Aviation News

Eclipse Aerospace announced this week that it has completed the testing phase for a new anti-skid braking system (ABS) for the Eclipse 550 twin-engine very light jet (VLJ). The ABS will be optional, and can also be retrofitted to existing Eclipse jets, including Eclipse 500 airplanes with the Avio integrated flight management system (IFMS), according […]

As Piper Aircraft commemorates its 75th anniversary this year, the company on Thursday had another event to celebrate: the 500th delivery of its popular turboprop Piper Meridian to its new Florida-based owner. The Meridian has been a strong seller since Piper announced the pressurized single-engine model in 1997 as a follow-on to the piston-powered PA-46 […]

The FAA database shows the registration of an Aerospatiale AS355F-1 TwinStar that crashed in West Windsor, New Jersey, on Sept. 15 had expired on June 30. The pilot and sole occupant, a 65-year-old former New York City policeman, was killed when the helicopter, N58030, crashed in a cornfield. One witness, an engineer who was approximately […]

A new rule that will limit GA traffic at Pearson Field Airport (VUO) near Portland, Oregon, is causing frustration and even triggering protests from pilots who maintain the rule takes the wrong approach in its attempt to reduce congestion in the airspace surrounding Portland International Airport (PDX). The rule, slated to take effect Oct. 1, […]

An Italian man inspired by the film Catch Me if You Can was arrested over the weekend for impersonating an airline pilot in a ruse that allowed him to catch the jumpseat on at least one European flight. The unidentified 32-year-old man allegedly created a mock persona as Lufthansa pilot Andrea Sirlo using fake IDs […]

German research company DLR completed wind tunnel tests early this month on a unique new concept in wing-leading-edge design. Rather than slats, the new-concept wing has a leading edge that changes shape internally, “drooping” to a higher-lift airfoil configuration without the drag and noise of leading edge slats. The design uses a flexible glass-fiber reinforced […]

Congress has begun the task of drafting legislation that would prohibit operators of U.S.-registered aircraft from participating in a European program to regulate aviation greenhouse emissions by imposing a so-called “carbon tax.” The Senate this week approved Senate Bill S.1956, the “European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act,” which directs the Department of Transportation to […]

Midday on Friday, the space shuttle Endeavour landed atop NASA 905, a Boeing 747, at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after an extensive tour of California. The shuttle ferry flight departed Edwards Air Force Base and flew to San Francisco, where it buzzed the Golden Gate Bridge before heading down the coast to Los […]

Forget the adapters, the wires, the confusion about which third-party product to buy – ForeFlight and the makers of the X-Plane flight simulator have put their considerable brain power together to enable seamless integration of the ForeFlight Mobile app on an iPad and the latest version of X-Plane 10 using nothing more than your home […]

The NTSB has released the preliminary report on the Cirrus SR22 crash we reported on last week in which five people lost their lives in southwest Missouri. The report states that the Cirrus SR22 crashed near Willard, Missouri, at 00:23 central daylight time on Sept. 15 on its way to the Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF), […]