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According to an AOPA study, two thirds of student pilots view their flying as primarily recreational. That’s why Sporty’s Academy, the educational unit of Sporty’s Pilot Shop, believes its modular approach to flight training yields a 70 percent retention rate (starting with the second lesson), which it describes as more than 3.5 times the industry […]

It’s not the first time it’s happened, but the story is a shocker. Teenager Delvonte Tisdale, a participant in the Civil Air Patrol who probably should have known better, apparently stowed away in the wheel well of a Boeing 737 airliner headed from his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, to Boston. His remains were found […]

The buzz of light airplanes flying overhead is still a rare sound in China, but a new effort could resonate for general aviation in that country. A new FBO is opening at Zhuhai Airport, and Shuhai Tianyi Aviation Trading Company, the company behind it, has also ordered three Cirrus SR22s. Under the arrangement, Cirrus will […]

We at Flying would like to welcome our newest writer, Stephen Pope, to the magazine as senior editor. Those of you who are aviation insiders need no introduction. Steve has been working at the respected aviation industry trade publication Aviation International News (AIN) for the past 15 years. During that time he has won numerous […]

The FAA’s aircraft re-registration initiative has caught the attention of headline writers in the general media. “FAA loses track of 190,000 planes” was one. Naturally, the emphasis in the stories was on the potential threat to security. In fact, the larger concern is one of administrative housekeeping. Under the new rules, aircraft owners will have […]

A bill passed by the U.S. Senate yesterday would increase tax benefits for buyers of new aircraft, and follow-on legislation would extend the time frame of those benefits even further. The so-called Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 has passed muster in the Senate, and will now go on to […]

Teledyne Technologies has sold its Continental Motors division to Technify Motors, a unit of AVIC International of China. The new owner plans to keep the company headquarters in Mobile, Alabama, where it has been since the 1960s. The deal was worth $186 million and includes Teledyne properties Mattituck Services, which will remain in Mattituck, Long […]

Though most of the world’s economy remains in the doldrums, such is not the case in the Middle East. And general aviation is riding the wave of prosperity there, as evidenced by the strong showing at this year’s Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) show this week. Numbers of exhibitors are up 40 percent compared with […]

Lord Alan Sugar’s (could he be known as ‘my sweet lord?’) Amsair Aircraft Limited has taken delivery of the first Embraer Legacy 650. The U.K. company will base the aircraft at London Stansted Airport, and it will be operated by Titan Airways Executive, a charter company. The Legacy 650 is a follow-on version of the […]

A French criminal court has ruled that Continental Airlines and one of its mechanics are guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2000 crash of an Air France Concorde supersonic transport (SST). All 109 on board and four on the ground died when a strip of metal that fell from one of Continental’s aircraft punctured one […]