Ashley Burns

Over the weekend, the air traffic flow at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport returned to normal thanks to the partnership between the FAA and Puerto Rico Air National Guard. In the days following Maria’s devastating impact on the island, the lack of access to airports and airfields made it near-impossible for people to […]

Minnesota-based BRS Aerospace announced this week the establishment of a nationwide network of qualified centers that will handle the installation of whole aircraft parachutes on Cessna 172 and 182 aircraft. “The network of factory-approved installation centers are all equipped and qualified to install the BRS Aerospace whole aircraft parachute recovery systems in 172s and 182s […]

Already on the scene as part of around-the-clock emergency relief and aid efforts in Puerto Rico, the FAA is now investigating an incident that has Isla Grande Airport closed today. At approximately 11 a.m. local time, a Cessna 182D crashed, resulting in “serious injuries” to the pilot and co-pilot, who were the only people in […]

“I can’t think of anything more exciting than going out there and being among the stars,” Elon Musk told the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, on Thursday. The SpaceX CEO and lead designer was the keynote speaker and presented the latest on his push for “Making Life Multiplanetary,” of which the ultimate goal […]

While Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico continue to recover and rebuild following three historic hurricanes, firefighters are taking on a massive wildfire in California’s Santa Ana Mountains. A “tragic wind shift,” as one official put it, has been responsible for the destruction of approximately 2,000 acres and has threatened almost as many homes. Ill-prepared residents […]

In the wake of back-to-back-to-back historic hurricanes causing unprecedented damage to three separate areas, the general aviation community has responded with an incredible level of generosity. Now, as attention is focused on relief efforts in Puerto Rico — as work continues in southeast Texas and the Florida Keys — celebrities are raising the bar even higher […]

At least 10 people are dead and as much as $85 billion in insured losses have been reported since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm last Wednesday. Some officials have called the aftermath “apocalyptic,” while one said Maria set Puerto Rico back “20 to 30 years.” San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín […]

The general aviation community’s response to the horrific and historic devastation of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma has been nothing short of incredible and inspirational. And while some organizations and pilots reached triple-digit missions in a matter of days, the work is only just beginning in some areas, as Maria bore down on Puerto Rico and […]

To many, Sebastian Thrun is known as the “Godfather of Self-Driving Cars,” but he thinks that is a little overstated. “That’s an exaggeration, there are so many people who deserve credit,” Thrun said at the beginning of his on-stage interview at last year’s TechCrunch Disrupt conference. Godfather or not, he also announced that his online […]

The theme for the 67th annual International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, is “Future Now.” As such, there is a wide variety of concept automobiles on display this week, from the celebrated Mercedes-AMG Project ONE hypercar to the eyebrow-raising and oddly-named Thunder Power SUV. And in a class of its own is AeroMobil‘s flying car. […]