The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has ruled that the most likely cause of Steve Fossett's fatal airplane crash was an inadvertent encounter with downdrafts that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane. Moderate turbulence and downdrafts of at least 400 feet per minute probably occurred at the time and in the area of the accident. The magnitude of the downdrafts likely exceeded the climb capability of the airplane, which, at a density altitude of 13,000 feet, was about 300 feet per minute.

SuperJet International and Hungarian national carrier Malev signed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of thirty Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft.

The L.o.I. has been executed today at the Paris Air Show, by Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of Malév Hungarian Airlines and Alessandro Franzoni, Chief Executive Officer of SuperJet International. The agreement has a potential value of up to 1 Billion US$ (around 710 Million Euro). Malév is planning to buy Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100/95) in the 98 seats configuration. The first aircraft will join Malev fleet starting from 2011 with the delivery of six aircraft per year.

Terrafugia, Inc. has successfully completed the flight testing program designed for its Transition® Roadable Aircraft Proof of Concept. Having been dubbed “The Flying Car”, the Transition® completed its historic first flight on March 5, 2009 with 27 additional flights completed over the next several weeks.

Britain's Paul Bonhomme soared to victory in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship on Sunday with a thrilling win over rival Hannes Arch of Austria in Windsor, Ontario. It was Bonhomme’s ninth career triumph and put him just one point behind Austria’s Hannes Arch in the championship. Even though most of the frontrunners struggled to avoid penalties on the windy, turn-filled course straddling the Canada-U.S. border on the Detroit River, Bonhomme managed to fly a series of flawless runs to the Final 4 and was then once again in a class by himself, posting a winning time of 1:08.16 on the 15-gate course. Arch was second, 1.15 seconds behind, and Chambliss took third. Canada’s Pete McLeod got the first championship point of his rookie career with 11th place to the delight of the big home crowd of 215,000.

WINDSOR, Ontario (Canada) – American Kirby Chambliss won one world championship point at the Red Bull Air Race Qualifying in Windsor, Ontario on Saturday with a thrilling victory ahead of Sunday’s third race of the season in front of a crowd of 75,000 watching from the banks of the Detroit River. Britain’s Paul Bonhomme took second place and France’s Nicolas Ivanoff was third. Defending champion Hannes Arch of Austria shrugged off a disappointing fifth in the Qualifying after getting hit with a 2-second penalty – his worst result of the season. Canada’s Pete McLeod took a career-high 10th place to the delight of the home crowd.