council for A700 AdamJet...
Racine, Minn., Mayor Gary Landgrebe died in helicopter accident.
On The Fly... July 7, 2004 By Russ Niles FAA, DOT buildings named after the Wright brothers...
A small plane crashed into two houses near Los Angeles on Wednesday...
The first European orders for Boeing's Dreamliner were announced last week...
Got a spare Cessna 210? Then EAA would like to hear from you...
Australia is issuing forge-proof pilot licenses to all its 30,000 pilots...
The FAA has tested a new fuel inerting system for airliners.
On The Fly... July 5, 2004 By Mary Grady Proposed fee changes at Australian airports worry GA advocates...
Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) called aircraft "killing machines"...
Pennsylvania legislature working to outlaw drunken flying...
Round-U.S. flight to raise money for at-risk kids launched Thursday...
FAA last week awarded $13.5 million for traffic-flow computer upgrade...
Senate to vote on $14 million for hiring air traffic controllers...
Jamail Larkins to appear with David Letterman on Thursday night.
On the Fly ... June 30, 2004 Retired NTSB member John Goglia now works for PAMA...
EAA says hard copies of AirVenture NOTAM available at AFSS or online...
FAA requests comments on a proposed AC on electronic displays...
NATA has published its annual compensation survey, yours for $100...
Nominations for NAA's Public Benefit Flying Awards OK till July 9...
Steve Fossett trying to break glider altitude record this week in NZ...
South African microlight pilot still trying to get home from China...
NASM Udvar-Hazy Center had 1 million visitors in its first six months.
On The Fly... June 27, 2004 By Russ Niles Fargo TV reporter was arrested after allegedly scaling airport fence...
Flight attendant admitted to leaving bomb threat note on plane, FBI agent testified...
Old Rhinebeck volunteer Christopher Rogine was cleared of theft charges...
Wheelchair-accessible hot air balloon at Eyes To The Skies festival.
On the Fly ... June 24, 2004 Mercenary to admit to planning air strike against Pablo Escobar...
First parachute jump attempt ended in airplane crash...
Eclipse Aviation got a $45 million bond package from Albuquerque...
An Austrian cyclist was killed in collision with a biplane...
German bomber pilot will apologize for almost wrecking a British church in 1942...
Parking lots filled at Washington National, cars turned away...
The Organization of Black Airline Pilots will hold its convention in August at Disney World...
On the Fly ... June 20, 2004 California Pilots Association sued to block fuel farm near runway...
Indiana helicopter pilot faces drunk-flying charge, a misdemeanor...
Slot reservations required for flying near Boston during DNC...
U.S. Navy pilot Marcel LeBlanc named Attack Aviator of the Year...
EAA borrowed a museum B-17 to replace its damaged B-17 on tour...
EAA's Freedom of Flight award to Dick Van Grunsven, of RV kitplanes...
UAVs will be deployed June 30 to patrol the Arizona-Mexico border...
An ultralight pilot in Oklahoma landed safely after deploying chute.
On The Fly... June 17, 2004 By Mary Grady World Ballooning Championships underway in Australia this week...
Scuba divers in Australia want to sink a MiG jet as a reef...
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome opens for the season Saturday...
Two Qantas pilots charged with reckless operation of an aircraft...
24 Hamilton Sundstrand props affected by Airworthiness Directive...
Zeppelin-NT of Germany delivered its first airship on Saturday...
Boeing won U.S. Navy contract for up to 100 submarine-hunting aircraft.
On The Fly... June 13, 2004 By Russ Niles Fun read: Pilot of both compared an F-14 and a paraglider...
Robb Report named TwinStar "best of best" personal aircraft...
Cirrus "private jet" purchased by Chinese man...
Airline cuts throttle to save fuel...
Bush pilot saved passenger from flipped floatplane, two others died.
On The Fly... June 10, 2004 By Russ Niles Color blindness of pilot contributed to crash of FedEx 727...
Navy was to award maritime surveillance aircraft contract...
NASA and Delta will test turbulence detection system...
Alex Sloan the next Tony Bingelis Award winner.
On The Fly... June 6, 2004 By Mary Grady A trailer for "The Aviator," a film about Howard Hughes, now online...
A T-28 crashed in Tampa on Thursday, the pilot died...
The Flight of Discovery is following Lewis and Clark's route by air...
TSA now will allow armed pilots flying as pax to keep their weapons...
British airline pilots protest proposed changes in flight-time rules...
Seattle's Museum of Flight opened new Personal Courage Wing...
Cessna's Citation Sovereign got its FAA type certificate.
On The Fly... June 2, 2004 By Mary Grady Caravan that crashed in January, killing 10, was 1,000 pounds heavy...
Rep. John Mica called TSA "a Soviet-style centralized bureaucracy"...
Hungarian pilot Zoltan Veres (unofficially) broke roll record...
Air marshals ask Congress to let them blend into the crowd...
Memorial dedicated to AA Flight 1420 at Little Rock...
An airplane hit a house in Minnesota Tuesday night, four died...
A House bill would deny certain tax deductions for corporate jets...
Be A Pilot is launching its annual Father's Day campaign...
AOPA's annual fly-in and open house this Saturday in Frederick, Md.
On The Fly... May 30, 2004 Brazil plans to start shooting down suspected drug runners, U.S. disapproves...
Friday, the runway lights went out at South Florida International Airport, again...
Hopes that helicopter logging in the swamps of Louisiana may help the environment...
Saturday, a Commemorative Air Force P-51C made an emergency off-field landing.
For NBC Dateline watchers, AVweb's interview with Captain Al Haynes.
On The Fly... May 26, 2004 By Russ Niles Paris airport terminal may have to be torn down after roof collapse...
Eurofighter Typhoon plagued with systems problems...
Global warming blamed for flooded runway...
Sea-Tac's new tower may be too high, too close to runway...
Air New Zealand, Qantas flights almost collided over Indonesia.
On The Fly... May 23, 2004 By Liz Swaine Veres to attempt 70 rolls in biplane...
Delta carrier Song to give away 5,000 round-trip tickets in June for being "nice"...
Prefer free music to free tickets? United Air Lines is now giving music for miles...
Air Canada reaches another agreement that could allow a return to flying...
LAX says it WILL be ready for full-figured Airbus A380...
Access at Moscow airport to be controlled by fingerprint scanners...
AOPA is celebrating its silver? ... bronze? ... aluminum? (65th) anniversary.
On The Fly... May 20, 2004 By Liz Swaine NATA launches ground-safety initiative...
Two F-16s collided over the border of Illinois and Indiana, killing one pilot...
Boeing Co. has made its final offer to machinists in St. Louis...
A snockered stripper got past security in Scotland and climbed aboard a private jet to doze...
A bus and a plane collided at Russia's Sheremetyevo-1 airport, injuring nine...
Women in Aviation choose March 10-12 in Dallas for 2005 convention.
On The Fly... May 16, 2004 By Russ Niles A Harvard student says his award-winning project is the first step toward a flying motorcycle...
Delta Air Lines pilots have agreed to help keep the airline's biggest planes in the air this summer...
The Professional Helicopter Pilots Association will host its first Human Factors Safety Conference...
EAA has posted the AirVenture NOTAM online...
Pilots are flocking to Haifa, Israel, for the country's annual fly-in...
A cargo pilot was killed Friday when the MU-2 he was flying crashed.
On The Fly... May 12, 2004 By Russ Niles The inventor of the flying car, Robert Fulton, has died at 95...
12 passengers and crew injured when American Eagle flight landing at San Juan blew a tire...
A Miami man has been ordered to stay off airplanes.
On The Fly... May 9, 2004 By Liz Swaine Mooney to fight $23 million arbitration decision...
Crew error blamed in crash that killed Macedonian President...
Singapore Airlines preparing to offer longest nonstop commercial flight ever...
X PRIZE renamed ANSARI X PRIZE after family gave multimillion-dollar donation...
Actor/pilot Dennis Quaid to emcee National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinement event....
British bookies offer odds on future of Ryanair CEO.
On The Fly... May 5, 2004 By Mary Grady All three occupants survive Brooklyn, N.Y. news helicopter crash...
