Aviation News

Piper Aircraft continues to find success in the flight training market, the most recent evidence coming today at Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, with the announcement that UND Aerospace has placed an order for 112 piston singles and twins. The deal, which includes a mix of Piper Archers and Seminoles, calls for deliveries to […]

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Boeing plans to cut up to 8,000 jobs this year to reduce costs and stay competitive with Airbus amid softening demand for the 747 and 777. The world’s biggest plane maker said it will slash as many as 4,000 jobs by midyear, with cuts coming first from attrition as employees retire or leave for other […]

Preparing for the day when 100LL avgas will be outlawed in America, the FAA has selected two unleaded fuels — one from Swift Fuels and one from Shell — for further testing. Flight trials and rig testing of the new fuel blends, selected as part of the Piston Aviation Fuel Initiative (PAFI) to find an […]

Delta Air Line pilots are seeking a big pay raise after the company posted record profits last year, seemingly recovering from its bankruptcy filing in 2005. The pilots are seeking a 40 percent pay hike compounded over three years, which their union says would bring their salaries back to levels seen in 2004, according to […]

One of the Reno Air Race Unlimited fan favorites, Precious Metal, a modified P-51 Mustang, will literally return from the ashes to fly again. The airplane caught fire as race pilot Thom Richard was ferrying the airplane to Reno for the races last year. There were initially doubts regarding the feasibility of the restoration, but […]

An American Airlines copilot arrested Saturday morning on the tarmac at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport has been charged with operating an aircraft under the influence. John Maguire, 50, failed two Breathalyzer tests. He was taken away by police while passengers looked on after a TSA agent observed the copilot “exhibiting signs of being drunk,” an […]

The FAA will allow Cirrus Aircraft to forego inflight testing of the SF50 Vision Jet’s whole-airframe ballistic parachute, saying such tests would incur “an unnecessary expense” while posing “inherent danger” to the test pilot. In a notice of proposed conditions issued recently, the FAA noted that unlike the BRS parachutes in the SR20 and SR22 […]

It’s a time-honored aviation tradition that suddenly appears on the brink of elimination. New student pilot application requirements that take effect on April 1 will prevent new pilots from soloing on their 16th birthday. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is asking the FAA to remedy what it calls an “unfortunate consequence” of the new […]

If you are one of the many pilots who enjoy night flying, you may see some changes in the lighting that helps you see towers and obstructions in low-light conditions. A slight revision in the lighting patterns at towers around the country has the potential to save the lives of thousands of birds, the FAA […]