The FAA transferred the Eclipse 500 type certificate to Eclipse Aerospace LLC, the firm that bought the assets and intellectual property of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation. New production is not scheduled to begin until 2011.  The new company will require the time to spool up to support the existing fleet.

After flying to his 2nd victory of the season in front of a 2009 record race day crowd of 720,000 in Porto, Paul Bonhomme is now in the driver’s seat of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship with a 4-point lead over defending champion Hannes Arch. But the British ace, who is the only pilot with more than one victory in the most wide-open battle in race history this year, is guarding against over-confidence going into the season finale in Barcelona on 3/4 October with the title at stake.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is planning to modify the airspace over the Hudson River by revising procedures to create safe, dedicated operating corridors for all the aircraft that fly at lower altitudes around Manhattan.

The pilot and backseater aboard a Belarussian Su-27 fighter died Sunday when the aircraft failed to recover from loop at an air show in Radom, Poland. A bird strike is being reported as a factor in the crash, but so far there is no explanation as to why the crew members didn't eject.

The NASA Innovative Partnerships Program and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation today announced the CAFE Green Flight Challenge (CGFC), a flight efficiency competition for aircraft that can average at least 100 mph on a 200-mile flight while achieving greater than 200 passenger miles-per-gallon.  The prize for the aircraft with the best performance will be $1.5 million. This is the largest prize ever offered for a general aviation competition. A $150,000 prize for best score by a bio-fueled aircraft is also offered.