Aviation News

A flash bulb may have saved three men who crashed a 172 this weekend in hilly wooded terrain some 60 miles east of Vancouver. All were soaked in fuel and sitting in the crumpled plane, according to The Province when at a Comrorant military rescue helicopter passed near the sight at 1:45 a.m., and one […]

Garmin announced this week it will unveil its G1000 integrated avionics system during EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh… The TSA is now accepting online applications from airline pilots who want to volunteer for training to carry weapons… Hartzell Propeller has received FAA and Transport Canada STCs for installation of its new blended airfoil two-blade metal constant-speed […]

Funding security is nearer for the Airport Watch Program. During appropriations discussions, Sen. Fritz Hollings successfully offered an amendment directing the continued funding of the toll-free 1-866-GA-SECURE hotline that allows pilots and other to report suspicious activity at airports. The bill containing the amendment will next go to the full Senate… A total of 22 […]

The Sudanese government blamed a parts shortage due to U.S. sanctions for contributing to a Sudan Airways 737 that crashed Tuesday killing 115 of 116 aboard. The Boeing had minutes before left Port Sudan for the capital, Khartoum, when it crashed into an uninhabited area just outside a Red Sea coast airport. The only survivor, […]

The July 3-20 Inventing Flight celebration in Dayton, Ohio, kicked off this weekend with a hot air balloon launch and a visit by President Bush. Events celebrating 100 years of flight will continue across the country through the year. Fiat is selling its profitable aerospace division to prop up its ailing car business. The Carlyle […]

A New Jersey bill that would have required pilot background checks died without a vote as the legislative session ended this week, AOPA said… Stephen Finger took over on Tuesday as president of Sikorsky Aircraft, succeeding Dean Borgman, who was appointed chairman of the company. Finger was previously president of Pratt & Whitney’s military engines […]

Following the president’s campaign junkets, and avoiding them, has never been easier, thanks to EAA and AeroPlanner.com. Click the presidential seal on the EAA home page and you’ll get a rundown of the chaos the commander in chief is causing as he fights for re-election. EAA cautions the service is no substitute for a thorough […]

The battle over Meigs is not over yet. The Friends of Meigs is asking for financial donations to support the ongoing legal battle for Chicago’s lakeside airport. The organization is raising $75,000 to pay the legal fees that will be needed if the Illinois Supreme Court rules in the group’s favor and orders a full, […]

New whooping crane chicks flew in a private plane to Wisconsin last week, to begin training with ultralights for their fall migration… Boeing said last week at the Paris Air Show that its 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes are meeting, and often exceeding, expectations as they approach their sixth month of flight testing. One of the […]

A Cessna 182 and a 172 collided off Deerfield Beach, Fla., Tuesday night and crashed into the ocean; at least three dead, two missing… EAA Ultralight Council named Carla Larsh of Indiana its new chairwoman at its meeting last week… Four people died when a skydiving plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Jeannette, Pa., on […]