For nearly 50 years, Van’s Aircraft Inc. has offered a series of low-wing, all-aluminum kit planes popular with those who like to fly airplanes they assemble with their own hands. The Aurora, ...

A kit-plane manufacturer is eyeing a vacant manufacturing plant to expand its operations in Bend. The voted last week to transfer a lease of airport land from to Epic Aircraft, and officials say the ...

After nearly 9,500 laser strikes were reported against aircraft last year, U.S. officials are calling on manufacturers to warn customers of potential risks. The acting administrator of the Federal ...

Last year, some 9,500 laser strikes were reported against aircraft. After nearly 9,500 laser strikes were reported against aircraft last year, U.S. officials are calling on manufacturers to warn ...

Four people were killed when a plane built from a kit crashed in California — including the experimental pilot and his new fiancée, according to reports. Pilot Lochie Ferrier was flying a Cozy Mark IV ...

After nearly 9,500 laser strikes were reported against aircraft last year, U.S. officials are calling on manufacturers to warn customers of potential risks. The acting administrator of the Federal ...

Private planes assembled from kits have been involved in more crashes and deaths than other small aircraft because pilots are often ill-prepared to fly them, a U.S. safety study found. Planes like ...