Aviation News

The United States Forest Service is revising its National Forest System (NFS) land management planning process, a move that could restrict backcountry flying. A series of roundtable discussions have taken place around the country to collect public input, leading to issuance of a draft rule. AOPA and the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) have participated in […]

p>An all-solar-powered airplane, HB-SIA, created by Swiss Solar Impulse, is being prepped to depart on its first international flight. The airplane is scheduled to attend an event in Brussels from May 23 through May 29, followed by an appearance at the Paris Air Show from June 20 through June 26. After seven years of development, […]

Lawyers in the $100 million wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle squared off in a Manhattan courtroom this week with remarkably different versions of what caused Lidle’s Cirrus SR20 to crash into a Manhattan apartment building in 2006. A lawyer for Cirrus said Lidle and his flight […]

A search team located Air France Flight 447’s cockpit voice recorder and retrieved it from the Atlantic Ocean floor on Tuesday, nearly two years after the Airbus A330 crashed while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing all 216 passengers and 12 crewmembers aboard. The find comes just days after searchers from France’s […]

You might have missed the news that Canada held its hotly contested national elections this week, but you can be sure officials at Diamond Aircraft were paying close attention. The election results, after all, could have an impact on an all-important decision related to a $35 million government loan the beleaguered manufacturer says it needs […]

In a move that has sent shockwaves through the industry, Textron has parted ways with the highly respected chairman and CEO of its subsidiary Cessna Aircraft, Jack Pelton. The news was announced on Cessna’s Twitter feed and in a Textron news release on Monday afternoon. Pelton had earlier in the day sent a farewell internal […]

A new facility for the Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA) opened officially with a ribbon-cutting ceremony during the Sun ‘n Fun fly-in and expo across the street from the Florida Air Museum (FAM) at the Lakeland Linder Airport. The 58,000-square-foot building is capable of supporting up to 500 high school students and was made possible […]

Tecnam recently introduced two certified airplanes currently in development: the P2012 Traveller and the P Twenty-Ten. Both of the new airplanes will undergo FAA Part 23 and European Aviation Safety Agency CS-23 certification concurrently. With the capacity to carry 11 passengers, the P2012 is by far the largest airplane Tecnam has brought to market since […]

(June 2011) The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) and the Montana Pilots Association (MPA) have joined efforts to build Russian Flat Airstrip, the first backcountry airstrip to open on United States Forest Service (USFS) land in more than 46 years. The 3,000-foot runway is located in a large, grassy meadow 69 miles southwest of Great Falls, […]

Government officials and business execs alike work to keep Wichita’s aviation industry alive and well. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and other officials convened with aviation business leaders on Monday to discuss the industry’s future in the state and explore ways to both keep and grow Wichita’s standing as one of the world’s leading aviation hubs. […]