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CFM56 Fleet Surpasses 500 Million Flight Cycles
Maintains Highest Reliability In The Industry CFM International’s ubiquitous CFM56 engine fleet has surpassed 500 million flight cycles while logging […]
Sporty?s Releases 2018 Learn To Fly Course
User Feedback Leads To Sporty’s Most Thorough Update Yet Sporty’s has released the 2018 version of its award-winning Learn to […]
NTSB Cites Parachute Failure As Contributing To 2016 Fatal Accident
Pilot Error Led To The Need To Deploy The Chute, Board Says The NTSB has released its probable cause report […]
China eyes greater U.S. access for its aircraft and parts with new deal
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s aviation safety regulator expects a recently signed aircraft certification agreement with … Almost 30 U.S. companies, […]
Oklahoma boosts aircraft registration fees 50%
A 50% increase in aircraft registration fees, a new aviation-themed license plate … appropriated agency and they have taken some […]
NTSB Nominee Landsberg Faces Senate Hearing
Bruce Landsberg, who promoted GA safety for many years at AOPA’s Air Safety Foundation, faced tough questions at a Senate […]
Advances For New Flight Technologies
Electric powerplants and autonomous systems continue to make progress, with reports this week of first flights and new designs. In […]
Drones Soon To Be Used For Ecommerce Deliveries In India: Civil Aviation Ministry
In this regard, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will also post a draft of rules … m from […]
Flying over the Golden Gate Bridge
Mitch Naegle of Santa Rosa, California, sent us this photo in response to our call for favorite pictures of 2017. […]