An investigation is underway into why an Australian charter pilot flying a Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain for Vortex Air, fell asleep inflight during the early morning hours of November 8. The aircraft overflew its original destination, King Island perched in Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania by 29 miles. Once the pilot, the only […]

Two teenage boys – one 14 and the other 15 years of age – neither of whom were pilots, were arrested in Utah on Thursday, after stealing a light-sport airplane for a joyride. According to a release from the Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, the boys had left a group home on the Wasatch Front earlier […]

An investigation is underway after pilots from two different airliners reported seeing UFOs over the Irish coast earlier this month. According to The Independent, the incident began when a British Airways pilot saw bright lights flying past her aircraft. Soon after, a pilot from a Virgin Airways plane saw a similar object. The Virgin pilot […]

Garmin has received an FAA supplemental type certification for its GFC 500 and 600 autopilots in multiple GA aircraft, the company announced on Wednesday. Approved single-engine aircraft for the GFC 500 include Cessna 210 models 210K, T210K, 210L, T210L, 210M, T210M, 210N, and T210N. The cargo pod version of the Cessna 208B is now approved […]

Federal and airport authorities are currently investigating why a female air traffic controller at Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport became incapacitated and unable to direct traffic last Wednesday night. According to audio recordings uploaded to the internet, as well as reporting from the Associated Press, the controller can be heard mumbling and making mistakes in […]

Terrafugia has chosen BRS’ whole-aircraft parachute safety system for its upcoming Transition flying car, BRS announced in a press release. It is designed to be a last resort for pilots and passengers in the event all other methods of recovering an aircraft in distress have failed. The system uses a pilot-activated ballistic rocket launcher to […]

Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is considering moving smaller general aviation operations to other fields, according to local news sources. The idea was recently mentioned during a general aviation master plan update focused around Salt Lake City International, South Valley Regional Airport (U42) and Tooele Valley Airport (TVY). Steve Domino, a consultant with RS&H […]

Delta Airlines added its first Airbus A220 to its fleet Friday at a ceremony in Mirabel, Quebec making the company the first airline in North America to operate the new airliner. The A220 delivery is the most recent investment in Delta’s fleet modernization program, which aims to replace 20% of the airline’s older, and less-efficient […]

A Piper Warrior II made a successful emergency landing Friday in the westbound lanes of Interstate 8 just a few miles southeast of Gillespie Field in El Cajon California. Twenty-five-year-old flight instructor, Ryan Muno and his student were aboard when the engine quit, according to NBC 7.. As the pilot in command, Muno assumed control […]

Rockwell Collins has launched a web-based business jet passenger portal with Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). IPTV is an application that allows viewers to stream live TV through the internet right into the cabin without the need for installing additional antennae on the aircraft. The IPTV application will be the first of multiple apps in the […]