Aviation News

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) of Australia has issued an airworthiness directive temporarily grounding all Beechcraft Bonanza, Debonair and Baron models after aircraft inspections revealed damaged flight control cables. CASA has ordered the repair of any damaged cables before further flight, and has directed operators to replace any cables in use for more than […]

With an enticing financial package offered by the City of Superior, Douglas County and the State of Wisconsin, Kestrel Aircraft has decided to move its headquarters and manufacturing facilities from Brunswick Landing, Maine, to Superior, Wisconsin, bringing with it a total of around 600 new jobs to the area. According to Kestrel spokeswoman Kate Dougherty, […]

The FAA has issued an Advisory Circular detailing pilot operational requirements when flying with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technology for compliance with FAR 91.225 and 91.227. The new regulations require aircraft operating in designated classes of airspace (pretty much anywhere you need a transponder now) to be equipped with ADS-B Out starting on Jan. 1, […]

The pilots of a Polish-built PZL SW4 turbine-engine light helicopter walked away without injury after crashing on Sunday while performing cold weather testing in Fairbanks, Alaska. Temperature at the time of the accident was minus 36 degrees F, according to the FAA, which said the crash happened at the Fairbanks International Airport. The runway was […]

A preliminary NTSB report on the propeller accident that left 23-year-old model Lauren Scruggs seriously injured offers new details into the turn of events leading up to the accident. According to the report, the pilot of the Aviat Husky carrying Scruggs left the propeller running as he opened the right door of the aircraft for […]

On Thursday Rod Hightower, the president of the Experimental Aircraft Association, which annually puts on the largest U.S. airshow, called AirVenture, issued a press release announcing a large-scale reorganization in Oshkosh. In the release Hightower said that EAA was looking to “strengthen our organization in several key areas to more effectively meet the needs of […]

In response to the Reno Air Races tragedy and to a number of air show performer fatalities last year, the NTSB convened a one-day hearing on the safety of air races and air shows on Tuesday. The big news is that there’s no big news. At the hearing the NTSB heard from a number of […]

NTSB investigators are looking into a near collision between a Southwest Boeing 737 and a Learjet 45 that took place at Chicago Midway International Airport last month. According to investigators, the Dec. 1 incident occurred when the 737 landed on Runway 31 Center and began to taxi across Runway 31 Right, as instructed by air […]

The FAA has recently issued a clarification of what it originally intended as a clarification of its instrument currency rules and the requirements for needing to complete an instrument proficiency check (IPC) for IFR-rated pilots whose proficiency had expired. As is to be expected for the FAA (really for any bureaucracy), the regs themselves are […]

The Mexican Air Force (FAM) has sealed a deal with Hawker Beechcraft for six of the company’s new T-6C+ trainers, Beechcraft announced this week. The new trainers, equipped with Esterline CMC Cockpit 4000 avionics, HUD and an up-front control panel, among other features, will replace the FAM’s existing fleet of Pilatus PC-7s. According to Beechcraft, […]