GAO Criticizes "Weak Oversight" Of 13,000 Contractors

The FAA isn't keeping a close enough eye on the 13,000 contractors it uses to inspect and certify repairs to aircraft in the US civil fleet, according to a new report from the General Accountability Office.

35 Year Old Mystery Solved

For 35 years, Edwin Sisam has wanted to know just one thing: The name of the men who saved his life in October, 1969.

Philadelphia International Gets An Earful About Noise If you ask a lot of people around West Deptford Township (NJ), they don't want Philadelphia International's Runway 17-35 to be extended 400 feet in their direction -- they don't want the runway at all.

Niborex Puts Flight Data On Handhelds

General aviation just became safer for our nations pilots. Niborex, Inc. today officially released its Portable Electronic CoPilot product for the Pocket PC platform. This product allows a pilot to create, organize, and view on their Pocket PC device all the information necessary for a safe and successful flight. It is meant to assist the pilot from pre-flight to shutdown. Operation is based upon a fully user-customizable "talking" organizer. It incorporates any item a pilot may wish to bring with them on a flight: custom checklists, text (for NOTAMS, TFRs, etc.), graphics (for weather images, runway diagrams, etc.), video (for educational information, videos, etc.), customized HTML applets (allowing the user or others to create custom fun

Pilot Was Buzzed On Short Final

This probably won't help the process of getting a runway and hangar on private property in Maesybont, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Tony Ware was landing his Bolkow BO-207 when he got a bee in his bonnet -- or more appropriately, a wasp down his shirt.