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In order to offer the popular Carbon Cub with the experimental gross weight limit to pilots who don’t want to build the entire Carbon Cub EX-2 kit, CubCrafters is now offering a quick build program. CubCrafters’ Carbon Cub FX builder assist program involves the customer in the construction of steel, composite and aluminum parts in […]

Two exceptional pilots, participants in the Red Bull Air Race, have completed a stunt that you definitely would not want to try at home. Paul Bonhomme and Steve Jones, both from Great Britain, flew their Xtreme Air XA41 race planes through a hangar in North Wales. “There is nothing that quite compares to that feeling […]

Cats have been known to take naps in all kinds of places. But one cat got the surprise of a lifetime when it woke up inside the wing of an ultralight as the aircraft took off. Imagine the surprise of the pilot when he saw the feline emerge at the wingroot. The astonished look on […]

On Sunday unknown cyber attackers breached the flight planning computers of Polish carrier LOT at Warsaw’s Chopin International Airport, prompting LOT to cancel 10 flights. At this time, it seems as though the attack targeted the ground-based computers of LOT, including dispatch computers, rendering them temporarily unusable. LOT reports that its computers are once again […]

The highly anticipated Icon A5 has completed an FAA audit that will allow the start of full production of the sleek amphibian. Icon plans to deliver its first customer airplane next month at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This week, Flying had the opportunity to fly the A5. Look for the full report in an […]

Stephen Metheny, 45, a former vice president for Carson Helicopters in Oregon, was sentenced by a federal judge to 12 and a half years in prison for falsifying records to secure a $51 million U.S. Forest Service firefighting contract that ended up leading to a deadly crash in 2008. Levi Phillips, Carson’s director of maintenance […]

There’s a new airplane near the top of the heap of uber-luxury jets after Boeing Business Jets announced the sale of the first BBJ Max 9 at the Paris Air Show to an undisclosed European customer. The Boeing 737-based BBJ Max 9 sale marks the fifth BBJ Max order after Boeing previously booked four orders […]

Previously available to Southwest Airlines pilots, Sporty’s Pivot iPad cases — specifically designed for use in the cockpit — have reached general aviation. With a suction cup mount, the Pivot design enables pilots to secure their iPads to any non-porous surface in cockpit, offering easy installation and quick release. The arm of the mount also […]

In case you missed it, one of the latest aviation videos to go viral shows off a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner rehearsing for the Paris Air Show, which is being held this week. It’s not often we see airliners perform such a steep climb, but this video demonstrates the Dreamliner’s ability for a gorgeous takeoff. While […]

While some see it as a case of fixing what isn’t broken, Congress is moving swiftly forward with a proposal to privatize ATC by creating a not-for-profit, federally chartered corporation to operate the nation’s air traffic control system. What’s clearly broken, proponents of the proposal say, is NextGen, the FAA’s multi-billion-dollar effort to modernize ATC […]