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Tamarack Aerospace said 73 percent of CJs fitted with active winglets have received free upgrades that Tamarack expects will resolve the EASA and FAA ADs.

Tamarack maintains that two previously issued service bulletins remedy control issues in Citations equipped with active load-alleviating winglets.

Company founder Sir Richard Branson announced plans to move Virgin Galactic’s headquarters and flight operations to Spaceport America this summer.

King Aerospace will launch aircraft maintenance and support operations May 17 for the nuclear watchdog’s fleet of 737 and DC-9 “Combi” aircraft.

The twinjet disappeared from radar Sunday afternoon approximately 100 nm from its destination of Monterrey.

Miami Air Flight 293 with 142 persons onboard overran runway 10 while landing at the Florida naval base in a thunderstorm.

EASA Emergency AD for Cessna CJs with Tamarack winglets requires deactivating the active load-alleviating system before continued flight.

An FAA emergency AD issued April 18 grounded the more than 110 in-service Cirrus SF50 jets for immediate replacement of the angle of attack (AoA) vane.

In a March 12 update, the NTSB noted the Boeing 767-300 Freighter appears to have encountered turbulence before entering a steep dive into a coastal bay.

The NTSB expects data from the FDR and CVR from Atlas Air Flight 3591 will help gain insight into the crash of the Boeing 767.

A low tide has hampered efforts to recover the FDR and CVR from the Boeing 767-300ER freighter that crashed Saturday near Houston.

Bell’s proposed solution for urban air mobility has a name, configuration and a team of partners aimed at bringing the Nexus to service by the mid-2020s.

One Aviation is still awaiting court approval for its plan to exit bankruptcy and facing a challenge from some company stakeholders.

The court has granted permission for One Aviation to maintain normal business ops throughout at least the early stages of the restructuring effort.

Company intends to maintain support for Eclipse jets and continue development of the Eclipse 700 follow-on aircraft.

Flight bound for London held for nearly five hours to burn off fuel before landing at New York’s Stewart International Airport.

Duane Youd flew his employer’s jet into his house hours after being arrested for domestic assault in the second apparent suicide-by-airplane in four days.

Richard Russell stole a parked regional airliner Friday evening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and flew more than an hour before crashing.

Citiking International US has paid more than a million dollars in back rent and other charges owed to the city of Albuquerque, by Eclipse Aerospace.

Citing new investors and ongoing restructuring, One Aviation promised this week to immediately pay all back rent if allowed to maintain a presence at ABQ

The advanced iSTAR Falcon 2000LX will be made available to international researchers and aircraft OEMs for testing new aircraft designs.

The company must make arrangements to reimburse the city for back rent and prior default obligations by next Tuesday or vacate its facility.

Operators encouraged to adopt wide-reaching approaches to recruiting new pilots and AMTs

STC’d follow-on to experimental touchscreen panel features near-4K display resolution.

Company looks to open new Eclipse service center near Chicago to replace busy facility.

Van Horn resumed flight testing earlier this year of its prototype main rotor blades for the Bell 206L LongRanger.

Offering a low-cost platform optimized for aerial surveillance and ISR missions,, Seeker Aircraft aims to make inroads in traditional helicopter markets.

Aircraft will need to be equipped with FANS 1/A, controller-pilot datalink communications and ADS-C to fly on the NAT between FL350 and FL390 inclusive.

Among the deceased was Robert Bennett, treasurer-general of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe.

One Aviation attributed a fresh round of layoffs this week to its decision to end production of the Eclipse 550 VLJ and focus resources on the EA700.