Aviation News

Jet It and JetClub cofounders Glenn Gonzales and Vishal Hiremath have been recognized by Ernest and Young for starting and growing a hybrid ownership company based on the HondaJet series. The pair won the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 Southeast Award. “An amazing recognition for the entire Jet It and JetClub teams,” Gonzales […]

Unions representing airline pilots of two US airlines have responded to recently announced policies by their companies that require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. United Airlines told its 67,000 employees on Friday that they must be fully vaccinated by October 25 or five weeks after the Food and Drug Administration gives any COVID vaccine […]

Boeing has announced plans to create an independent venture capital group, AEI HorizonX, as it looks to grow its external investor base. It’s part of a strategic agreement with AE Industrial Partners (AEI), a private equity firm based in Boca Raton, Florida, with more than $3.5 billion in assets. “The partnership with AEI and future […]

A de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver crashed Thursday, August 5, eight miles northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska. The pilot and all five passengers were killed. The aircraft is owned by Southeast Aviation, which provides sightseeing tours, including one to the Misty Fjords National Monument. According to a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard, an EPIRB (emergency […]

For the first time in 97 years, a winner will be awarded the Pulitzer Trophy when the National Aeronautic Association launches a new 1,000-nautical-mile, cross-country air race for electric propulsion aircraft in 2022. In a news release announcing the historic event, the NAA said the time is ripe for the opportunity: “The electric aircraft industry […]

A novice pilot mixes up his airplanes, leading to tragic consequences.

At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Swift Fuels announced the expansion of its high-performance UL94 Unleaded Avgas product into the US Pacific Coast corridor. The expansion will provide dozens of airfields across California with unleaded avgas. Airports in San Mateo, Santa Clara, Los Angeles, and San Diego counties will receive this distribution, which builds on the six-year […]

Editor’s Note: “Taking Off in Public” is a new digital series written by Craig Fuller, the new owner of Flying magazine. In this series, Fuller will provide insight into his plans for Flying and a first-hand look at how Flying is being built for the next generation. Last week, I acquired Flying magazine from Bonnier […]

GE Aviation’s Catalyst engine will be the company’s first, all-new clean sheet turboprop engine in 50 years, according to the company’s website. It borrows many technologies from GE’s big engine business to create a full-authority digital engine control (FADEC) turboprop that—if it lives up to expectations—is certain to give Pratt & Whitney Canada’s venerable PT6 […]

Each July, the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team (ADT) conducts its annual Summer Jump School in Frederick, Oklahoma, at the site of the former WWII Frederick Army Air Field (FAAF). ADT has restored the sole remaining massive 79-year-old hangar where they house their Douglas C-47 and C-49, and train students who come to attend the 8-day […]