FAA in August 2013 will flight test a prototype of its next generation traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) on a Convair 580. Called the airborne collision avoidance system X (ACAS X), ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration should issue warnings to operators of Convair 580s to close shut-off valves of fuel tanks not being used during crossfeed operations, according to a US National ...

The Convair 580 touched down gracefully on the tarmac at ­Victoria International Airport on Friday and taxied through a ­cascading welcome spray from two airport fire trucks. The twin-engine turbo ...

None of the three crew members on board a US Convair 580 freighter has survived after the aircraft crashed shortly after departing its base at Columbus' Rickenbacker Airport. Initial indications ...

On March 16, 1947, the Convair CV-240 took to the skies for the first time, marking a significant advancement in commercial ...

Air Chathams' 'workhorse' plane that has been called the catalyst behind the airline's growth has reached its final resting place in Wānaka. One of New Zealand's oldest planes still in service, the ...

One of New Zealand's oldest passenger planes still in service, a Convair 580 owned by Air Chathams, has just completed its last flight. The classic plane flew from Auckland to Wānaka, departing at ...

Ground-based rescuers had to build a helicopter landing pad out of logs so that an aircraft could land to pick up two survivors of a weekend plane crash near La Ronge, Sask. The crash on Sunday killed ...

It’s the end of an era for the Convair Conair 580 tankers. The wildfire fighting aircraft have called the Penticton airport home during wildfire season for more than 20 years, and this season will be ...