Aviation News

In its preliminary report, Transport Canada’s Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS) says a police drone caused “major damage” when it crashed into a Cessna 172N near Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ) in Toronto on August 10. The 172, which had an instructor and student on board, was on final approach into the airport. It […]

A Geico Skytypers pilot was killed in a crash shortly after takeoff Friday at an airport in eastern Pennsylvania. The pilot, identified as Andy Travnicek, was the only person on board, according to Jacob Schmitt, a supervisor at Luzerne County 911. No injuries were reported on the ground. Travnicek’s T-6 Texan plane was part of […]

On Saturday, NASA and SpaceX will launch SpaceX’s Dragon capsule on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. The launch will lift off from Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA will live stream the launch on NASA Television, the NASA app, and their website starting at about 3:15 a.m. ET. […]

The National Air and Space Museum is undergoing a massive multi-year renovation project that will see all 23 exhibitions being completely reimagined and the addition of new presentation spaces and attractions. The magnitude of the NASM project, started in 2018, is revealed in this detailed Flickr photo gallery. The NASM said the transformation of the […]

A month after sending billionaire Jeff Bezos into space, Blue Origin is set to launch one of its New Shepard reusable rockets this week. The New Shepard mission, also known as NS-17, will fly a NASA lunar landing technology demonstration, 18 commercial payloads inside the crew capsule—11 of which are NASA-supported—and an art installation. Liftoff […]

On Sunday, the Pentagon ordered six U.S. airlines to provide commercial aircraft to help with evacuations from Afghanistan. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ordered the Commander of U.S. Transportation Command to activate Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). This gives the Department of Defense access to commercial air mobility resources […]

Purdue University has been involved in aviation education since the mid-1930s. Recent announcements suggest that this program with such a long history is about to make some more historic strides. With steps under way for a hypersonic test facility and a soon-to-be-installed hypersonic tunnel, Purdue has raised interest from an already deep-pocketed partner—Rolls-Royce—that plans to […]

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 […]

Broad Capital Acquisition, a blank-check company targeting the aviation and aerospace industry, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for an initial public offering to raise up to $100 million. The Plano, Texas-based company, which was founded this year, intends to list as “BRACU” on the Nasdaq. It’s led by CEO and Director […]

As air taxi developers across the globe continue to make advancements in the future of urban mobility, one organization is looking for ways to make sure the aircraft of the future are accessible for all. The Vertical Flight Society—formerly the American Helicopter Society and the world’s largest nonprofit technical society focused on vertical flight—has announced […]