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Rohloff Takes Over From Draper at Textron Aviation
12+ hour, 55+ min ago (185+ words) AvBrief.com Rohloff Takes Over From Draper at Textron Aviation A familiar face at Textron Aviation is taking over the top job at the division as Brian Rohloff gets ready to take over as President and CEO from Ron Draper,…...
Cirrus Burns During Parachute Deployment
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (254+ words) AvBrief.com Cirrus Burns During Parachute Deployment The 29-year-old pilot of a Cirrus SR22 was taken to a hospital with smoke inhalation after the aircraft descended on fire under its Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) near Serra Azul in southeastern Brazil…...
Third 'Hybrid Warfare' Drone Found at German Airport
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (269+ words) Third ‘Hybrid Warfare’ Drone Found at German Airport AvBrief.com Third ‘Hybrid Warfare’ Drone Found at German Airport German authorities say they’re close to identifying who they think was behind what appears to have been a coordinated but botched attempt…...
Continental: The Market Wants Diesels
13+ hour, 16+ min ago (839+ words) AvBrief.com Continental: The Market Wants Diesels In a sit-down at AirVenture with members of the Continental Aerospace team, I asked what they think the current market wants in new engine tech. I’m talking about new powerplants for run-of-the-mill models…...
Jet Shades Follow-Up: Cooler Cabin, DIY Fitment
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (515+ words) They have become one of my favorite additions to the 310, and while they do not make a hot airplane cold, they take the edge off the brutal solar heat that comes through the windows. After nearly a year of living…...
Airline Says Sorry For Squeezing in Extra Seats
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (255+ words) AvBrief.com Airline Says Sorry For Squeezing in Extra Seats Perhaps in keeping with its Canadian roots, WestJet, the country’s second largest airline, has issued a blanket apology for trying to cram too many seats into some of its airplanes....
Young Pilot 'Swims Away' From Ditching Unhurt
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (330+ words) Young Pilot ‘Swims Away’ From Ditching Unhurt AvBrief.com Young Pilot ‘Swims Away’ From Ditching Unhurt A 23-year-old pilot, whose surf landing off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida, on Saturday captured some attention, says she headed for the beach after…...
Laptop Fire Prompts Expedited Arrival
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (190+ words) AvBrief.com Laptop Fire Prompts Expedited Arrival One passenger was given first aid at the airport after a laptop caught fire during the descent of an American Airlines flight to Dallas/Fort Worth on Friday. The A321 was about a half…...
Crash at Remote Alaska Radar Site Kills All Eight Onboard
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (171+ words) AvBrief.com Crash at Remote Alaska Radar Site Kills All Eight Onboard All eight people aboard a Cessna Conquest were killed when the twin crashed in poor visibility at an airstrip serving the remote Cape Newenham radar site in southwest…...
We're Better Informed but Still Ready to Jump the Gun
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (167+ words) About six months ago I threw in the towel on trying to limit speculation about aircraft incidents. With all the videos, flight tracking, ATC recordings and God knows what else that circulates on line within minutes of most noteworthy mishaps,…...