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A PA-38 Piper Tomahawk in flight

Piper Tomahawk: From ‘Traumahawk’ to the Perfect Day-Tripper

Piper Tomahawk: Taking a Look at the Affordable PA-38 Founded by brothers ...

Mooney Acclaim Ultra in flight - Mooney Acclaim and Ovation Ultras FAA Certified

Acclaim and Ovation Ultras FAA Certified, Deliveries to Start Soon

Mooney Expects to Build 50 of the Ultras During 2017 Mooney International has ...

Looking Back: The Ravaging of Meigs Field

14 Years Ago Today, One of the Countries Most Valuable Airports Was ...

Cessna 195 Businessliner: A Slice of 1950’s Style

The Cessna 195 Businessliner Is a Retro Airplane with Hot Rod Looks ...

General aviation aircraft at airport - AOPA Criticizes NTSB For Speculative GA Probable Cause Findings

AOPA Criticizes NTSB For Speculative Cause Findings in GA Accidents

AOPA contends that rather than issuing speculative GA probable cause findings it ...

Side view of the PZL M-15 Belphegor aircraft

Dusting Crops With the Jet Powered PZL M-15 Belphegor Biplane

Is the PZL M-15 Belphegor the world’s slowest jet, or the world’s ...

A KLM Boeing 747 similar to the one involved in the Tenerife Airport Disaster

Calamity and Coincidence: 40 Years Later Are We at Risk of Another Tenerife?

Have I ever witnessed a fully loaded passenger jet takeoff without clearance, ...

Ameristar Air Cargo MD-83 aircraft - NTSB Updates Ameristar Air Cargo Flight 9363 Rejected Takeoff, Runway Excursion Investigation

NTSB Updates MD-83 Rejected Takeoff, Runway Excursion Investigation

The NTSB says that no further updates are planned for the Ameristar ...

Cirrus SR20 with Hartzell propeller - Hartzell Propeller's 100th Anniversary This Year

Hartzell Propeller Celebrating 100th Anniversary

Over the years, Hartzell Propeller has built more than 500,000 propellers for ...

Hawaiian Airlines aircraft on runway - Hawaiian Airlines Pilots Have Negotiated a New Agreement

Hawaiian Airlines Pilots Vote to Ratify New Agreement

The agreement includes backdated pay rates that will immediately increase pay between ...