Aviation News

Turbine conversion company Blackhawk Modifications is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a bang. The company is doubling the size of its facility at the Waco Regional Airport (KACT) in Waco, Texas, adding hangar and office space. As part of the physical expansion, the company is gathering four groups under an umbrella company named […]

When you think about U-Haul, you probably envision a small or medium sized truck used for personal moving. But this week, the company took delivery of one of the most advanced business jets on the market – the Pilatus PC-24. Featuring an orange paint scheme reminiscent of the design on the easily identifiable trucks, the […]

Aerobatic performer Spencer Suderman got a nasty surprise this weekend as he was flying over the San Fernando Valley, one of the most congested parts of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Suderman was cruising at 7,500 feet on his way to Yuma, Arizona, when his propeller suddenly departed the Pitts S-1C biplane he was flying. […]

The FAA’s Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) Program has over the past 11 years used an open exchange of operational data to continuously improve safety. The General Aviation Joint Steering committee, for example, uses operations data to identify risks, develop recommended risk mitigation measures and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented solutions. The NBAA […]

It took a Falcon 8X with four passengers and 200 pounds of baggage just four hours and 28 minutes last week to fly from Santa Monica Airport, California (SMO) to Teterboro, New Jersey (TEB). The flight, with almost no tailwind, beat the previous record by a full 24 minutes. What made this flight special is […]

The General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC) Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) Working Group recently met for the last time at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Working Group finished drafting safety recommendations targeted at reducing the number of CFIT general aviation accidents. The GAJSC analyzes general aviation (GA) safety data to develop […]

Over the past decade or so, the global aviation industry has come to realize that pointing the finger of blame at one of our own for a mistake does nothing to identify the real problem at hand. The only exception to ignoring the why behind an incident or accident is when a person is found […]

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the FAA has provided certification for commercial drone service operations to Wing Aviation, a Gooogle X project. The certification allows the service to start delivering packages via UAS in Blacksburg, Virginia. Wing Aviation’s success has come through a collaboration with Virginia Tech’s Mid-Atlantic […]

Pilots and aircraft operators considering an airplane purchase will have an opportunity this week to experience first-hand a large gathering of new airplane manufacturers and vendors at the TAC Air FBO at the Centennial Airport (KAPA) in Englewood, Colorado, located in the southeastern corner of the Denver metropolitan area. The event will run from 10 […]

A piece of aviation history was lost yesterday as the last of four 1/3-scale prototypes built during the development of the Northrop XB-35 Flying Wing bomber, the N9MB, crashed in a prison yard in Norco, California. The Flying Wing has been maintained and operated for many years by the Planes of Fame Air Museum in […]