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The General Aviation Awards program and the FAA revealed the winners of the 2014 National GA awards, which each year recognize top aviation professionals for their contributions to general aviation. The recipients are Mary Schu of Tualatin, Oregon, who was named Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) of the Year; Donald Streitenberger Jr. of Cincinnati, Aviation Maintenance […]

Regional airlines are beginning to feel the strain of an emerging pilot shortage, brought on by increasing retirements at major carriers and the FAA’s recent rule change requiring new airline pilots to have more flying experience before landing their first job in the right seat. The FAA in July 2013 implemented new rules that require […]

In the FAA’s just-released Aerospace Forecast for the fiscal years 2015 through 2035 the agency expects steady growth in the general aviation sector with an average increase of 1.4 percent per year over the 20-year period. According to the published FAA data, 2014 saw one percent growth in total GA shipments. The single-engine piston market […]

Solar Impulse has completed the fourth of 12 legs on its historic flight around the world using nothing but solar power. A carnival-like atmosphere with local dance performances greeted pilot and co-founder of Solar Impulse Bertrand Piccard as he approached the runway in Mandalay, Myanmar, this morning, landing at 1:21 GMT, 7:51 p.m. in Mandalay. […]

An emergency landing nearly ended in tragedy last week when an airplane was forced down on a ski slope in the French ski resort Avoriaz, the French news outlet Agence France-Presse reports. During the forced landing, the airplane managed to avoid most of the people on the busy ski hill but hit a Polish skier […]

We’ve seen cliff diving in airplanes, gliders and wingsuits, but how about in a snowmobile? In this epic video, a stunt team from Finland has modified a snowmobile and actually made it fly. Driving straight off a cliff, parachute attached, they glide down a mountain in Riksgränsen, Sweden, soaring at the same level as a […]

New York Senator Chuck Schumer has suggested a ban on high-powered, long-range handheld lasers, which can seriously damage vision and pose a flight hazard when pointed toward aircraft. Shining a laser toward an airplane is illegal and the penalties are severe; however, the number of reports of laser beams directed into cockpits continues to rise. […]

Aspen Avionics has received FAA approval for its entry-level ATX100G ADS-B transceiver, a single-band unit designed to meet the FAA’s upcoming mandate and present subscription-free weather and traffic information on Aspen cockpit displays. Carrying a retail price of $4,995, the ATX100G is compatible with Aspen’s Evolution primary flight displays and multi-function displays. The unit receives […]

The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Christopher Hart as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board nearly a year after he became acting chairman following the departure of Deborah Hersman from the position last April. Hart’s appointment also received unanimous praise from aviation leaders, who pointed to his qualifications as an aviator. He is an experienced […]

Dramatic video captured the collision of a pair of Indonesian military trainers as the pilots practiced their routine for an airshow in Malaysia on Sunday. The pilots of both airplanes safely ejected after clipping each other during a head-on pass that led to the fiery crashes of the KT-1B turboprops, single-engine training airplanes built by […]