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Nothing ruins a pilot’s day more than landing on the wrong runway, or even worse, touching down on a taxiway the pilot mistakenly thought was the runway. While a slap to the head is certainly in order for anyone who falls prey to a case of mistaken runway identity, there’s also the potential for much […]

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association released its second quarter aircraft sales report, which showed mostly positive trends for the general aviation industry. The greatest growth was seen in the training market, a result of the apparent pilot shortage that is spurring a need for new airplanes for flight schools. This positive trend should continue for […]

Avidyne is helping customers who are using the mandated transition to ADS-B to also make upgrades their instrument panels. The company announced last week a promotional program that gives customers a $2,500 rebate when combining Avidyne’s IFD550 navigator with L-3’s NGT-9000 Lynx complete ADS-B package. L-3 is also including a free Lynx ADS-B Traffic Advisory […]

Embraer’s E190-E2 Profit Hunter demonstration airplane, with its distinctive shark livery, attracted a lot of attention at this year’s Farnborough Airshow in England, where the Brazilian company reported taking firm orders and letters of intent for an astounding 300 airplanes valued at $15.3 billion. After its European success, the eye-catching airplane went on a tour […]

Clean sheet FAA certification programs have become known to take around a decade to complete. And the highly anticipated EPS Graflight V8 engine is no exception. The company formed in 2006 and began building the proof of concept high performance engine, which is expected to put out between 320 hp and 450 hp, in 2011. […]

When looking at images from the fiery crash of an Embraer 190 near the General Guadelupe Victoria International Airport in Durango, Mexico on Tuesday, it’s hard to believe that everyone on board the airplane survived the event. Aeromexico Flight 2134 attempted to take off in a storm on its way from Durango to Mexico City, […]

Remote pilot certificates are now coming due for some training in order to keep them current.

The European Commission is warning that airlines in Europe will not be ready for the EU’s ADS-B compliance date of June 7, 2020, but reiterated recently that the deadline will not change. “The final implementation dates…stand and must be met,” wrote Henrik Hololei, the EC director general for the mobility and transport directorate, in a […]

More than four years after the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370 has released a 495-page report of its findings. At an August 30 press conference at the Ministry of Transport headquarters in Putrajaya, Malaysia, the team explained that despite years involved in the […]

In response to the deliberate crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 by the jetliner’s first officer, airlines within the European Union will now be required to perform psychological assessments of new pilots, as well as introduce policies to prevent and detect the misuse of psychoactive substances in pilots and cabin crew, according to AIN. First officer […]