Van's Resumes Shipping Kits, 65 Percent Of Customers Renew Orders Van’s Aircraft says 65% of customers have agreed to pay more for their kits and more than 100 of those kits have now been shipped. The company, which went into bankruptcy a month ago, says it’s ramping up kit deliveries[…] Read this article
What To Do About Boeing-And The FAA? There are plenty of jobs for which I’m unqualified and even more that I know I would hate, but I can’t imagine what the Boeing exec who got this particular assignment thought when it appeared in his or her internal[…] Read this article
Featured Video: Lancaster Going On Tour To help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is taking its priceless Lancaster bomber on tour. It’s one of only two Lancs in flying condition and will take part in several[…] Read this article
Hal And Sandy Shevers Retire At Sporty's Hal Shevers, founder of world-renowned Sporty’s Pilot Shop, is retiring along with his wife, Sandy, after more than six decades in the business. “Throughout his tenure, Hal spearheaded Sporty’s evolution from a small pilot shop into a respected global aviation[…] Read this article
Caravan Lands On Virginia Freeway A Southern Airways Cessna Caravan on a scheduled flight with seven people onboard made an emergency landing on a busy freeway in Virginia. There were no injuries, and the plane is intact but l damaged from collision with a guard[…] Read this article
Atlas 747 Engine Failure A Boeing 747-8 cargo jet was forced to return to Miami International Airport (KMIA) after experiencing an engine failure shortly after takeoff Thursday night, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft, operated by Atlas Air, was en route to Luis[…] Read this article
Poll: Given Recent Failures, Is Going Back To The Moon Worth It? Read this article
Last Week's Poll Results: Not Much Interest In MOSAIC The comment period for the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) proposed rule expires today (Jan. 22, 2024) and AVweb readers aren’t terribly engaged. Almost half say it won’t affect them and only 31 percent say they’re definitely commenting. Read this article
