Ashley Burns

On Sunday afternoon, the “tiny and tempestuous” Bogoslof Volcano erupted for approximately 45 minutes, shooting ash as high as 35,000 feet into the air, according to reports. In response, the Alaska Volcano Observatory temporarily elevated the Aviation Color Code to red, the highest such alert. The code was eventually lowered to orange again, as ash […]

Garmin‘s new VIRB 360 action camera is sure to be a hit with everyone from pilots to thrill seekers when it is released next month. Billed as a “compact, rugged and fully spherical 360-degree camera,” the VIRB 360 records high quality video at 5.7K/30fps, while providing action junkies and outdoor photography enthusiasts the extremely convenient […]

While the 2017 Grand Bahama Island Air Show is in the books, it doesn’t mean you can’t load up your plane and head down to the Bahamas for a tropical getaway. And now, that especially includes pilots enrolled in BasicMed, as the AOPA recently announced that the Bahamas has become the first international destination that […]

If 2017 is remembered for anything in the aviation industry, it could very well be as the Year of the Flying Car. Now more than ever, tech companies and Silicon Valley billionaires are competing to make The Jetsons a reality, to the point that the race for commercial space flight and the race for Mars […]

On Friday, a Washington D.C. court ruled that the FAA’s 2015 small unmanned aircraft (UAS) registration rule violates the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. Under the rule, owners of drones weighing between .55 and 55 pounds were required to register their aircraft, because, as then-U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in the original […]

Otto the Autopilot this is not, but Aurora Flying Sciences’ Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) reached a significant milestone this week with the simulated landing of a Boeing 737-800NG. The latest accomplishment of this “robotic co-pilot” took place at the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Massachusetts, as ALIAS proved it is […]

Earlier this year, Textron Aviation CEO Scott Donnelly told investors that the company would be scaling back on the production of certain legacy aircraft due to a lack of demand. Last week, the scaling down began with the announcement that the final Cessna Citation Mustang had rolled off the assembly line in Wichita, Kansas, and […]

Arguably the most exciting aspect of SpaceX’s most recent launch was watching the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket return to Landing Zone 1 (especially with the split-screen footage). Unfortunately, Monday night’s SpaceX launch won’t feature that same excitement, because this Falcon 9 rocket won’t have enough fuel to make a return trip. That’s […]

The FAA recently complied with President Donald Trump’s February executive order for federal agencies to begin comprehensive regulatory reforms. The order was a fulfillment of his campaign promise to “reduce the regulations that are crushing our economy,” as he ordered every federal agency to create a task force to examine existing regulations and identify those […]

Pilot Shaesta Waiz will take off from Daytona International Airport in her single-engine A36 Beechcraft Bonanza on May 13 for a 90-day solo flight around the globe. Along the way, she will make 30 stops in 18 countries on five continents. But the flight’s stops are about more than simply resting and refueling. The 29-year-old […]