Delta Air Lines to recall 1,000 pilots from furlough...
Qantas passenger found a tree frog stowed away in salad greens...
A pilot for Singapore Airlines fired, exiled after union protest...
Pratt & Whitney completed first run of Eclipse 500's PW610F turbine...
"Hoot" Gibson broke 100k-closed-circuit speed record at 238.14 mph...
Turbo Commander 840 crashed in Mexico, seven died...
NORAD will conduct training flights in Washington, D.C., today...
EAA's Southwest Fly-In May 14-15 at New Braunfels Airport in Texas.
On The Fly... May 2, 2004 By Russ Niles NTSB wants rescue workers trained to recognize and disable ballistic airplane parachutes...
British group trying to get a Concorde flying...
Kalamazoo Air Zoo opened May 1...
Pilot preoccupied with injured passenger, missed dispatch's message on tornados...
EAA lobbies OMB on Sport Pilot rule.
On The Fly... April 28, 2004 A Penn State aerospace engineering team has designed morphing aircraft wings...
A record-setting balloon flight won't land the pilot in the FAA's bad books...
One glider pilot died, another parachuted to safety after their aircraft collided...
Local authorities in Texas rejected the three leading sites for a new GA airport...
Canadian fighter jets escorted an Air Canada flight to Vancouver International Airport Tuesday.
On The Fly... April 25, 2004 By Mary Grady Another light jet, a five-seat single-engine Sport-Jet, in the works...
FAA to test ADS-B weather datalink with 100 aircraft on East Coast...
NATA has launched a new Web site: www.nata.aero...
Peru airline Aero Continente blocked from U.S. airspace...
DOT announced $307 million to combat airport noise pollution.
On The Fly... April 21, 2004 By Russ Niles Pilots and controllers met to discuss safety...
Bolingbrook, Ill., bought airport, plans improvements...
Diamond Twin flew on gasoline for the first time.
On The Fly... April 18, 2004 By Mary Grady Red Knight T-33 rejoins air show circuit after an 11-year hiatus...
U.S. Ultralight Association offers liability coverage to its members...
200 officers searched for missiles at OAK Friday, but found nothing...
FAA said mechanics installed a piece backward on 1900D that crashed.
On The Fly... April 11, 2004 By Mary Grady Airplane distress call Friday night a false alarm, Coast Guard said...
National Aviation Hall of Fame plans $29 million in new projects...
Slate magazine suggests travelers avoid single-engine aircraft...
Boeing ready to sell Wichita plant, which has 8,500 aviation jobs...
Adam Aircraft's FITS syllabus for A500 twin has won FAA approval.
On The Fly... April 7, 2004 By Mary Grady The FAA has issued a launch license to Scaled Composites...
The second of three possible sites for new Texas GA airport declined...
Australian astronomer asked GA flyers to look for new meteor craters...
California airport may be renamed to honor Jacqueline Cochran...
ACLU is suing to challenge the TSA's no-fly list...
AEA Convention last month set records for exhibitors and attendance...
The Save Concorde group wants to name April 9 "Concorde Day"...
Navy's former aircraft carrier Oriskany to become a reef in Florida.
On The Fly... April 4, 2004 By Russ Niles Sonic booms from Guard exercise startled southern Oregon residents last Thursday...
Branson takes on Trump in reality-show ratings challenge...
King Schools and EAA are collaborating on Sport Pilot training.
On The Fly... April 1, 2004 By Russ Niles Arthur Hawkins, former WWII ace and Blue Angel, died at age 81...
Foolproof system needed to prevent friendly-fire deaths, pilot says...
Site found for airmail pilots monument, at stamp collectors' hq.
On The Fly... March 28, 2004 By Mary Grady NBAA has posted its report on the cost of restricting GA access to airspace and airports...
American Airlines cancelled a flight in Florida on Friday after a psychic called... Three possible sitesnamed for a new GA airport near Cincinnati...
Searchers on Saturday found the wreck of a MiG-17 in a remote area of New Mexico...
On Friday, searchers located the wreckage of a Sikorsky S-76A that ditched Tuesday night...
The new digital radar system at PBI airport failed for four minutes last Thursday.
On The Fly... March 24, 2004 By Mary Grady A man apparently committed suicide by jumping from a Cessna 172...
Cessna's Citation XLS has received FAA program approval...
Adam Aircraft appointed Joe Walker as president of the company...
NBAA posted online its report on the cost of restricting GA access...
Air Journey offers flying tours to Bahamas before or after Sun 'n Fun.
On The Fly... March 21, 2004 By Russ Niles Fiftieth GPS satellite successfully launched Saturday...
Brits allow India to arm training aircraft...
Bombardier, L-3 Communications won Canadian Forces training contract...
Marine pilots visited 102 airports in one day in fundraiser...
National General Aviation Awards winners were named...
Black box found at U.N. had nothing to do with notorious crash.
On The Fly... March 17, 2004 By Russ Niles Pilot disorientation is the probable cause of a Cirrus SR-22 crash Jan. 18, 2003...
A student pilot survived five days in the Malaysian jungle, his instructor did not...
The Collings Foundation's B-17, B-24 and B-25 bombers will visit Austin, Texas.
On The Fly... March 14, 2004 By Mary Grady FDR found from crash 10 years ago that killed two African presidents...
A Bangladesh airline pilot was attacked by a stray cat in the cockpit...
China may build its own airliners to meet demand of 2,400 jets...
FAA grounded Air East, operator of a Learjet that crashed in August...
Northwest CEO said airlines subsidize private pilots, AOPA to respond...
Lancair said its new equipment will double production capacity...
NATA's 2004 Convention set for May 18-20 in Las Vegas...
SafireJet to debut cockpit/cabin mock-up at NBAA convention in October...
Air Care Alliance annual meeting set for April 30 - May 1 in Palm Springs.
On The Fly.... March 10, 2004 AD proposed for bellcranks on Cessna Models 208 and 208B...
Harrison Ford has been named new EAA Young Eagles chairman...
NASA opened new 3-D Mars exhibit at Ames Research Center, Calif....
DeltaHawk and Kurt Mfg. Co. to produce turbo-diesel Jet-A engine...
NBAA book, The Flying Office, teaches school kids about aviation...
Heli-Expo 2004 opens March 15 in Las Vegas, Nev....
Aircraft Electronics Association convention is March 29, in Las Vegas.
On The Fly... March 7, 2004 By Russ Niles Chafing problem prompts inspection of Lancair 300, 350 fuel pressure transducers...
Controllers went silent to remember murdered colleague...
Autopilot was implicated in Egyptian 737 crash...
Jet simulators were added at two Embry-Riddle campuses...
Saturday was Tuskegee Airmen Day in Oakland, Calif....
Muslim flight engineer claimed discrimination was behind failed promotion bid.
On The Fly... March 4, 2004 By Mary Grady Two Turkish F-4 jets collided in midair Tuesday during training...
A Fokker-50's engines went into reverse before it crashed last month...
A man set fire to his SUV in the lobby of Kahului Airport, Hawaii...
American Airlines laid off 236 pilots this week...
Patent granted for an unusual parachute system for airliners...
Conference on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety, June 21-24 in Virginia.
On The Fly.... February 25, 2004 By Mary Grady Pilots sued for noise complaints got legal, financial help from AOPA...
FAA online meeting on proposed air-tour rules underway this week...
Asian Aerospace 2004 in Singapore this week, UAVs heavily featured...
The U.S. Army canceled its Comanche helicopter program this week.
On The Fly... February 22, 2004 By Russ Niles Australian pilot died after U.S.-owned civilian helicopter was fired on in Afghanistan...
FAA plane landed with one gear leg up, no one injured...
New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey challenged President Bush on FAA budget cuts...
Gulfstream 550 was awarded the Collier Trophy for technical achievement.
On The Fly... February 18, 2004 By Russ Niles A new NPRM may challenge Light Sport Aircraft...
The Internet public meeting on National Air Tour Standards begins Feb. 23 at 9 a.m...
Sun 'n Fun's air show schedule is alive and posted, listing dates and performers...
Sino Swearingen's SJ-30 bizjet can now deliver certified sea-level pressure at 41,000 feet.
