Aviation News

The GoFly Prize is an innovation competition that hopes to be the catalyst for the creation of personal flyers as a first step towards transforming the future of transportation with flying cars, flying motorcycles, hoverboards, jetpacks, human-carrying drones, and other personal flyers. The challenge’s Final Fly-off was held on Leap Day (February 29) at Moffett […]

An outbreak of severe weather left a wake of devastation in Tennessee on March 4, 2020, causing widespread damage around the Nashville metro area—including significant damage at John C. Tune Airport (KJWN). The airport is closed to the public until further notice, according to the airport website. “Many hangars and aircraft have been destroyed, and […]

The US Chamber of Commerce hosts its 19th Annual Aviation Summit 2020 on March 5, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The summit brings together a host of leaders from across aviation to “discuss the many challenges and opportunities facing the aviation industry, including rich conversations on international flight, advancements in aviation technology, and opportunities and challenges […]

The 31st Women in Aviation International Conference opened March 5, 2020, in Orlando, Florida, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. The event features speakers, scholarships, and recruitment for the aviation industry. The opening general session on Friday will kick off with Barbara Barrett, Secretary of the US Air Force, followed by Joan Robinson-Berry, vice president and […]

In a celebration of the SR-71 and U-2 aircraft, the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, will be hosting an event titled “Secrets Revealed”, in which more than 20 former pilots and crew members will participate in panel discussions, narrate live presentations, and meet visitors in the museum. The event […]

Bipartisan legislation, supported by the aviation industry, has been put forth to establish a national aviation center, for the purpose of workforce development and overall promotion of the industry—and make sure that high schools around the country have access to aviation-based STEM curriculums. Senators James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced the legislation, […]

Four young “Emerging Leaders” were recently award scholarships by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) to attend the association’s 2020 Leadership Conference, held Februray 24 to 26, 2020, in Orlando, Florida. The four recipients received awards with a value equivalent of $2,000 to pay for expenses associated with their attendance at the conference. One additional […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced a new FAA rule in the Federal Register created to enhance the professional development of pilots operating at Part 121 and Part 135 commercial carriers. A DOT news release announcing the effort said, “All captains are now required to receive leadership and command training, as well as mentoring […]

The 350 pilots and other employees of St. Louis-based Trans States Airlines have been on the edge of their seats following announcements last year, such as the cancellation of the company’s order for 50 Mitsubishi regional jets because of scope-clause concerns, or that sister company Compass Airlines last year lost a major contract for flying […]

World War II ended in a series of events marked by two prominent milestones in 1945—the end of the war in Europe in May, and the closing of the war in the Pacific in August and September, with the final conclusion of the war marked by the signing of the instrument of surrender of the […]