FLYING Staff

National Aviation Day came to life in 1939, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a proclamation making it so. The date—August 19—was chosen because it was Orville Wright’s birthday, and it honored the brothers who brought powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight into reality. We celebrate aviation every day, but for today, we hope that you join us […]

There are lots of ways that you could celebrate National Aviation Day, but is there a better way than getting in the cockpit of one of the most beautiful airplanes in the world? If money or time were no object, what would you want to spend the day surfing the clouds in? Here’s what we’d […]

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has kicked off its 2022 Aviation Design Challenge. It’s part of the association’s effort to promote careers in aviation, as well as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in U.S. high schools. The challenge, in its 10th year, is open to the first 150 schools that register. Schools […]

Have you recently purchased an airplane? If so, we want to hear all about it. Flying wants to gather stories about recent aircraft purchases for. So if you’ve added an airplane or helicopter or other aerial conveyance to your fleet in the past year, email your story to edit@flyingmag.com. What are we looking for? How […]

Transcend Air has tapped GE Aviation and Kaman Aerospace Group as partners in its development of a high-speed, tilt-wing VTOL aircraft. Kaman Aerospace, a subsidiary of helicopter maker Kaman, will manufacture the Vy 400 aircraft. GE will develop and certify a custom variant of GE’s CT7-8 turboshaft helicopter engine to power it. The Vy 400, […]

NASA and Boeing have decided to postpone the launch of Orbital Flight Test-2 to the International Space Station as teams continue work on the CST-100 Starliner propulsion system. The mission was to test the end-to-end capabilities of Starliner from launch to docking, atmospheric re-entry, and a desert landing in the western United States. OFT-2 was […]

Embraer has begun a flight test campaign of its electric demonstrator aircraft, a single-engine prop-driven aircraft, as it continues to set its sights on zero-carbon emissions. The demonstrator was developed to evaluate new technologies and solutions that enable 100 percent electric and more sustainable aeronautical propulsion. The company said its first manned flights of the […]

The Samaritan’s Purse Douglas DC-8 has responded to Haiti in an effort to deliver aid after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the Carribean nation over the weekend, killing at least 1,200 people. The aircraft flew out Sunday, according to the organization, bringing more than a dozen disaster response specialists and 31 tons of relief supplies, […]

Jennifer Homendy has been sworn in as the chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, becoming the 15th leader of the federal agency that is tasked by Congress to investigate civil aviation and other transportation accidents. “We are in a time of dynamic change and growth within transportation—from automated vehicles to commercial space,” Homendy said […]

Michimasa Fujino, lead HondaJet designer and president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company, has received the 2021 Reed Aeronautics Award for “the invention of advanced aerodynamic and structural techniques.” Fujino was honored on Thursday by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics during its Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala, which was held virtually this year as […]