On The Fly... February 15, 2004 By Russ Niles Maryland's own Gus McLeod landed in Antarctica in his bid to fly both poles, solo...
The Canadian province of Alberta has eliminated its aviation fuel tax on Int'l flights...
Frontier Airlines' won its fifth-straight FAA Diamond Star Award for maintenance...
Phillip Woodruff, 59, is the NAA's pick for top aerospace educator in 2003.
On The Fly... February 11, 2004 By Mary Grady FAA to investigate AOPA's complaint against Chicago for closing Meigs...
EAA posted schedule for kids' Air Academy and adults' Fantasy Camp...
Safire Aircraft unveiled enhanced new Web site...
Aircraft accidents in Alaska fell by 14 percent last year...
Pilot accused of drunken flying argues only the FAA has jurisdiction...
A pilot for AA startled pax when he asked for a show of Christian hands.
On The Fly... February 9, 2004 By Mary Grady Pax at LAX down last year by 2.25 percent, lowest level in 14 years...
Fundraising pilot to land at 100 airports in one day for Angel Flight...
A seven-foot panel from a FedEx MD-10 wing fell into a parking lot...
Radar at Chicago TRACON was down for 13 minutes Wednesday...
Jean Ross Howard Phelan, a founder of Whirly Girls, died at 87...
Jerome Lederer, former NASA director of flight safety, died at 101...
Pilot Gus McLeod, headed for South Pole, landed Friday after icing up...
Researchers found homing pigeons follow roads to navigate.
On The Fly... February 4, 2004 By Russ Niles Air ambulance wreckage was found on Hawaii, all three aboard dead...
Modern racer Wildfire will challenge warbirds at Reno...
U.S. companies invited to check out China...
Singapore Airlines launched record-breaking 18-hour nonstop from LAX...
Restorable warbirds for sale by Australian museum.
On The Fly... February 2, 2004 By Russ Niles The federal government has upheld a ban on large aircraft at Teterboro Airport...
Documentary finds FAA slow in resolving safety recommendations resulting from Swissair 111...
NATCA wants the courts to resolve contract disputes in 11 of its non-controller bargaining units.
On The Fly... January 28, 2004 By Mary Grady Searchers on Monday found the wreck of a Caravan in Lake Erie...
California buyers will replace PAC 750XL lost on a ferry flight...
California's Contra Costa County asks FAA to keep Buchanan Field open...
Groen Brothers Aviation is opening a gyroplane dealership in Russia...
In 2003, 28 percent of fatal airliner accidents happened in Africa...
Air Care Alliance annual conference set for April 30-May 1, in Calif.
On The Fly... January 25, 2004 By Mary Grady A Bonanza crashed Thursday evening into a Farmington, N.M., police station...
In Bangkok Saturday, 672 skydivers set a world record for a mass jump...
Jamail Larkins launched "barnstorming" tour Saturday from Lakeland...
WWII aerial photos online archive stalled due to overwhelming demand...
FAA public meeting March 3-4 at Dulles to discuss Cessna wing spars...
Gus McLeod is in Florida on his second attempt to cross both poles...
President Bush on Friday signed appropriations bill for FAA funding.
On The Fly... January 21, 2004 By Russ Niles American and United agreed to cut 62 flights a day at O'Hare to reduce delays...
Public meetings are scheduled Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 on the site for a new Texas GA airport...
Japanese airline grounded MD-80s after engine cracks were found in five planes...
Bradley International Airport was evacuated after a "cutting instrument" was found...
An Air Midwest pilot said he was demoted for pointing out safety violations...
Pilot error now blamed for Egyptian 737 crash...
New Zealand chopper pilot on trial for poaching.
On The Fly... January 18, 2004 By Russ Niles All ten aboard a Cessna Caravan feared dead after Saturday crash in Lake Erie.
Hundreds of kites launched the Celebrating India festival in Mumbai last week.
The National Aeronautics Association is accepting nominations for its biggest honor.
On The Fly... January 14, 2004 By Mary Grady A Yak-40 airliner crashed Tuesday in Uzbekistan, all 36 aboard died...
Pres. Bush yesterday proposed lunar base, retirement of Space Shuttle...
Solo flyer Gus McLeod to try again for South Pole, perhaps tomorrow.
On The Fly... January 11, 2004 By Mary Grady FAA will allow lower minimums with enhanced-vision systems...
Soaring Society's Air Sports Expo set for Feb. 5-7 in Atlanta, Ga....
The remains of two Navy pilots returned to U.S. from North Vietnam...
FAA will run first course to certify amateur-built airworthiness reps...
A strike on Thursday by Italian ATC stalled hundreds of flights...
FAA has proposed an AD for some Garmin Mode S transponders...
BRS Parachutes named 10th fastest growing company in Minnesota.
On The Fly... January 7, 2004 By Russ Niles Charges dropped against medevac chopper pilot in Connecticut...
Fund for Flight 232 pilot's daughter at $11,000...
Nominations for EAA's Homebuilders Hall of Fame close Feb. 1...
Water too deep to recover lost Egyptian jet's data recorder...
Scientists thrilled with color photo from Mars....
Jet stream carried football game balloons 900 miles in less than a day...
AOPA said top priority for 2004 is protecting airports.
On The Fly... January 4, 2004 By Russ Niles Second dead stowaway found at Kennedy Airport...
Search-and-rescue training exercise turned into real thing...
Bellanca hit two houses in Dallas, killing both on board...
Indiana flight school expanding to meet demand.
On The Fly... December 31, 2003 By Mary Grady Study confirms long airplane flights can cause deep-vein thrombosis...
Piper J3 and Schleicher glider collided in Arizona Sunday, four died...
Also on Sunday, two gliders collided in South Africa, one pilot died...
Boeing said composite wings for 7E7 Dreamliner will be made in Japan...
NTSB will assist in investigation of 727 crash in Benin, Africa.
On The Fly... December 24, 2003 By Russ Niles NATA looking for best FAA field offices...
Airline stocks sunk under Oranage Alert...
TFR posted for Chicago waterfront...
Merry Christmas.
On The Fly... December 21, 2003 By Russ Niles Virgin Atlantic pilot was charged with trying to fly after drinking...
Stealthy threesome will fly over Rose Bowl Parade...
Flying model aircraft banned in English town after girl's death...
College of the Ozarks is closing its aviation maintenance course...
White powder suspended flights for seven hours from Vancouver to the U.S.
On The Fly... December 17, 2003 By Mary Grady Gulfstream IISP pilot flies route from Los Angeles to Kitty Hawk to new record...
An Enola Gay protestor was arrested Monday at NASM's Hazy Center...
Congress allotted $298,000 for Flight 93 memorial in Pennsylvania...
Garmin is now listed in the NASDAQ-100 index...
A Montana man who crashed while shooting coyotes aloft faces charges...
Two space tourists paid $20 million each to fly to the Space Station...
Australian pilot Jon Johanson landed safely at Adelaide yesterday.
On The Fly... December 14, 2003 By Mary Grady The CarterCopter, repaired and modified, resumed test flights Dec. 6...
President Bush on Friday signed off on $60 billion FAA bill...
FAA offers course for amateur-built airworthiness reps...
United jet took evasive action to avoid Mexicana A319 near O'Hare...
Jack Pelton is Cessna's new CEO, Textron announced last week...
A low-flying NASA 747 spooked Houston residents last week.
On The Fly... December 10, 2003 By Russ Niles Goodyear's Spirit of America took an unexpected bath in a compost pile...
Manchester Airport fire chief in hot water over Concorde...
John Glenn to be honored at 56th Annual Wright Memorial Dinner...
O'Hare may this year show a traffic increase for the first time since 1999...
Canadian airports have banned fruit cakes.
On The Fly ... December 7, 2003 By Russ Niles The White House has offered clarification for the reported Thanksgiving sighting of Air Force One ... An Airworthiness Directive (AD) will become effective Jan. 20 for certain Cessna 172s, 182s and 206s ... TSA Deputy Chief of Staff David Stone is the new TSA Acting Administrator ... Boeing's latest unmanned aerial vehicle, the X-50A Dragonfly, had its first flight Dec. 4.
