Airworthiness of 1960s Jets In Question

The CT-114 Tutor aircraft flown by the Canadian Royal Air Force’s Snowbirds flight demonstration squadron have been ordered grounded until a deliberate, detailed, and broad airworthiness risk-assessment can be completed. The move was ordered by the Operational Airworthiness Authority for the RCAF, Maj. Gen. Iain Huddleston, with consultation from the Directorate of Flight Safety, and experts from Canada’s Department of National Defense.

Aircraft to Remain on Public Display

Paul Allen was many things: an entrepreneur; a tech mogul; the owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers; a philanthropist (he was awarded the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy); and a damn good software engineer. He was also an aviation enthusiast—the sort who applied his considerable means to the acquisition of not only contemporary business jets, but iconic, historical aircraft, the preservation of which behooves the whole of mankind. Allen’s 2018 death called into question the future of his collection. The care and maintenance of such a multitude of rare and fiddly birds is an herculean undertaking requiring inordinate reserves o

Turn of a Friendly Card

The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) represents nearly 1,300 member companies in more than forty countries. It stands to reason, therefore, that retailers, OEMs, and every entity and soul between drew a deep and restorative breath of relief when the organization’s Avionics Market Report for 2022’s second-quarter showed an 11.7% increase in avionics sales over the previous quarter, and a 19.9% increase over the same period in 2021.

Archer Aviation Aquiver

Archer Aviation, the California-based designer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has received a ten-million-dollar down-payment for one-hundred specimens of a four-place eVTOL vehicle the company is developing. The yet-to-be mass-produced contraption—somewhat ironically dubbed Maker—is currently undergoing flight testing. Archer claims Maker will have a per-charge range of up to sixty-miles and a maximum speed of around 150-miles-per-hour.

The Doc is In—Wichita

Despite the aircraft's historical significance and influence on both the aerospace industry and contemporary culture, only two B-29s remain airworthy in 2022. They’re called Doc and FIFI. Doc will be featured at the Commemorative Air Force’s (formerly the Confederate Air Force) Gulf Coast Wing’s Fly the Fortress and Friends tour, from 05 to 07 September 2022. The Gulf Coast Wing’s B-17—known as Texas Raiders—and AT6/SNJ Texan will also participate in the event.

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If you were there, you knew it... massive traffic, LOTS of airplanes, VERY cool toys at every turn, and people everywhere... in other words, record territory for an AirVenture event. Total attendance? Approximately 650,000 – A record total (previous mark: 642,000 in 2019) and 7 percent above 2021’s attendance of 608,000. U.S. regulators have granted Boeing clearance to recommence 787 deliveries, thereby marking the ostensible end of a regrettable epoch that has seen the storied airframer’s cash reserves dented and its reputation for quali

Classroom to Cockpit (or Maintenance Bay) Direct

Avelo Airlines (formerly Casino Express Airlines and Xtra Airways), the Texas-based ultra-low-cost air-carrier, has partnered with US Aviation Academy (USAA) to create career pathways by which students at the academy may progress—via accelerated curricula and special training programs—to flight-crew and maintenance technician positions with the airline. USAA and Avelo espouse the common goal of inculcating safe, responsible, and effective pilots and maintenance technicians whose qualifications and certification derive of an industry-leading training program. The airline and school respectively and concordantly seek to support aviation-minde

New $20-Million FBO a Boon For Connecticut’s Economy

Business aviation powerhouse Clay Lacy, the air-charter, aircraft maintenance, and Fixed Base Operator (FBO) founded on the Van Nuys Airport in 1968 and namesake of one of America’s most noted airmen and aviation figures, has broken ground on a $20-million expansion of its operation on Connecticut’s Waterbury-Oxford Airport. The expansion’s first phase will see the construction of a new passenger terminal, executive offices, and a 40,000-square-foot hangar. The 11-acre complex will create two-hundred jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $32-million, and provide work for approximately 420 construction workers. The new FBO

From 2017 (YouTube Version): Remembrances Of An Israeli Air Force Test Pilot

Early in 2016, ANN contributor Maxine Scheer traveled to Israel, where she had the opportunity to sit down with retired Israeli Air Force Col. Danny Shapira, who served 25 years in the Israeli Air Force. Shapira was among the first pilots for the Israeli Air Force, which was formed shortly after the State of Israel was established in 1948. He and several others, including some Americans and pilots from other countries, went to Czechoslovakia to train in Avia S-199 aircraft, a variant of the Bf 109. The pilots and the aircraft brought back from Czechoslovakia were instrumental in hold

The Trike Wreckage Was Located About 310 Ft North Of The Downed Transmission Lines

On July 17, 2022, about 0810 Pacific daylight time, an Evolution Revolt weight shift control (WSC) light sport airplane, commonly referred to as a “Trike,” N258MH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Walter Springs, California. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a family member, the pilot and passenger departed from Yolo County Airport (DWA), Davis, California, the morning of the accident.

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“This announcement marks a new important phase in our relationship with Archer, and our commitment to eVTOL technology. We are witnessing an inflection point where consumers, businesses, and policymakers are all aligned to prioritize technology that reduces the impact of climate change … We believe eVTOLs have the potential to both help achieve carbon-neutral travel and serve as an innovative new tool to change how United customers experience comfort, convenience, and efficiency during their commutes within cities across the globe.” Source: From a statement by United Airlines Ventures president Michael Leskinen, noting the ten-million-dollar down-payment for one-hundred specimens of Archer's four-place eVTOL vehicle