Aviation News

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Bulletin approving a new aviation fuel – 100VLL (very low lead) – for use in aircraft that currently run on 100LL. The approval resulted from collaboration with industry partners that evaluated data supporting the incorporation of grade 100VLL avgas into current specifications. The new fuel is identical to […]

The FAA is levying a nearly $2.5 million civil penalty against Cessna Aircraft after an incident in which carbon composite components of a Cessna Corvalis wing debonded during an audit test flight last year. The incident occurred in December 2010, when an FAA test pilot flying a Cessna Corvalis experienced the separation of approximately seven […]

Continental announced at AOPA Summit that it was launching a new engine, which is similar in design to its long-popular IO-360 six-cylinder 200-hp model that powers the Cirrus SR20, among other models. The engine, the IO-360-AF, will include lower-compression pistons and a lower red line (2,550 rpm compared to 2,700 rpm in many installations) to […]

Gray and rainy skies kept some pilots from flying to Hartford, Connecticut, in time for the start of AOPA Summit on Thursday, but those who filed IFR, flew by airline or drove were greeted by a busy agenda, a packed aircraft static display and an exhibit hall brimming with new aviation technologies. Garmin drew a […]

A Colgan Air flight crew has been relieved from duty after landing at the wrong airport earlier this month, drawing renewed attention to a company that is no stranger to public scrutiny. The incident involved Colgan Flight 3222, which was cleared for a visual approach into Lake Charles, Louisiana, after crewmembers told air traffic control […]

The annual AOPA convention, now called AOPA Summit, will kick off in Hartford, Connecticut, on Thursday in the middle of one of the worst economic downturns in general aviation history but amid much optimism on the part of exhibitors. The show kicks off early on the calendar this year. It runs from Sept. 22 to […]

On the heels of the news that two more spectators have died in the Reno air crash, bringing the toll to 11 victims, NTSB investigators have announced that they discovered that the accident airplane was outfitted with telemetry and an outward-facing video camera. On Sunday accident investigators found the camera, along with, more importantly, its […]

Ike Kibbe, a 93-year-old aviation enthusiast, completed his 1,000th hour of flying this weekend, fulfilling a personal dream and illustrating how the love of flying so often endures despite the passage of time. Kibbe first began flying in 1940, at the age of 22. He carried his passion for aviation with him throughout his lifetime, […]

Princeton Airport in central New Jersey held a celebration and open house to mark the 100th anniversary of the first flights from Rocky Hill, where aviation pioneer Richard Newhouse built and flew his first airplane. The centennial celebration featured flybys, airplane rides and a chance for the public to visit the local airport, which started […]

Aviation groups have come out in unified opposition against an Obama Administration proposal to begin charging a $100-per-flight fee to corporate jets and other turbine-powered airplanes that use U.S. air traffic services. About two-thirds of the ATC system is paid for by aviation excise taxes, including taxes on airline tickets and aviation fuel. Last year […]