On The Fly... December 3, 2003 By Mary Grady Near midair of 737 and two small aircraft in Australia yesterday...
Vandals suspected in damage to airliners at Malaysia airport...
You're invited to opening day at Udvar-Hazy Center, Dec. 15...
TSA now has GA advisory committee report on security posted online...
Concorde fans spent $1.3 million for artifacts at BA auction...
Ten airplanes that changed aviation selected by MSNBC...
Cozy hit two houses and crashed on Long Island, N.Y., pilot OK.
On The Fly... November 26, 2003 By Russ Niles The Kitty Hawk Air Show is set for Dec. 17…
Civil Air Patrol returned to roots after 62 years in the air... .
Indian ultralight air racer earned airline pass bonus...
AOPA helped out Hanscom aerobatic pilots in lawsuit...
Cirrus CEO was appointed to GAMA board...
Kiwi PM got full security treatment at Australian airport.
Happy Thanksgiving.
On The Fly... November 23, 2003 By Russ Niles Airlines and GA might both benefit from airspace changes...
The 21st century version of the Wright Flyer has flown...
Just in case you wanted to, American aircraft can now overfly Iraq.
Four more aviation legends have been admitted to the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
A new budget airline will soon be based at Dulles (IAD).
On The Fly... November 19, 2003 By Mary Grady The Thunderbirds celebrated their golden anniversary in style...
Two pilots died in midair of C-180 and PA 28-181 in R.I. on Sunday...
Fifth runway at Boston's Logan Airport got the go-ahead Tuesday...
The TSA this week issued security directives for air cargo...
An Osprey V-22 is in Nova Scotia to test de-ice and anti-ice systems...
Congress members protested beer logos on NASM airplane exhibit.
On The Fly... November 16, 2003 By Russ Niles Christie's Concorde auction helped raise $3.8 million for children...
Four survived Learjet crash near St. Louis...
Air Canada bailed out by son of Hong Kong billionaire...
FAA said Alaska accident rates are down, fatalities increase...
Avid Aircraft closed Montana plant, might move to Midwest...
Three senior NASA officials to command safety center...
Andrew Grant the millionth Young Eagle, gets to fly with Yeager.
On The Fly... November 12, 2003 By Mary Grady Skydiver Jay Stokes Tuesday made 534 jumps in 24 hours, a new record...
EAA will name today its one-millionth Young Eagle...
FAA issued NPRM re extended two-engine aircraft operations...
PBS's Nova debuted a documentary about the Wright brothers...
2004 Women in Aviation Conference in Reno, Nev., March 11-13.
On The Fly... November 9, 2003 By Russ Niles Crowd greeted Concorde's last landing at Boeing Field...
Howard Dean said he'd support a trip to Mars...
Quentin Tarantino said he might make an airplane disaster flick...
Burbank Airport may be named after Bob Hope...
Instrument flying, jet airliner pioneer Raymond D. Kelly died at 102.
On The Fly... November 5, 2003 By Mary Grady A 1953 T-33 Silver Star jet crashed and burned in Calif. Sunday, killing the pilot... Carter Aviation Technologies won DARPA funding for next-generation propeller and rotor... 2004 Asian Aerospace show, coming up in Singapore in February, expects bigger-than-ever crowds...
Embry-Riddle's Wings and Waves air show this week in Daytona Beach, Fla....
Boeing 7E7 jetliner to be 50% composites, and only 15% aluminum.
On The Fly... November 2, 2003 By Russ Niles Box-cutters were found on US Airways planes in Boston, Philly...
Bomb squad almost blew Ghostbuster's Halloween surprise...
British Airways Concordes go to New York and Seattle museums...
Peanut packs stuffed with cocaine on Colombian airliner...
John Travolta will emcee Kitty Hawk celebration...
ADs issued for Aerostar and Hartzell, NPRM for two Pacific Aerospace models.
On The Fly… October 29, 2003 By Arturo Weiss TFRs are expected to sprout in Texas with President Bush’s Crawford visit...
Marco Island airport will host its own Centennial of Flight event...
Congress is investigating Boeing’s tanker leaser deal with the USAF...
Atlanta’s airport will now be called Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l...
The FAA published its final rule on Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums...
First parachute-saved Cirrus flown to AOPA Expo...
On The Fly... October 26, 2003 By Mary Grady "Single-Pilot IFR," new free online course from AOPA Air Safety Foundation... Cessna Twins Spar Corporation hosting an Open Meeting at AOPA Expo...
Raytheon Aircraft sales increased over last year, with 80 deliveries... NPRM on sightseeing flights could hurt small operators, AOPA says...
First 10 members inducted into Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor.
On The Fly... October 22, 2003 By Russ Niles The Cessna Twins Spar Corporation will address Cessna 400-series ADs...
Express Aircraft Company LLC has been sold after the death of its president Larry Olson... Aircraft Manufacturing and Development is offering start-up dealerships for its Alarus aircraft throughout the U.S. and Canada...
Hundreds of pieces of Concorde memorabilia are in an online auction that begins in early November...
Construction workers found 26 World War II bombs at Palembang, S. Sumatra's airport...
Five young women have become the first to be accepted into pilot training in China.
On The Fly... October 19, 2003 By Russ Niles Smithsonian opened Wright exhibit...
ADs were issued for Cessna 208s and Univair Aircraft Corporation aircraft...
Eric R. Byer was named NATA's director of government and industry affairs
On The Fly… October 15, 2003 By Arturo Weiss Stall and spin flight-testing has wrapped up on the Liberty XL2...
JetBlue is proposing a new in-flight child-restraint seat system...
The federal government has identified a new security threat via pillows...
Sydney, Australia’s jet fuel supply is about 90 percent back to normal.
On The Fly... October 12, 2003 By Russ Niles NASA trying camera chase planes to enable night shuttle launches...
NPRM out on Piper PA-46-500-TP and AD issued for S10-VT sailplanes...
Concorde set trans-Atlantic record on final flight to Boston...
Thunderbirds returned to show circuit with five-plane formation...
Piper Cub fell from roof of car during air show.
On The Fly... October 8, 2003 By Mary Grady Three British WWII pilots are recovering after ditching their 172...
A 1946 Stinson crashed into a house in Okla. Sunday, no injuries...
Richard Abruzzo, Carol Rymer-Davis won Albuquerque Gas Balloon Race...
The pilots of Operation Migration are leading 16 cranes to Florida...
Carter Aviation postponed November attempt to break the Mu-1 barrier.
On The Fly... October 5, 2003 By Russ Niles Ann Devers has taken over as director of advertising sales for AVweb...
Airworthiness Directives are coming on Cessna 400-series aircraft...
A promising race-car driver died in a plane crash in California...
The Copperstate Regional EAA Fly-In runs Oct. 9-12...
Legendary designer Walter Extra will be at the controls...
A high-flying teddy bear that's part of a geography project for school kids has been grounded...
A name change could be coming for Atlanta's mega-airport.
On The Fly... October 1, 2003 By Arturo Weiss Bahrain is missing an F-16 and pilot...
The homebuilt community is mourning the loss of David Stits...
Newark’s Liberty and LAX are celebrating their 75th anniversaries.
On The Fly... September 28, 2003 By Mary Grady Swallows delayed more than 100 flights at Beijing last week...
Results for the 2003 US National Aerobatic Championships are online...
Challenger fly-in celebrated the 20th year of Quad City Ultralights.... Tickets going fast for First Flight Centennial in N.C. Dec. 12-17...
Aircraft builder William Turner died last week in California at age 81.
On The Fly... September 24, 2003 By Russ Niles Aussie carriers are urged to provide input on changes to a revamped Part 121b...
Two men arrested in theft of computers from Sydney Airport appear only interested in hardware...
A backward illustration in the maintenance manual for the Beech 1900D studied as factor in crashes...
Tickets for the final scheduled flights of the Concorde are selling fast...
Canadian crew flying a Twin Otter rescued a sick man from the South Pole last Sunday.
On The Fly... September 21, 2003 By Russ Niles Aircraft Spruce bought design rights to Cozy...
Raytheon Aircraft Services added two executives...
