The core product of Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH, the Centurion 1.7 diesel aircraft engine, will now be installed in brand-new Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft. Van Bortel Aircraft, Inc. from Arlington, USA will be responsible for replacing the conventional engines. Van Bortel will then sell the diesel Cessnas worldwide. As the world's largest Cessna reseller, Van Bortel will be supported in its activities by Cessna Aircraft Company (Wichita, USA). Van Bortel is currently presenting its new product at the AOPA Convention in Palm Springs, USA. The cooperation will give general aviation pilots a further opportunity to purchase a brand-new aircraft with state-of-the-art, fuel-efficient and easy-to-operate diesel engine technology. Thielert has been offering retrofit kits for older Cessna 172 for the past three years.

The sport pilot knowledge written test has been modified by the FAA to make questions more applicable to airplane type.  Powered parachute applicants will no longer have to answer airplane type questions. 

The National Transportation Safety Board today released the following update on its investigation into the accident involving a Cirrus Design SR-20 N929CD that crashed into an apartment building while maneuvering above Manhattan, New York on October 11, 2006.

Avidyne Primary Flight Displays installed in Cirrus, Columbia and Piper airplanes are subject to a FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin advising of modifications available to eliminate the possibility that the system will display misleading attitude and heading information.