Kimberly Johnson

The administration reports that more incidents have been reported already in 2021 than in all of 2020, most since 2016.

Three piston-powered Cessna models are now approved to use more environmentally friendly aviation gas, according to Textron Aviation.

Department of Defense is now integrating climate change considerations at all levels, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.

A Cessna P210 that went down during takeoff earlier this month at an Atlanta-area airport had a relatively recent engine overhaul and conversion, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. The October 8 accident involving at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) occurred shortly after 1 p.m., killing the pilot and three passengers on […]

After two crashes of Boeing 737 Max aircraft that claimed 346 lives, the Federal Aviation Administration has changed its relationship with Boeing amid the agency’s overhaul of its certification and oversight process, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson told House lawmakers Thursday. “When I came on board as FAA administrator almost two and half years ago now, […]

Alaska’s pilots need access to better weather reporting and forecasting, improved navigation charting, and expanded satellite-based air-traffic control coverage, the FAA said this week. The safety recommendations made by federal aviation officials acknowledge Alaska’s unique weather and geographic challenges. Alaska is twice the size of Texas and has 14 mountain ranges, which leaves about 82 […]

Since early June, 30 new aircraft owners have taken possession of the aircraft of their dreams, but at half the cost, according to aircraft co-ownership management company Partners in Aviation (PIA). The record milestone of 15 ownership match-ups marks an increased interest in not only private aviation, but co-ownership of business aircraft, PIA said. “Our […]

The U.S. Navy is upgrading and expanding undersea training ranges used in anti-submarine warfare training for its air, surface, and submarine forces, the service announced. The Undersea Warfare Training Ranges (USWTR) include an expansive network of about 600 miles of undersea cables and acoustic sensors that provides a realistic training environment for tracking targets on […]

Pilots interested in tacking on a seaplane rating or simply having a go at the controls of the striking Icon A5 light sport seaplane with minimal buy-in have a new option in central Florida, the aircraft company announced. Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base in Winter Haven, Florida, has partnered with Icon Aircraft, and is now offering […]

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $750,000 research contract to Exosonic for a supersonic uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator, the aerospace company announced Wednesday. The technology will be the first purpose-built supersonic UAV developed to aid the Air Force in training pilots, at a time when the service faces challenges stemming from pilot shortages, […]