Wright Family Fund donated $37,000 to AirVenture Museum...
Six Elder Statesmen of Aviation were honored...
Four crew died in loss of Russian supersonic bomber...
Presidential TFR expected over New York.
On The Fly… September 17, 2003 By Russ Niles The National Air tour stopped in Wichita during its historic trip...
Suspected human waste dropped from an airplane was found stuck to a house...
Work began on revamping the Manassas, Va., airport’s aging runway...
Tampa welcomed the 12th Annual ACI-NA Conference and Exhibition.
On The Fly... September 14, 2003 By Russ Niles Peter Miranda, of Charlotte, N.C., is the 10,000th AOPA Skyspotter...
Airlines, the New York Port Authority and Boeing could face lawsuits from Sept. 11...
If you ever wanted to own a piece of the Concorde, here's your chance...
Standards have been finalized for emergency parachutes for LSA aircraft.
On The Fly... September 10, 2003 By Mary Grady The National Air Tour launched on Monday from Willow Run Airport... Virginia State EAA Fly-In ready for takeoff on September 20-21...
Eclipse Aviation has developed new performance estimates for its personal jet...
Lancair has resumed flight testing its turbocharged Columbia 400 a few weeks after a test aircraft was lost in an accident...
Time to apply for 25 scholarships offered by the Aircraft Electronics Association for students pursuing careers in aircraft electronics...
A Wright brothers photo exhibit has launched online...
On The Fly... September 7, 2003 By Russ Niles FAA widening seatbelt NPRM to include other affected aircraft...
Brazen thieves made off with sensitive computers at Sydney International...
Lawsuit dismissed against FAA over fatal crash...
Brig. Gen. Dwight Wheless was elected to third term as CAP vice commander.
On The Fly... September 3, 2003 By Arturo Weiss An ultralight airfield in N.H. is causing a town-wide ruckus over noise...
On Monday, tax plans that would raise airfares in Britain were proposed...
A computer glitch caused the delay in processing pax nationwide...
Wichita State University wants to be a "lead" center of FAA research.
On The Fly... August 31, 2003 By Mary Grady Families of victims in Sen. Wellstone's crash settle for $25 million...
Air Force computers allowed sales of banned parts abroad...
About 50 stranded people are living at Moscow's airport... AirLifeLine and Angel Flight America have merged...
Stratoliner, Dash 80 and Concorde arrive at new NASM Dulles museum.
On The Fly... August 27, 2003 By Mary Grady Report on loss of shuttle criticizes NASA's culture...
Two pilots died Tuesday in Beech 1900 crash off Hyannis, Mass....
Pilot groups asked Tuesday for more weapons training, more quickly...
NAA named six winners of new humanitarian awards for volunteers... AEA offers workbook to help repair stations revise their manual...
U.S. airlines this summer were most crowded in 30 years.
On The Fly... August 24, 2003 By Russ Niles Landing gear from crash-landed Airbus to get museum spot...
Australia's new air regs helped manufacturers compete on world market...
UAVs will help ensure a healthy wine harvest...
Fire operations closed B.C. airport to GA....
American military aircraft performed over Moscow Air Show...
Wings and Wheels event failed to attract crowds.
On The Fly... August 20, 2003 By Arturo Weiss Cessna called AirVenture a success, with more than nine new orders...
Raytheon union launched an e-mail campaign to keep harness work in-house...
The Israeli Air Force grounded all C-130 planes after a recent accident...
London's three major airports will get new runways.
On The Fly... August 17, 2003 By Russ Niles Southwest carried the most passengers of all U.S. carriers in May...
Diamond gave $20,000 in scholarship funds to customer Embry-Riddle...
Entegra panel displays were picked for Javelin personal jet...
British flight fans enjoy helicopter rides at museum.
On The Fly... August 13, 2003 By Arturo Weiss A helicopter owned by an Indian oil company crashed with 29 aboard....
A study indicates the growth in aviation could speed up global warming....
The FAA plans an AC on certification and operation of amateur-builts...
American Eurocopter breaks ground on a new U.S. facility this morning...
Occupants survived crash of Cessna 175 into B.C. policeman's house.
On The Fly... August 10, 2003 By Mary Grady An RC airplane is headed to Ireland from Newfoundland...
EADS Socata and P&W will increase the TBO for TBM 700 by 500 hours...
A hydraulics system failed on an Osprey V-22 last Monday at Quantico...
APSA blames TSA for the slow pace of guns-in-the-cockpit training.
On The Fly... August 6, 2003 By Mary Grady Boeing S-307 Stratoliner arrived August 6 at Washington Dulles...
A Learjet 35A crashed Monday in Groton, Conn., killing both pilots...
Ibis Aerospace 10-seat propjet to be Czech-certified by 2004...
FAA wants pilots for an online survey about Flight Service Stations...
727 designer Jack Steiner died last week at age 85, in Medina, Wash....
Scottsdale (Ariz.) pilots face rising noise complaints...
Michigan pilot-background-check law is repealed.
On The Fly... July 30, 2003 By The AVweb Newsteam AVweb welcome's you to browse the grounds of OSH in our AirVenture Image Galleries.
On The Fly... July 27, 2003 By Mary Grady U.S. Hot Air Balloon Championship under way in Anderson, S.C....
AOPA taking nominations for CFI, technician, safety counselor awards...
USA Today's education site named NBAA's AvKids.com a "Best Bet"...
Dayton's Inventing Flight attracted 650,000 visitors, but lost money...
FAA's Hughes Technical Center will drop-test an ATR 42-300 Wednesday...
Castle Airport, Calif., will get funds from Military Airport Program.
On The Fly... July 20, 2003 By Russ Niles Three men that crashed a 172 were possibly saved by a camera's flash...
Stratoliner will fly back to Oshkosh after second restoration...
Two pilots died in British Columbia crash of Electra air tanker...
Heckler and Koch got armed pilots' gun contract...
Northwest Airlines suffered worst quarter in history...
Eye-dentification will make Customs clearing easy in Vancouver...
Atlantic City will host major air show Aug. 27.
On The Fly... July 16, 2003 By Mary Grady Airline pilots now can apply online for TSA weapons training...
The FAA unveiled its DC-3, N34, which will fly in Centennial events...
Hartzell Propeller got FAA and Canada STCs for new prop on DA40...
Garmin will unveil its G1000 integrated avionics system at Oshkosh...
Bellanca-Champion Club schedule of OSH events is online.
On The Fly... July 13, 2003 By Russ Niles Senate committee approved funding for Airport Watch reporting line...
Aviation Hall of Fame honorees celebrate the centennial July 19...
Alabama wildlife officials check eagles with a Skylane...
Contest determines Concorde's last passengers.
On The Fly... July 9, 2003 By Arturo Weiss A Sudan Airways Boeing 737 crashed, killing 115, sparing one...
Raytheon's new Beechcraft line will show at AirVenture...
Recent data indicates military pilots are flocking less to the airlines...
The Kansas Aviation Museum asked Raytheon to donate a Starship.
On The Fly... July 6, 2003 By Russ NIles Dayton Celebration of Flight underway, while festivities ready across the country...
Fiat sold aerospace division to American equity firm and Italian government company...
A fake bomb caused partial evacuation of LaGuardia...
Record total of 87 homebuilts in 1,000-mile EAA AirVenture Cup Race.
On The Fly... July 2, 2003 By Mary Grady A N.J. bill requiring pilot background checks died this week...
Stephen Finger is new president of Sikorsky Aircraft...
Three Reno unlimited racers coming to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh...
World Aerobatic Championships finish tomorrow in Lakeland, Fla....
Chip Erwin won the Schneider Cup 2003 seaplane race in a Zenair Zodiac.
On The Fly... June 29, 2003 By Russ Niles EAA and Aeroplanner.com have combined to help you track presidential TFRs...
Women In Aviation plan 15th annual convention in Reno in March...
Sailplanes in cross-country race to Kitty Hawk, ending July 4...
One of five flying Concordes was grounded by electrical fault.
On The Fly... June 25, 2003 By Arturo Weiss Friends of Meigs is asking for pledges to support future legal fees...
Eight pax were injured while evacuating a B-757 in Tampa...
