Accidents in Oregon and China Take Pilot's Lives

It's been a lousy weekend to be an aviation journalist as we document the tragic loss of two well-known pilots in two separate airshows accident.. each on the other side of the world. At the 1st Silk Road International General Aviation Convention held at Danxia airport in China, well-known Red Bull pilot Michel Leusch (shown here) was lost when a performance resulted in a series of rolling descending maneuvers that inexplicablu terminated in a ground impact some 300-400 feet from the edge of the runway. Leusch made a name for himself in both model as well as full scale aviation. On the other side of the world, a 1941 450 Stearman flown by NW Aerobat Marcus Paine apparently failed to execute a loop, which terminated in

Two Research Aircraft Head To Namibia Because Of Its Unique Climate

NASA scientists and two research aircraft are on their way to a unique natural laboratory off the Atlantic coast of southwest Africa to study a major unknown in future climate prediction.

Students Have The Opportunity To Place An Experiment On Board The TeamIndus Spacecraft

TeamIndus, an Indian aerospace startup and one of the front-runners for the Google Lunar XPRIZE, has announced an international jury for Lab2Moon, a competition to challenge the brightest young minds globally to think beyond our planet and create an experiment to fly on board the TeamIndus spacecraft to the Moon in 2017.

Second Revision Adds New Aircraft Model

EASA has issued a second revision of its STC for the installation of next generation 3-blade scimitar composite propellers on the Vulcanair P.68C-TC, P.68TC Observer, P.68, P.68B, P.68C, P.68 Observer, P.68 Observer 2 and P.68R.

Critical Resource For Troops, National Leaders

When it comes to transmitting sensitive information in highly contested areas, the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) system and Milstar satellites are proving their value, achieving 100 years of combined successful operations.

Services Extended To Military Veterans Throughout The Northeast

Sikorsky's Associated Aircraft Group (AAG) has partnered with Patient AirLift Services (PALS), a nonprofit organization that arranges for free volunteer aircraft flights for needy medical patients including military veterans throughout the northeast.

Event Being Held Beginning August 30 In São Paulo, Brazil

Bell Helicopter, along with sister company Textron Aviation will be exhibiting at the 13th annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) held August 30 through September 1 at Aeroporto de Congonhas at São Paulo, Brazil.

Partnership Continues Company's Legacy As A 'Disruptor' In The Private Aviation Industry

Private jet charter sercvice XOJET has formed a corporate partnership with the rideshare platform Lyft, and its adoption of Lyft Mobility Solutions as an added benefit to XOJET pilots  and employees.

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"This is the perfect natural laboratory to study aerosol-cloud interactions, which are some of the largest uncertainties in the prediction of future climate." Source: Jens Redemann, ORACLES principal investigator at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, discussing what NASA scientists and two research aircraft are doing while on their way to a unique natural laboratory off the Atlantic coast of southwest Africa to study a major unknown in future climate prediction.