10+ hour, 55+ min ago   (608+ words) AvBrief.com Engine TBO and Insurance I recently got a call from a reader relatively new to aircraft ownership and she was rattled after sitting through an FAA safety seminar. Apparently the presenting FAA inspector made a blanket statement that…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (441+ words) avbrief.com President Trump Wants to Ban Bombardier Unless it Moves to U.S. Bombardier says it has plans to expand its significant manufacturing and business footprint in the U.S. amid the administration’s call to kick the Quebec-based business jet maker out of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (237+ words) AvBrief.com Canadian Territory to Fund Private Pilot Licence Training A Canadian territorial government has announced it will fund ab initio flight training for those intending to become professional pilots. Until now, student loans and grants were only available for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (911+ words) AvBrief.com Investments in Flight: The Value of Aircraft Ownership Flying for me has always been about passion — not about profit. Oh yes, I have made my living in and around flying machines of many types — for most of my…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (169+ words) AvBrief.com Lycoming Working With FAA on Maintenance Allegations The FAA said it wants for fine the company for “allegedly violating aircraft maintenance regulations.” The FAA announcement is as follows: “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $60,000 civil penalty against…...

2+ week, 5+ day 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,…...

2+ week, 5+ day 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…...

3+ week, 4+ 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....

3+ week, 3+ day 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,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (339+ words) AvBrief.com Tempest Spark Plug Service Bulletin: Inspect For Cracks Tempest Aero Group has issued Service Bulletin SB-012 (FAA Notice Number NOTC5147) because of reports of cracking on the hex nut of select lot numbers of Tempest spark plugs. The bulletin…...