Stephen Pope

The FAA’s hotly anticipated ADS-B rebate program launches on September 19, giving aircraft owners $500 cash back to help offset the cost to equip for the 2020 ADS-B mandate. “NextGen has played and will continue to play an important role in ensuring that our airspace is safe and efficient for the American people, and we […]

AOPA President Mark Baker contacted NBC News to voice the association’s concern that the network’s coverage of a fatal crash in Georgia last week presents a skewed view of general aviation safety. According to a story on AOPA.org, the association told the network that its coverage of a midair collision that killed three people on […]

Icon Aircraft will christen a new factory in Tijuana, Mexico, to produce composite airframes for the A5 light sport amphibian, Kirk Hawkins, founder and CEO of the California company, told Flying. Outside suppliers had been tasked with producing composite airframe components for the A5 until Icon decided in May to bring the work in house. […]

“Keep it in tight.” These words, sometimes uttered by frazzled tower controllers working busy traffic patterns, should set off a pilot’s internal master caution alarm. Loss of control is now the No. 1 killer in general aviation and a high safety priority on the radar screens of both the National Transportation Safety Board and the […]

Look out, FedEx and UPS. Prime Air is here. Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.com is getting into the package delivery business in a big way with the public unveiling of its first Boeing 767 in a fleet of Prime Air branded cargo airplanes in Seattle for a service that is expected to grow to 40 aircraft. The […]

Palm Springs has always been known more for its abundant sunshine and palm trees than as an aviation mecca. But that perception is changing. Apart from being a world-class fly-in vacation destination with a great airport close to the resorts, restaurants and shops downtown, the city is also home to Flying Aviation Expo, now in […]

Piper’s M500 received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), clearing the way for the 500-shp Meridian to enter into service on the European register. “EASA certification is an important milestone allowing us to kick off a major sales campaign to bring the M500 to the European market,” said Simon Caldecott, president and CEO […]

Continental Motors says it is consolidating its manufacturing operations into its two “advanced manufacturing centers” in Alabama and Germany, a change that signals the closure of the engine maker’s facility in San Antonio. FAA-approved parts for Lycoming engines and the line of Titan experimental and certified engines currently produced in San Antonio will be transferred […]

The FAA has ruled that the city of Santa Monica must keep Santa Monica Airport (SMO) open through 2023, dealing a significant blow to officials who want it gone. In a ruling released Monday, the FAA denied an appeal of an earlier decision and maintained the city is required to keep the airport open because […]

The FAA has published a controversial airworthiness directive requiring the removal of Engine Components International (ECi) cylinders in some 6,200 Continental engines. The average cost to comply with AD, the FAA says, will be $11,520 per engine. The AD goes into effect on September 15. The FAA cited a total of 82 ECi cylinder failures […]