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Following two bizarre June 2 crashes, the Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds have announced show cancellations. In the wake of the death of Capt. Jeff Kuss, the pilot who crashed during a practice flight, the Blue Angels are in a safety stand down. The team called off June demonstrations at the Syracuse International Airshow […]

With the July 15 deadline for the passing of an FAA reauthorization bill swiftly approaching, a handful of prominent aviation groups have banded together, drafting a letter urging Congress to put aside its differences for the good of the aviation community. A controversial provision in a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that […]

The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship continued this weekend, providing an extra special event for the approximate 50,000 local spectators in Chiba, Japan. For the first time ever, Japan’s Yoshihide “Yoshi” Muroya snagged the win for the weekend, the first time an Asian pilot has won a Red Bull Air Race. The competition […]

The pilot of an Embraer Phenom 100 failed to turn on either the jet’s engine anti-ice or structural de-ice system during the last 15 minutes of a December 8, 2014, instrument approach despite flying in known icing conditions. The pilot also selected an approach airspeed that was too slow for flight in ice, according to […]

Williams International’s new FJ33-5A turbofan engine on Monday was awarded its FAA Part 33 type certificate. The company used what it learned in development of the earlier FJ44-3AP and FJ44-4A powerplants to give the new FJ33-5A more than 2,000 pounds of thrust, improved fuel economy and a better than 6-to-1 thrust-to-weight ratio. The FJ33-5A — […]

Look for two new Mooney models to make their debut appearances at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this summer after the Kerrville, Texas-based manufacturer flew the first Ovation Ultra, a version of the original Ultra that will roll out of the factory with an array of upgrades. Mooney chief test pilot Mike Miles flew the new model […]

In-flight internet just got more accessible for general aviation aircraft. BendixKing this week announced the FAA has approved installation of its AeroWave 100 in-flight internet product on several popular turboprop and turbine airframes. The approved model list includes Cessna Mustang, M2, CJ2, CJ3, CJ4, Caravan, Embraer Phenom 100 and 300, Pilatus PC-12, Daher TBM 700/850/900, […]

When the NBAA’s single-pilot working group, an offshoot of the association’s well-known safety committee, met in person for the first time 18 months ago, its goal was simple: bring together whatever resources it could muster to help stem the rising accident rate for people operating airplanes for business with themselves as the only pilot. The […]

Owners of pre-NG Pilatus PC-12s hankering to upgrade their airplane’s original P&W PT-6 engine, can now add a Hartzell five-blade composite swept-tip propeller when the work is completed by Broomfield, Colorado-based Finnoff Aviation. The upgraded prop, now standard on new PC-12s, is 5 pounds lighter than the original aluminum four-blade Hartzell standard on nearly 800 […]

For about six years now, CubCrafters has kept a new two-seat taildragger design under wraps. Named the XCub, that secret airplane has now been revealed as the Yakima, Washington-based company achieved the coveted Part 23 certification from the FAA for the airplane on June 2. Since the company self-funded the new design and certification process, […]