Aviation News

Brian Foley of Brian Foley & Associates, Sparta, New Jersey, believes that sales of piston aircraft will lead the next GA comeback; and it’s already started. Foley contends that piston-aircraft buyers march to different market beats than jet or turboprop customers. For example, he cites the immediate post 9/11 period when sales of pistons dropped […]

Retired Army Major General Robert Harding has withdrawn his name from consideration as head of the Transportation Security Administration. A 33-year Army veteran, Harding headed a consulting firm after retirement that held government contracts, and some of those contracts have been cited for overpayment. President Obama’s second nominee for the post, Harding said he chose […]

Eclipse Aerospace reiterates its plans to resume production, but says it will take a slow, conservative road back. As one step along the way, the company has announced a new refurb and completion program for the approximately 260 Eclipse EA500s in the existing fleet. Under the trademark ‘Total Eclipse’ program, Eclipse Aerospace will offer the […]

Lycoming Engines, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, has launched a customer-loyalty discount program. Operators who return select engine cores (engines that left the factory as rebuilt or overhauled) can receive “significant” discounts on Lycoming factory overhauled replacement engines. The rebuilt engines come with a zero-time logbook and the same two-year warranty as a new engine. In addition, Lycoming […]

Aircraft Spruce & Specialty East will hold its annual fly-in and Super Sale on May 22 at its Atlanta location, adjacent to Falcon Field (KFFC). Representatives from a number of Aircraft Spruce’s vendors will be on hand, including Champion Aerospace, Lightspeed, MGL Avionics, Slemp Photography, Flightcom, and more.

Corporate aviation has recently received a lot of attention for its intensive efforts flying relief supplies and personnel to ease the devastation in Haiti. John Travolta even filled up his Boeing 707 with supplies and flew it down to help. All of which is terrific. But while colossal disasters and suffering get more attention, many […]

Cirrus Aircraft claims that former avionics supplier L3 Communications is spreading false rumors of Cirrus’s impending bankruptcy. The Duluth-Minnesota airframer has filed suit to get L3 to stop, and also recently claimed higher-than-expected results for 2010 and a spike in orders compared with a like reporting period for last year. Meanwhile, L3 has its own […]

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has updated its guide to the electronic Advance Passenger Information System (eAPIS). The original guide was published in 2008. The new one clarifies some ambiguities, such as what to do if weather or other complications prevent an aircraft from landing at the border crossing airport that was originally planned. […]

In a 93-0 vote, the Senate passed its version of a two-year FAA reauthorization bill on Monday, without user fees and applauded by GA alphabet-group advocates. The $34.5 billion provision now goes to a committee where members of the Senate and House will work to reconcile their versions. From there, it would go to the […]

Transport Canada recently revised its rules, making it easier for U.S.-registered aircraft in the Light Sport category to fly in. Until now, LSA operators wishing to fly to Canada needed to call Transport Canada authorities to receive authorization, obtain a validation form to be kept in the aircraft and pay a fee of $100. Under […]