‘USA Today’ launched another attack on federal funding for general aviation airports this week with two articles questioning funding for privately owned, public-use reliever airports.
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  As if President Obama’s anger over the security leak that allowed a Nigerian man to nearly blow up a Delta Airlines flight inbound to Detroit on Christmas were not enough, the White House now …

It’s been said that physical peril has a way of focusing the mind–and if that’s so, then Capt. Gabriel Glinsky’s U.S. Marines should make excellent students.
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The AOPA Insurance Agency, a wholly owned subsidiary of AOPA, is taking an innovative direction to help hold the line on aircraft insurance costs by sponsoring the AOPA Air Safety Foundation’s safety quizzes.
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Flipping through the channels the other day I paused on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show because the guest, Zach Braff of Scrubs fame, said a word that caught my ear, “Cirrus.” It seems he’s a new …

The FAA’s proposed “one size fits all” approach to airparks and other residential through-the-fence operations at public-use airports should be more flexible to accommodate existing TTF deeds and agreements, AOPA told the agency Dec. 18.
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The airline industry considers the airplane maintenance outsourcing to be one of the most effective ways to cut costs, but many are concerned about the safety of offshore maintenance facilities
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The FAA believes more targeted experience, such as icing and high altitude operations, could substitute for total flight experience.
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Make no mistake, the year 2009 will go down as one of general aviation’s worst years in decades. From the time the recession first raised its head in the fall of 2008, airframe manufacturers recorded …

Situated to the east of the Rockies in south-central Montana, Roundup Airport can send a pilot out over rugged plains or timbered canyons. And for pilots who need a hand–with training, maintenance, or advice–Montana Sen. …