Officials claim pirate radio is affecting ATC communications in Taipei...
A replaced SFAR will renew expired certificates for armed-forces personnel...
NASA is planning on reinstating shuttle launches in the 1Q of 2004.
On The Fly... June 22, 2003 By Mary Grady New whooping crane chicks ready to begin migration training in Wis....
Boeing said 777-300ER set a max takeoff weight record of 774,600 lbs....
Joe Gauthier of Conn. to receive EAA's 2003 Tony Bingelis Award...
A 707 that was Air Force One for 28 years moved to Reagan Library...
Stanford U. needs Bay Area pilots for a study of aging.
On The Fly... June 18, 2003 By Mary Grady A 182 and 172 collided off Florida Tuesday, three dead, two missing...
EAA Ultralight Council named Carla Larsh its new chairwoman...
Four killed, one hurt when skydiving plane crashed in Jeannette, Pa....
Last commercial flight departed Naples (Fla.) Airport Saturday...
Four-day safety seminars set for two Australia locations next month...
Tower frequency changed for Rockies EAA Fly-In to 120.525...
California man won suit for damage to his boat by chunks of "blue ice."
On The Fly... June 15, 2003 By Russ Niles FAA named Russell Chew, an ATP with a doctorate, new COO…
Air France Concorde landed at Dulles for new museum display...
Bombardier's Paul Tellier defended $1.5 million U.S. salary to shareholders...
Stephane Mayer took over as CEO of EADS Socata...
Liberty XL-2 completed spin test program successfully...
Women With Wings plan fourth caravan to Oshkosh.
On The Fly... June 11, 2003 By Arturo Weiss An Aussie baggage handler reportedly had links to al-Qaeda...
Embraer announced it will build a plant in Florida...
The Flying Texas 200 Air Race ended at the Bombardier 500 Indy Car Race...
A five-year-old girl was killed after being swept away by a helium balloon...
Foam fired at shuttle wing panel caused crack in test...
The oldest Air France Concorde will be donated to the Smithsonian.
On The Fly... June 9, 2003 By Russ Niles 3,000 attended AOPA Fly-In despite the weather...
Laid-off Illinois airline workers can apply for extended benefits...
Traffic, stock prices on rise for airlines...
1,208 airline screeners were fired because of background...
Women In Aviation named its 100 most influential.
On The Fly... June 4, 2003 By Mary Grady High winds on Monday damaged about 25 airplanes in San Marcos, Texas...
2,000-foot tower will not be built in Bayonne, N.J., but at WTC site...
Spirit of St. Louis replica crashed at England airshow, pilot killed...
AOPA prez Phil Boyer will host hangar talk at Saturday's Fly-In...
Camp David, Md., prohibited airspace reduced to a 3-nm radius.
On The Fly... June 1, 2003 By Russ Niles Orange-level flight restrictions were removed Saturday...
Air France ended Concorde service Saturday...
Former UAL VP Shelley Longmuir taking over NBAA helm...
Air Race Classic for women flight crews will end at Kitty Hawk...
Charley Celli was appointed Gulfstream's Dallas manager...
Boeing set a record for heaviest twin takeoff weight at 774,600 lbs....
AOPA Fly-In procedures are different this year.
On The Fly... May 28, 2003 By Arturo Weiss 74 Spanish peacekeepers died in Yak-42 crash in Turkey...
UAVs could be patrolling the U.S. border by year's end...
The B-29 All Veterans Memorial dedicated at Pratt Army Air Field, Kan....
Former astronaut Richard A. Searfoss joined XCOR's board of directors.
On The Fly... May 25, 2003 By Russ Niles Concorde pax joined the 10-Mile-High Club...
Former Gulfstream exec Joe Walker joined Adam Aircraft...
Michael Redenbaugh became new CEO of Bell Helicopter...
AirVenture forum schedule available online...
Business aircraft show at Farmingdale, N.Y., June 5.
On The Fly... May 21, 2003 By Mary Grady NTSB posted report on fatal Sino Swearingen test-flight crash...
Black Airline Pilots annual convention set for Aug. 14-16 in Seattle...
Oregon pilot's remains from WWII found in a B-25 wreck in Indonesia...
Boeing can't be sued for punitive damages in Alaska Airlines crash...
Happy Memorial Day weekend.
On The Fly... May 18, 2003 By Russ Niles Russian jet maker going public...
Young Eagles hit 900,000 flights...
New Phoenix tower is 335 feet...
AEA awarded $100,000 in scholarships to 23 students...
Lloyd Welch Pogue, aviation regulatory pioneer, died at 103.
On The Fly... May 14, 2003 By Arturo Weiss Family won settlement for land used for runway expansion...
AOPA Pilot Facility opened at the Wright Brothers National Memorial...
Boeing asks the public for help in naming its new 7E7...
The FAA held a career-awareness program for school kids...
The CAP will host major educational event March 24 -- 27, 2004.
On The Fly... May 11, 2003 By Russ Niles Atlas launch planned for the Cape this afternoon -- steer clear...
Maverick Jets Inc. laid off staff, plans to outsource work...
AOPA Fly-In will be held June 7...
EADS lost money in 1Q but plans a year-end profit...
FAA named Bruce Johnson director of air traffic, Linda Schuessler, deputy...
Congo death toll unknown in Il-76 door-opening incident...
Replica of Hughes Racer will be at AirVenture.
On The Fly... May 7, 2003 By Mary Grady A Virgin Atlantic 747 landed at Basra with medical supplies on Friday...
Former CEO of American Trans Air, John Tague, hired by United...
Chartered 727 to nudist holiday in Cancun allowed pax to disrobe...
Cape Cod Airport closed, but may yet reopen with new ownership...
15 skydivers jumped in Colo. in memory of skydiver Jeffrey Sands.
On The Fly... May 4, 2003 By Russ Niles Peter M. Bowers, who designed the Fly Baby homebuilt, died April 27.
The NBAA has chosen five people to receive its First Century of Flight Award.
WW. Boisture Jr. resigned as chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
An air race commemorating Glenn Curtiss' will celebrate its first race victory.
On The Fly... April 30, 2003 By Arturo Weiss A Blue Angel jet developed a gear problem during air show....
EAA's Wild Blue Wonders Teams prepare for 2003 regionals...
Delta CEO apologized to employees and shareholders for compensation issues...
The 2003 Wichita Aviation Festival is dealing with less cash, high hopes...
Concorde engineer wants an aircraft for Scotland.
On The Fly... April 27, 2003 Swearingen test pilot Carroll Beeler killed Saturday in SJ30-2 crash...
Orenda Recip halted 600-hp turbocharged V-8 piston engine program...
Burt Rutan will talk about spaceflight at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh....
All pilots invited to AOPA's facility at First Flight Airport, May 10...
Post office awarded first competitive contracts for flying the mail...
Airbus sold 30 planes to Chinese airlines for about $1.7 billion.
On The Fly... April 20, 2003 By Russ Niles EAA announced 13 more states confirmed for Countdown to Kitty Hawk...
Civil Air Patrol won aerospace education award...
F-86 confirmed for Tullahoma show...
Grand Aire back flying after two crashes.
On The Fly... April 16, 2003 By Arturo Weiss No change to TFRs yet due to reduced terror threat level...
The Kansas Aviation Museum is passing up its annual festival for another...
North Carolina's Aviation Hall of Fame may have a new home in Asheboro...
The FAA is pondering moving its AFSS from Cleveland Hopkins to Lorain County airport.
On The Fly... April 13, 2003 By Russ Niles North Carolina Rep. Jim Black was honored for stalling airport closure...
Wright replicas got their TSA waivers...
Sun 'n Fun winners announced...
EAA Southwest Regional Fly-in moving into new home.
On The Fly... April 9, 2003 By Russ Niles An Oregon pilot made sure American troops knew the Sun 'n Fun crowd was thinking about them...
Pattern work in the Washington and New York ADIZ areas just got a bit easier...
A small plane's airspace incursion helped scrub a missile launch Sunday...
A 12-year-old boy was hit by an airplane wing Saturday at Sun 'n Fun...
Australian pilots can now find most of the everyday information they need on the Internet...
