Ashley Burns

At a time when the government wants to eliminate the Essential Air Services program, Zunum Aero has an idea that might increase GA airport traffic by leaps and bounds. Specifically, hybrid-electric aircraft that will provide cheap short-range flights. Billing itself as a “pioneer in electric aviation,” the Seattle-based company recently announced backing from Boeing’s HorizonX […]

A new study conducted by the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute proves that some Americans really are eager to live like the Jetsons, zipping around the skies in flying cars. Two-thirds of the 508 adults surveyed said they’d like to at least ride in, if not operate, a flying car; although safety was the […]

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 departed from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing with 239 passengers and crew members on board. The Boeing 777-200ER never made it to its destination, and the disappearance of the airplane has become one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history. This week, Malaysia Airlines signed a new deal […]

The David Dao story is still producing countless headlines, but United Airlines has taken an “initial step” in fulfilling CEO Oscar Munoz’s promise that this will “never happen again.” Last week, TMZ published an airline memo that requires United crew to check in for “must-ride deadhead bookings on oversold flights” at least 60 minutes ahead […]

David Dao’s story has dominated headlines this week, as the Louisville doctor who was forcefully dragged from a United Airlines plane at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport has sparked an international conversation about, among other topics, the practice of “overbooking.” Despite United initially claiming that Flight 3411 was overbooked, it has since been revealed that the […]

The FAA has adopted a new airworthiness directive, effective Wednesday, in response to a report of an event aboard an American Champion Aircraft Corp. airplane. Specifically, a pilot reported dealing with a stuck aileron during a flight in his Super Decathlon (model no. 8KCAB), and while he was able to “un-stick” the aileron and land […]

While the week started out with grey skies and not-so-distant storms threatening to put a damper on festivities, Fun ‘n Sun 2017 was ultimately unstoppable. By Wednesday, the skies opened up over Lakeland’s Linder Regional Airport, and aviation fans of all ages were guaranteed that there would be no shortage of sun or fun. Although, […]

A Sunday United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville has become a new source of controversy for the company that was barely done with PR fallout from March’s viral leggings incident. In multiple videos shared on social media, security officials can be seen forcibly removing and dragging a man from the United airplane while his […]

As Sun ‘n Fun 2017 kicked off on Tuesday, it appeared to be way more fun than sun. Clouds and nearby rain storms threatened to put a damper on the annual event at Lakeland’s Linder Regional Airport. However, any concerns have been replaced by the standard Sun n’ Fun excitement, as the skies opened up […]

The Blue Angels are set to put on their one-of-a-kind show at Sun ‘n Fun 2017 around 4 PM on Saturday and again on Sunday, but even their practice performance cranked up the excitement for aviation enthusiasts. And like most visitors to Central Florida, the U.S. Navy’s legendary flight demonstration squadron couldn’t pass up the […]