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Former Cessna Aircraft CEO and president Jack Pelton has accepted the title of CEO of the Experimental Aircraft Association, a position that has been open since Rod Hightower left the organization suddenly in October of 2012. EAA’s board of directors made the decision at its annual board meeting on November 6. Pelton’s three-year term as […]

With the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s freezing its funds on July 1, the results of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s third quarter shipment and billing report was mixed. There was an overall loss over last year’s report for billings during the first three quarters of $600 million, from $19.1 billion in 2014 to $18.5 billion this […]

Italian aircraft manufacturer Piaggio rolled out its Multirole Patrol Aircraft (MPA) today at the company’s headquarters in Genoa. The MPA was developed with Abu Dhabi Autonomous System Investments (ADASI) and is compatible with the unmanned HammerHead system. A modified version of the P.180 Avanti twin-pusher turboprop, the MPA has a 50-percent wider wingspan, 35-percent larger […]

We’ve seen Yves “Jetman” Rossy conquer some breathtaking locations, and we’ve even watched him team up with another Jetman pilot to rocket together over Dubai. But how about the two of them up against an Airbus A380? In one of the most stunning formation flights yet, Rossy and Vince Reffet take to the skies alongside […]

Both his wife and the instructor who had recommended him for his instrument rating two years earlier described the 1,500-hour pilot as thoughtful and analytical. He had “strong flying skills,” the instructor said; his wife observed that “he liked to plan ahead and have a contingency plan.” The 640 nm trip from Torrance, a southern […]

Diamond Aircraft’s DA62 diesel twin will make its North American debut later this month at the NBAA Convention in Las Vegas, where the Austrian light plane maker is also planning a “relaunch” party of sorts for the brand after a few relatively quiet years with a somewhat diminished U.S. profile. That’s all changing with the […]

Have you always dreamed of being an astronaut? If so, it might be time to update your resume. NASA announced it is accepting applications for its next class of astronaut candidates from December 14 through mid-February, as the organization begins plans for deep-space missions. An announcement released by NASA states that candidates with diverse backgrounds, […]

A rare scene was caught on video in the skies over Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Tuesday when former Walmart CEO Bill Simon experienced engine trouble en route to Waco, Texas, and popped the ballistic parachute on his Cirrus SR22, floating to safety as amazed onlookers watched. According to a recording of the incident at LiveATC.net, ATC […]

Burt Rutan has started testing his latest airplane design, the SkiGull, an amphibious design he says will be his last. This week, the legendary airplane designer took the airplane to Hayden Lake for some early water testing. The fuselage was launched into the water before the wings were attached and Rutan briefed test pilot Glenn […]

Imagine taking off and flying around the sky without a fuselage, wings or even so much as a framework around you. Flying with a jetpack is not a new concept. Jetpacks have been a reality for decades, but the technology has never reached a point of being commercially viable. A company called JetPack Aviation hopes […]