Icon Demo Prompts Emergency Response »
In most circumstances, an aircraft sales rep wants as much attention as possible for his product but Rick Rief had people calling 911 every time he did a demo flight in St. Louis last week.
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Trump TFR Airports Reimbursed »
Financial relief is on the way for airport businesses affected by presidential TFRs near President Donald Trump’s two favorite vacation getaways.
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Bye Aerospace’s Sun Flyer 2 electric Part 23 airplane took flight for the first time with its intended production configuration on Feb. 8 and President George Bye said all went well.
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Candidate Proposes Meigs Revival »
A long-shot candidate for the Chicago mayoralty is proposing reopening Meigs Field, in part to accommodate eVTOL point-to-point transportation. More
Registration Trusts Make The News »
A Dallas television station is the latest mainstream media outlet raising the alarm about a common, some say necessary, tool used to register aircraft in the U.S., invoking the specter of criminals... More
FAA Requiring Visible Drone ID Numbers »
The FAA has posted a new rule requiring owners of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS/drones) to display an FAA-issued registration number on an outside surface of their aircraft. Previously,... More
Industry Round-up, February 15, 2019 »
This week, AVweb’s news roundup found reports on a new training management system for Spirit Airlines, a partnership between MedAire and Fireside Partners and a positive year-end result for... More
uAvionix Introduces Installation Network »
ADS-B designer and manufacturer uAvionix has launched a Qualified Installers (QI) program for its skyBeacon and tailBeacon ADS-B Out products. The program which, is aiming to expand the... More
Five Injured On Delta Flight »
Five passengers were injured on Delta Flight 5763 when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence en route from John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Santa Ana, California, to Washington’s... More
USS Hornet Found In South Pacific »
The crew of the R/V Petrel research vessel announced that they have located the wreck of the USS Hornet, a World War II aircraft carrier that sunk in October 1942 during the Battle of Santa Cruz... More
Dallas Tracon Evacuation Causes Ground Stop »
The FAA issued ground stops at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL) on Wednesday afternoon after the DFW Tracon was evacuated due to smoke in the building. It has been reported that... More
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The Pilot’s Lounge #143: Service Test Flying »
There are three levels of flight testing. The top end, requiring extensive education and training, is experimental flight test. The next level down is production flight test. Service test flying is the lowest rung on the test ladder. It usually... More
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Making GA Safety Policy »
Since the mid-1990s, the FAA has worked proactively with the aviation community to reduce fatal aviation accidents. This has worked spectacularly well with the airlines, which are much more tightly regulated than general aviation, and the safety... More
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General Aviation Accident Bulletin »
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AEROCOR - Global Leader in Very Light Jet Sales 2 Years Running
Recent startup AEROCOR announces that it has exceeded its growth expectations for 2018, making it the world's largest broker for Very Light Jets for the second year in a row
Fireside Partners and MedAire put Partnership into Practice
Fireside Partners, your all-hazards worldwide emergency response partner, and MedAire, your partner for both in-flight and at-location medical and security assistance, are working together to serve you faster and better when you need help.
Spirit Airlines signs a service agreement for the delivery of the market-leading training management system "MINT TRMS"
MINT Software Systems, the leading manufacturer of training management solutions for the aviation industry, today announces the signature of a service agreement with Spirit Airlines for the implementation of the web-based training management system MINT TRMS.
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Meigs Is Coming Back! »
Oh, yeah, sure, you bet it is. Try to imagine a 4000-foot strip of FAA-approved pavement a dwarf's toss from Lakeshore Drive. That's about as close to reality as it's likely to get. More
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A PZL M-15 Belphegor taken at the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow Poland. Photo by Peter Grey.