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At the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) meeting in August, acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told the drone industry trade group, “We need to change the way we do business … we are going to allow new ideas to soar to their potential. Our goal is to safely and efficiently integrate unmanned systems […]

Dual Electronics has started shipping its new XGPS170 GPS and ADS-B weather and traffic receiver for the iPad, iPhone and Android devices. Designed to integrate with third-party EFB apps, the in-flight weather and traffic data from the XGPS170 so far works with WingX Pro7 from Hilton Software. It will soon be available using apps from […]

The Russian captain of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed in Indonesia last May inhibited the airplane’s terrain-warning system after receiving what he apparently judged to be a spurious nuisance alert, crash investigators say. Indonesian investigators said the Superjet’s TAWS sounded a warning 38 seconds before the twinjet slammed into a mountain in the jungle […]

First it was the World War II pilots retiring en masse. Then the Vietnam-era group. Though warnings of impending pilot shortages have come and gone, actual hiring numbers have never seemed to coincide with the predictions of large-scale retirements. But a group of aviation advocacy associations and businesses has asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) […]

The 1969 Learjet 25 that crashed in the early morning of December 9, killing singer Jenni Rivera and six others, was owned by Las Vegas-based Starwood Management LLC. But the company said the fatal flight was not a charter. Rather, it was described as a final demonstration flight in anticipation of Rivera purchasing the jet […]

This Sunday, the Discovery Channel will reveal the results of its research into the cause of the crash of the Hindenburg. On May 6, 1937, the German Zeppelin burst into flames and crashed while attempting to dock in Lakehurst, New Jersey, after a transatlantic flight. Of 97 on board, 13 passengers and 22 crewmembers were […]

If you’ve been tracking Solar Impulse’s quest to fly around the world without using fuel, you may have a chance to see it up close and personal next summer. The Swiss company is planning a trip in HB-SIA, the first prototype of the all-solar-powered airplane, from the West Coast to the East Coast next year. […]

The variety of final destinations for retired airplanes can be quite fascinating, ranging from scrap metal to incredible pieces of art. Now a police officer and race car driver, Jeff Bloch (aka Speedycop), who has become known for creating unique racing machines, has come up with a new idea for the use of a parked […]

Eurocopter’s first production EC175 medium-size, twin-turbine helicopter has successfully completed its first flight at the company’s headquarters in Marignane, France. With test pilot Augustin Dupuis at the controls, the flight confirmed handling characteristics and basic performance as Eurocopter advances the design toward a late-2013 certification goal. “With this first production series aircraft now airborne, the […]

Garmin announced it has added European VFR and IFR charts to its Aera 795/796 portable GPS receivers, using VFR data sourced from Deutsche Flugsicherung, the company in charge of ATC in Germany. Earlier this year, Garmin introduced European VFR terminal Bottlang charts from Jeppesen for the Aera 795/796, which include colored visual approach, landing and […]