The FAA finally has taken notice of the potential problems posed by ethanol to users of automobile gasoline in airplanes. Please share: Continue Reading →

NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) recently marked its 30-year anniversary. The confidential reporting system is widely used by pilots to identify potential safety hazards. Established under a memorandum of understanding between NASA and the FAA, the system collects, analyzes... Continue Reading →

Retired Air Force General Jacob E. Smart died Nov. 12 at his home in Ridgeland, S.C. He was 97. Continue Reading →

AmSafe, Inc., a provider of restraint products to the aviation markets, has confirmed the successful deployment of its AmSafe Aviation Inflatable Restraint system, which saved five lives in three separate accidents in the last four months. The accidents occurred in... Continue Reading →

For several years officials at Sealand Aviation have been working toward developing a North American market for the Polish-built Wilga Aircraft. A monkey wrench was thrown into the works last month, says Sealand Aviation President Bill Alder, when the factory,... Continue Reading →

Retired Navy Capt. Edward A. Davis, who was 67, died Nov. 7 of pancreatic cancer near his home in Lancaster, Pa. Continue Reading →

Kirby Chambliss won the Red Bull Air Race World Series, despite finishing third in the final race in Australia. Chambliss went into the race with 34 points, well ahead of his rivals. He ended the series with 38 points. Hungarian... Continue Reading →

This year was a busy one for the Cessna Aircraft Co. and it doesn’t look like 2007 will bring any kind of slowdown. Continue Reading →

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Superior Air Parts received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification for its 180 hp Vantage engine early this month. The engine, already certified by the FAA, earned Canadian certification in June. Continue Reading →