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Dennis “Denny” Fitch, a United pilot and training check airman who was credited with helping save the lives of 184 people as United Flight 232 crashed in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1989, has died at the age of 69. Fitch was a passenger on the ill-fated United flight, scheduled to fly from Denver to Chicago. […]

When it comes to aircraft modifications, things happen in Alaska that don’t happen in the lower 48. Here is one of those things, a Super Cub with at least a few mods from the look of it, the most noticeable of which is a very long landing gear extension. Now, what exactly is the reason […]

The Hawker 400XPR engine test article made a successful first flight this week, paving the way for certification of the upgraded jet this September, Hawker Beechcraft announced. The dual Williams International FJ44-4A-32 engines slated to power the new 400XPR – announced last year – will provide 470 pounds of additional combined thrust over that provided […]

The wreckage of a Sukhoi SuperJet 100 that disappeared yesterday during a demonstration flight in Indonesia has been found in a remote mountainous region south of the capital city of Jakarta, authorities said Thursday. According to a Reuters report, the crash site was located by a search and rescue helicopter that identified debris on the […]

The search is on for a Sukhoi SuperJet 100 that went missing on Wednesday during a demonstration flight in Indonesia. The fly-by-wire regional jet, with 50 people on board, was conducting its second demonstration flight of the day when radio contact was lost approximately 20 minutes after takeoff from Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. The airplane […]

History buffs and Boeing enthusiasts alike can now retrace more than 95 years of Boeing history through the company’s first ever iPad app, released on Monday. The app takes users back to the company’s roots, which took hold in 1916 with the construction of the first B & W, a two-seat seaplane used for airmail […]

The NTSB will hold a two-day forum in Washington, D.C., on June 19 and 20 that will focus attention on general aviation safety issues. The event, titled “General Aviation Safety: Climbing to the Next Level,” will be chaired by NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman with participation from all board members as well as a number of […]

The FAA is making progress with the modernization of the National Airspace System through its NextGen initiative. A recently released report disclosed that 354 WAAS LPV approaches were added nationwide in 2011. As long as you have a WAAS-capable GPS receiver, you now have a lot more options when the weather is less than CAVU, […]

The morning dawned misty and overcast; even low-lying areas to the east, which the marine stratus layer often did not reach, were reporting 100 feet and a quarter-mile. By noon, however, conditions at the airport had improved to 1,800 broken, 2,800 overcast and 10 miles visibility. A Cirrus SR22, whose destination lay to the east, […]

Hawker Beechcraft filed for bankruptcy on Thursday after reaching a restructuring agreement that will wipe out approximately $2.5 billion in debt and $125 million in annual cash interest liabilities. The plan includes $400 million in financing that the company says will allow it to continue meeting its financial obligations to its employees — Hawker Beech […]