Edgar E. McElroy, one of Doolittle's Raiders, died Friday in Lubbock, Texas.
On The Fly... April 6, 2003 By Russ Niles Rosenker named vice chair of NTSB...
Navy approved $192 million for more Osprey testing...
Phillips to continue Young Eagles fuel rebates...
ADIZ pattern work experiment concluded...
XCOR tested kerosene rocket engine.
On The Fly... April 2, 2003 By Russ Niles NASA is checking out aeronautical uses for "invisible" material...
The Civil Air Patrol says it's supporting Operation Liberty Shield...
Stockholm's air traffic controllers complain about motion sickness.
On The Fly... March 30, 2003 By Russ Niles Anti-war hang-glider busted Vatican airspace closure...
Sen. Wellstone's King Air was going way too slow...
Lancair debuts anti-icing system at Sun 'n Fun...
Foam hit Columbia's leading edge, not wing underside...
Special issuance medicals delayed by doctor shortage at FAA.
On The Fly... March 26, 2003 By Mary Grady NOTAMs, wherefore art thou? It's getting easier to find NOTAMs online...
Ellen Engleman was sworn in Monday as chairman of the NTSB...
2,800 attended the 1st Latin American Business Aviation Conference...
Concorde flights cancelled, fueling speculation on the jets' future...
NASM sold 3,000 blueprints for the 1903 Wright Flyer last year.
On The Fly... March 23, 2003 By Russ Niles Performer Chris Smisson died after his SP-95 crashed at Gulf Salute 2003 in Florida...
Congress eyes $6.8 billion for airliner missile defenses...
Hammerschmidt retired, Engleman to take over as NTSB chair...
PAMA looking for maintenance Olympians...
Ronald Reagan's old jet to become library feature...
Osprey flight testing resumed ahead of schedule...
John and Martha King became AOPA Air Safety Foundation Life Associates.
On The Fly... March 19, 2003 By Arturo Weiss Diamond Owners and Pilots Organization recently debuted online...
Glacier Girl -- a restored P-38 -- to fly again on March 19-20...
Bombardier's union voted on a new three-year pact, which includes layoffs...
Raytheon is considering moving some production to Mexico.
On The Fly... March 16, 2003 By Russ Niles Illinois representative held back on pilot security bill...
Cessna Silverwing replica on display in Wichita....
California ponders closing sales-tax loophole...
More than 500 FBOs passed NATA safety standards...
Airborne metal almost hit mother and baby...
Flaming paper airplane took out pool house.
On The Fly... March 12, 2003 By Mary Grady CAP will receive NAA's Frank G. Brewer Aerospace Education Trophy...
TSA seized 1,101 firearms, 1.4 million knives, more, in first year...
BA Concorde returned to Barbados after takeoff with engine trouble...
FAA will hold Aviation Forecast Conference March 18-19 in Washington...
Flyers in a poll chose Tampa Intl. as the nation's best airport.
On The Fly... March 9, 2003 By Russ Niles Lycoming IO-540 line back up to speed after airline lost parts...
Charles B. Johnson took over Cessna from Russ Meyer...
Bombardier Aerospace announced 3,000 job cuts, none in Wichita...
Doolittle Raiders planning 61st Reunion at Travis AFB...
Feminine side of Amelia Earhart featured in museum exhibit...
Boeing's efficient airliner will come in two sizes...
EAA published AirVenture planning guide.
On The Fly... March 5, 2003 By Arturo Weiss A 100-foot-tall replica of the Wright Flyer proposed near Dayton...
Blue Angels will star at Air Show 2003, March 29-30 in Alabama...
Boeing's shares fell to an eight-year low last week...
A computer glitch prompted the cancellation of hundreds of flights in Japan.
On The Fly... March 2, 2003 By Russ Niles Glacier Girl documentary on History Channel tonight...
Hooters Air's first pair of flights launch March 6...
Jeb Bush's King Air was hit by lightning, wing holed, no one hurt...
Bombardier asked to open contract, union worried about precedent...
Passenger risk-threat system to undergo tests...
First online pilot safety seminar planned.
On The Fly... February 26, 2003 By Mary Grady Cessna promoted Michael Hoveskeland to top customer-service position...
Tuskegee Airmen documents now available to researchers at NASM...
Investigators said the shuttle Columbia's left wing was breached...
British Airways is considering retiring its Concorde fleet...
A tribute to female aviation pioneers, March 13-16 at Kitty Hawk...
SR-71 Online brings you the declassified Blackbird Flight Manual.
On The Fly... February 23, 2003 By Russ Niles Security concerns cancelled Blue Angels' opening air show...
Killeen, Texas, airport was granted TFR exemption...
University students dominated Great Hawaiian Air Race...
Ecuadoran airliner crash found on mountain after 27 years...
FAA opened online access to Civil Aviation Registry...
EAA Southwest Fly-In moved to New Braunfels May 16-17...
Lee Kreindler, top aviation lawyer, died last Tuesday at 78...
Australians have launched 400 deep-vein-thrombosis lawsuits.
On The Fly... February 19, 2003 By Arturo Weiss A major snowstorm closed airports and affected operations across the East...
Creditors prepare to dissect United Air Lines, if it does not survive Ch. 11...
A Russian airliner carrying 270 passengers crashed in southern Iran on Wednesday...
A new Learning Center at the National Aviation Hall of Fame is offering a unique "human" look into the history of aviation...
Cirrus made first delivery of SR22 to New Zealand...
Adam Aircraft's #2 production A500 flew for the first time last week...
About 10 percent of Air France flights were cancelled as a result of a four-day pilot strike...
The first U-2 reconnaissance flight over Iraq on behalf of the United Nations inspections program took place on Monday.
On The Fly... February 16, 2003 By Russ Niles EAA Air Academy announced 2003 summer schedule...
IFR approach height increased to accommodate Oakland cranes...
Paris Air Show boycott proposed by congressmen...
Delta pilot was acquitted of drunk flying charge.
On The Fly... February 12, 2003 By Russ Niles Defense Department conscripted 47 airliners to fly troops to the Persian Gulf...
Delta Boeing 767 gear door landed in San Juan yard...
French police put down airline workers' riot at Orly with smoke bombs...
UPS trying to temporarily shed 100 of its 2,515 pilots.
On The Fly... February 9, 2003 Helicopter orders expected to increase in next four years...
Stanford U. seeks 100 pilots to help study the effect of aging...
Delta Air Lines execs took pay cuts, hinted pilots may be asked to...
NASA asked anyone with film or debris from Columbia to call or email...
Be A Pilot said upbeat GA stories in general media reached 200 million.
On The Fly... February 5, 2003 By Arturo Weiss NAFI announced latest group of CFIs to attain Master Instructor status...
Air France pilots held a four-day strike, causing flights to be cancelled...
NBAA tells FAA that a proposed tower would affect safety in EWR and TEB.
On The Fly... February 2, 2003 By Russ Niles Goodrich sold avionics business to L-3 Communications Holdings...
Former FAA head Jane Garvey has joined APCO Worldwide as a VP...
Gun-packing airline pilot's arrest raised arming issues...
The new Boeing 7E7 will go head to head with Airbus's 320 and 330 series...
EAA AirVenture Museum announced its 2003 Calendar of Events...
Airlines announced discount fares to AirVenture.
On The Fly... January 29, 2003 By Mary Grady FAA ordered Beech 1900 elevator checks, weight study of commuter pax...
A pilot died Friday when his twin Beech hit a house in California...
Ending 50 years' closure, Taiwanese 747 flew in Chinese airspace...
FAA's Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award given to John Boothe of N.C.
On The Fly... January 26, 2003 By Russ Niles 30-nm TFR around State of the Union address, strictly enforced...
Maverick twinjet crashed in Melbourne, Fla., one dead...
American raised the bar on airline losses at $3.5 billion...
Second Cirrus crash in a week killed pilot...
Midair in Denver killed five in planes, hurt six on ground...
Aviation legend Bobbi Trout died Jan. 24 at the age of 97.
On The Fly... January 22, 2003 By Arturo Weiss The U.S. DOT has approved an alliance between three of the major U.S. airlines...
