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Failure of connecting rod leads to total loss of engine power
Probable Cause: A failure of the No. 2 connecting rod, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Aerox continues acquisitions
Aerox Aerospace Group, parent company of Aerox Aviation Oxygen Systems, Omnigas Systems, and Aerox Fluid Power, has acquired N23D Services, a provider of FAA-PMA aftermarket gas cylinders for aerospace oxygen and compressed gas systems.
Fuel starvation brings down 172
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
AvNav upgrades with ClearSky AI and 3D map
AvNav, an electronic flight bag (EFB) for general aviation pilots, unveiled its latest release at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, which includes ClearSky AI, a flight planning assistant that suggests flyable VFR/IFR windows up to 10 days in advance.
Human Factors: A pilot’s last words
What can we learn from a sightseeing flight that proved fatal for a young pilot and his girlfriend’s brother?
Sight-seeing flight fatal for two
Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent rapid descent into terrain.
Boeing forecasts need for 2.4 million aviation personnel through 2044
The annual forecast calls for 660,000 pilots and 710,000 maintenance technicians will be needed worldwide through 2044.
A new life for Cirrus parachutes
Cirrus has introduced a collection of handcrafted, aviation-inspired travel bags using material repurposed from the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS).