Aviation News

News released over the weekend is traditionally bad. A Boeing announcement on Saturday, April 25, certainly fit that bill. The aerospace giant said it had “terminated its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The parties had planned to create a joint […]

With the worldwide airline industry operating at just a fraction of its usual capacity, and general and business aviation operators mostly under “stay at home” orders because of the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, US skies are for the most part empty, as aircraft of all shapes and sizes remain grounded. But for those who continue to […]

Zoe Dell Lantis grabbed the opportunity to work as an exhibition girl at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco in 1939—which celebrated the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge just six months prior. Lantis was a 20-year-old dancer looking to expand her horizons, and she did just that, joining an aerial promotional tour […]

The prospect of piloting a spacecraft through the edge of the atmosphere holds a sense of wonder for many with a passion for aviation. We now have the ability to come closer to a planned mission than ever: NASA has set the date for the historic launch of the crewed SpaceX mission utilizing the Dragon […]

The CARES Act recently signed by President Trump included $10 billion in economic relief for more than 3,000 airports around the country affected by the COVID-19 virus. Most general aviation airports, for example, survive through a combination of ground and hangar rentals, as well as per-gallon fuel flowage fees, so any decline in traffic can […]

If Charley Valera told you the organization he works for “can move anything from anywhere to anywhere,” you’d assume he worked for FedEx or UPS, but you wouldn’t even be close. Valera handles public relations for AERObridge, a US-based logistics group that provides air support using donated, mostly GA aircraft and crew to deliver supplies […]

Some element of human interaction, or lack of one, is responsible for nearly 70 percent of all aircraft accidents. Most of those involve violating a least one FAR, like flying a VFR aircraft into IFR weather, busting minimums on an approach, or a pilot flying when common sense said they weren’t in physical shape to […]

The power—the finesse—the heart-stopping action—the extreme talent possessed by a select few pilots that inspire and entertain us when they fly—that’s what air shows mean to us at Flying. We can’t miss a moment—and neither should you. And that’s why we’re excited about the first Socially Distant Airshow, brought together by a host of air […]

No one wants to bust a company tradition, especially one that’s held fast for decades. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has a couple of well-known ones. Prominently, the airline has remained profitable for each of the 49 years the company has been in business. Another is that Southwest Airlines has never involuntarily furloughed an employee during that […]

The current situation involving the COVID-19 outbreak—when social distancing has shuttered many businesses and the vast majority of Americans are under some type of “stay at home” order—has created a problem for every aviation association and nonprofit that typically hosts regular meetings, seminars, and other events. Organizations like EAA, NBAA, AOPA, WAI, HAI, the Ninety-Nines, […]