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FAA Leads Global Effort On GA Aircraft Design

Will Develop A Performance-Based Approach To Airworthiness Standards

The FAA is leading a global initiative with industry and other civil aviation authorities to develop a performance-based approach to airworthiness standards for Part 23 general aviation (GA) airplanes. It’s a top priority for the FAA and the agency’s work is the basis for similar efforts in Europe.

Aero-Help Wanted: ANN Needs A Good Honest Marketing Manager

ANN/Aero-TV Marketing Department Needs Part or Full Time Personnel

E-I-C Note: After months of hints, we've unveiled the beginnings of the 'Airborne Unlimited' project and we're excited to report that we're making stunning, if highly educational, progress. But; it's time to ramp up some efforts here... marketing, in particular... and we need someone exceptional for the job! If you'd like to help chart the course for a game-changing program produced by THE company that transformed the aviation news and information industry, NOW is the time to check us out -- JRC, ANN E-I-C.

CAF Hopes To Restore C-47 That Led The Normandy Invasion

Kickstarter Campaign Established To Raise Funds For The Get The Effort Underway

The transport aircraft that led the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France more than 70 years ago has been rediscovered in an aircraft boneyard in Wisconsin. Believed lost to history, the airplane was slated to be cut apart and remanufactured as a modern turbo-prop. Now, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is launching a Kickstarter funding campaign to save and restore the plane to flying condition.

Tecnam P2012 ‘Traveller' Roll-Out On Schedule

Event Planned For The Fourth Quarter Of This Year

Tecnam today announced that the production of the first TECNAM P2012 “Traveller” is progressing well on its Experimental Assembly Line (XAL) in Capua, Italy, with roll-out scheduled for Q4 2015. The Tecnam P2012 Traveller is an eleven seat next generation piston engine twin, designed to comply with both FAR part 23 and EASA CS-23.

French Prosecutor Says Andreas Lubitz Contacted Several Doctors

Germanwings Pilot Accused Of Intentionally Flying An Airplane Into The Ground

Andreas Lubitz, the Germanwings pilot who is accused of intentionally flying an airliner with 150 passengers on board into the ground in the French Alps killing everyone on board, reached out to several doctors about an unspecified ailment, according to the French prosecutor leading the investigation into the crash.

NASA Tests Aircraft Wing Coatings That Slough Off Bug Guts

Non-Stick Surface Could Help Make Airplanes More Efficient, Save Fuel

Bug guts create drag, and drag increases fuel consumption. But aircraft of the future could be made more fuel-efficient with non-stick coatings NASA recently tested on Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 757.

Sullenberger Movie On The Hollywood Radar

Clint Eastwood Slated To Direct The 'Miracle On The Hudson' Captain's Life Story

Clint Eastwood has announced his next movie project, and it's one that will tackle a story for which we all know that outcome, and will probably go see anyway.