A Northwest A319 struck one of the passenger jetways at New York's LaGuardia airport...
PBS Feb. 4 will air a documentary on the strike fighter competition.
A Cirrus SR-22, registered to Cirrus Design Corp., crashed Saturday...
Super Bowl TFR seven n.m., 18,000 ft. and bans aerial advertising...
English town council balks at air show costs...
"Whip" Saltmarsh retiring as Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission chairman...
Conference gathers input on Australian air reg changes.
On The Fly... January 15, 2003 By Mary Grady Two died Saturday when a C-182 and Hellcat collided in Arizona...
A Concorde returned to Paris after takeoff on Sunday when nose stuck...
NTSB report on Alaska Airlines Flight 261 is now available online.
On The Fly... January 12, 2003 By Russ Niles Online applications available for 50 Flags to Kitty Hawk...
GE workers set to strike Tuesday and Wednesday...
Malaysia ordered six A-380 super jumbos for $1.5 billion...
AirVenture theme ... wait for it...the Wright Brothers centennial.
On The Fly... January 8, 2003 By Arturo Weiss Lycoming Tuesday announced that it has received final certification from the FAA for the production of new crankshafts...
The Air Transport Association of America Inc. (ATA) has a new boss...
The EAA Aviation Foundation is seeking applications for its the Coffy Gregory First Flight Scholarship and Aviation Career Internship programs...
EAA is also celebrating its 50th birthday this month.
On The Fly... January 5, 2003 By Mary Grady A man who stole a motorglider and threatened to crash it into a Frankfurt bank building landed the aircraft safely Sunday after talking by phone with the brother of an astronaut killed in the Challenger space shuttle explosion. The man was arrested after he spent more than an hour circling over downtown Frankfurt, at least once diving the aircraft before pulling up. The man spoke with Charles Resnick, brother of late astronaut Judith Resnick. Resnick said he didn't know the man and doesn't know if his sister knew him. "I can't say I understand any of this," Resnick told CNN.
Frontier Airlines officials are scratching their heads (perhaps right where their headsets go) as to why one of their mechanics allegedly threw a wheel chock into a running aircraft engine to prevent it from taking off from Denver last week. An FBI spokesman said the mechanic apparently thought there might be something wrong with the plane. "There certainly were other options he probably could have taken to prevent the flight from departing," Frontier spokeswoman Elise Eberwein was quoted as saying in the Washington Post...
The National Aviation Hall of Fame opens Thursday with a ribbon cutting by four of its inductees. Test pilots Scott Crossfield and Joe Kittinger, Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets and astronaut Joe Engle will officially open the facility, which is adjacent to the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Festivities start at 10 a.m...
Two Lufthansa pilots who tested positive for alcohol as they were getting ready for a flight from Helsinki to Frankfurt reached a deal with the airline to leave their jobs. "We did not fire them, but they are no longer working for Lufthansa," said a company spokesman. The two were in the cockpit Dec. 20 when police, acting on tips from people in the airport, asked them to take an alcohol test. Their blood-alcohol readings were not released...
There were no airline fatalities in the U.S. in 2002, the third time in 10 years (1993 and 1998, too) that's happened. The banner year came after a tragic 12 months in 2001 when a total of 525 died on U.S. airliners. A total of 265 of those were on four airliners hijacked and deliberately crashed by terrorists on Sept. 11. The November 12 crash of American Airlines flight 587 in Belle Harbor, New York took the lives of all 260 aboard.
On The Fly... January 1, 2003 By Mary Grady A Lancair 320 used Interstate 20 for an emergency landing in California on Monday. Traffic was disrupted but there were no injuries. The airplane struck the top of a motorhome and then hit the median...New $4 million fuel farm, hangar space, and pilot's lounge is coming to Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth, N.H....Two Air Force fighter jets escorted a Beech 35 out of restricted airspace near Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Flights at Dulles were suspended for about 15 minutes. The pilot was detained for questioning, but authorities said it appeared that no harm was intended.
On The Fly... December 29, 2002 By Russ Niles The airline business is on the rebound but there still aren't as many people flying as before 9/11. The International Civil Aviation Organization said commercial traffic was up 2 percent over 2001. But that's about 2 to 3 percent below 2000 levels. Spokesman Denis Chagnon said it would be 2004 before the industry returns to pre-9/11 business levels...
On The Fly... December 27, 2002 By Brenda Carol AOPA's First Flight pilot facility currently under construction at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., is nearing completion. The facility should be ready for the 99th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight on December 17, 2002...
On The Fly... December 27, 2002 By Russ Niles Two explosions in the cargo wing of Lagos International Airport hurt eight and damaged airport buildings and a warehouse Thursday. Airport officials said they don't know what caused the blasts but we wonder if they might spring for more firefighting equipment, now. A single pumper and hose were used to battle the huge blaze...
On The Fly... December 27, 2002 Kris Kringle received all necessary flight certifications and clearances needed to embark on his annual gift-giving flight on Dec. 24-25.
On The Fly... December 27, 2002 By Russ Niles The Civil Air Patrol's 9/11 work has won it two awards. CAP, which provides search-and-rescue service in most areas, won two awards of excellence from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its relief efforts after Sept. 11 and for its overall emergency services operations...
On The Fly... December 27, 2002 By Mary Grady BE A PILOT reported Monday that response to its learn-to-fly program was up 6.2 percent in 2002, through early December. Response this autumn was 50 to 70 percent higher each month compared to post-9/11 months in 2001...
On The Fly... December 18, 2002 By Russ Niles Five U.S. soldiers were killed in the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter in central Honduras Wednesday.
On The Fly... December 15, 2002 By Arturo Weiss A new series, "A Chopper Is Born," will air on the Discovery Wings channel. The 15-part series highlights the building of a RotorWay Exec 162F kit helicopter. The series is currently airing in the U.K., and it will appear in the U.S. sometime this fall. For more information, contact RotorWay at 480/961-1001 or visit the company's Web site...
On The Fly... December 15, 2002 By Russ Niles There were some tense moments in Miami after an experimental plane crashed into the Federal Reserve Bank, Thursday. Both occupants of the Four Winds 192 died but none of the 100 people attending a Christmas party inside was hurt. Authorities quickly determined the mishap was an accident and not deliberate...
On The Fly... December 13, 2002 By Mary Grady Rudder problems continue to bother the Concorde.
On The Fly... December 13, 2002 By Glenn Pew & Arturo Weiss United Air Lines said Thursday that despite its mechanics' rejection of a 7-percent pay cut, it would find a way to trim $5.2 billion in labor costs and avert bankruptcy. Saturday, the flight attendants union okayed $412 million in wage concessions. Yesterday, the airline said talks with the mechanics union would resume, but didn't say when or where...
On The Fly... November 29, 2002 By Arturo Weiss The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will activate its toll-free hot line -- 866/GA SECURE (866/427-3287) -- on Monday, December 2. The hotline is to be used for reporting any suspicious and/or out-of-the-ordinary activities at GA airports. Calls made to the GA SECURE Hot Line will go directly to the National Response Center, where they will be referred to the appropriate local, state and federal agency for action...
On The Fly... November 19, 2002 By Brenda Carol Lycoming has issued Mandatory Service Bulletin 554, which calls for removal of bad crankshaft retaining bolts installed in their engines and replacement of the bad bolts within the next 10 hours or seven days of operation (whichever comes first).
On The Fly... November 19, 2002 By Brenda Carol Jimmy Rossi, of Avalon Airshows Ltd., was killed October 4 after his F-86 Sabre crashed three miles from the San Isidro Air Base, near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Rossi was part of the air show that took place at that base during the weekend, sponsored by the Dominican Air Force.
On The Fly... November 19, 2002 By Russ Niles Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1 has received an increase in gross weight. The FAA now allows 1764 pounds in the two-seat aircraft, increasing the useful load to 600 pounds, meaning you and your passenger can pack an extra sandwich or two.
On The Fly... November 19, 2002 By Russ Niles Eurocopter has announced it will build aircraft and components at a plant it will build in the Golden Triangle of Mississippi. American Eurocopter Corporation will build parts for three models and do the final assembly of AS350 helicopters.
