The EAA's Sport Pilot Tour came to an official close this past weekend at San Diego's Brown Field. AVweb's Glenn Pew made the trip to check out the sport planes (and sport pilots) on this last stop of the year-long promotional and educational tour. More
Eclipse President Vern Raburn addresses delivery dates, payment plans, and other transitional issues in an e-mail letter to the company's investors and customers. More
The TSA has released a security bulletin for owners and operators of Lear Jets and Gulfstream aircraft. More
The NTSB's April 27 update on Scott Crossfield's final flight. More
The world's most experienced skydivers recently met in Thailand to build a record, 400-way formation. What did it take? The resources of an entire air force, 300 tons of Jet-A, a trainload of oxygen bottles and the determined endurance of a marathon runner, according to AVweb's Editorial Director (and skydiver) Paul Bertorelli. More
Disaster, exultation, milestones, conflict, celebration, tragedy, and remembrance ... in 2005, the world of general aviation saw all that and more. Here's our year-end review of the news, with links to AVweb's original coverage for more details. More
While GA provided lots of help in the days after this summer's hurricanes, the bulk of search and rescue was provided by the U.S. Coast Guard. There were thousands of stories of amazing heroics and bravery by both rescuers and survivors; this is just one of them. More
In case there was any doubt that the damage to JetBlue's A320 was slight, despite all the media attention and melodrama surrounding its live-televised landing with a twisted nosegear last month, we have pix of the aftermath. More
A recent legislative change to the taxation of jet fuel is creating significant concerns for commercial and private aircraft operators as well as fuel vendors. The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), along with tax experts, FBOs, air charter operators and private aircraft owner-operators are now working on developing industry guidance to aid in the transition to this new process for taxes and refunds related to jet fuel. The group is also working on strategies to mitigate the effects of this change. More
And it may take more than a Disney movie to inspire them. More
Our latest winning photo comes from Richard Depinay of Keller, TX.
