Aviation News

More than two dozen airlines around the world have grounded their fleets of Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliners after the second deadly crash of the type in less than five months. A number of countries have also banned the airplane from operating in their airspace as crash investigators work to determine what may have caused […]

The annual Women in Aviation International Conference is getting ready to land in Long Beach, California, running from March 14 through 16. The career event promises to be particularly special this year as it will celebrate its 30th anniversary. The conference hall will open on Thursday at 1 p.m. with a long list of exhibitors […]

Today, the B-29 Doc Hangar and Education Center opened its door to the public at the Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, Kansas (ICT), showcasing the historic Superfortress, one of only two that are maintained in flying condition. The Center will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays from […]

Delta Airlines retired senior vice president of flight operations, Steve Dickson is expected to soon be nominated for the permanent position of FAA administrator to replace the agency’s deputy administrator Daniel Elwell who has been running the FAA as acting administrator. Dickson retired last fall from Delta after a 27-year run at the airline where […]

A tire that can morph into an aircraft propeller? Goodyear thinks it’s the perfect solution for autonomous flying cars of the future that would ride on the thin, airless tires, which could then pivot like a tiltrotor to provide propulsion as the wheel’s spokes double as fan blades. The Goodyear Aero concept introduced this week […]

The NTSB said the muddy marshland of Trinity Bay, about 40 miles south of Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), where Atlas Air 3591 crashed on February 23 made recovering the voice and data recorders from the airplane a challenge. The Boeing 767, carrying cargo for both Amazon and the U.S. Postal service, was approaching […]

The National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) Safety Committee released its annual list of Top Safety Focus Areas, addressing the most pressing issues facing the broad array of business aviation operations. The Safety Committee evaluated accident/incident statistics, operational safety data and robust hazard reporting information to determine this year’s priorities. The 2019 Top Safety Focus Areas […]

ForeFlight opened for business in 2007 around a single mission; creating software that makes flight planning easier. Yesterday, The Boeing Company announced it had formally acquired Houston-based ForeFlight. Users have, over the past two years, been able to take advantage of Jeppesen aeronautical charts through ForeFlight’s popular mobile platforms. The link with Boeing is expected […]

In its 21st annual “Turbine-Powered Civil Helicopter Purchase Outlook,” Honeywell forecasts 4,000 new civilian-use helicopters will be delivered from 2019 to 2023, marginally lower than the 4,200 cited in the five-year forecast from 2018. A recent Honeywell survey found about 20 percent of North American respondents said their helicopter fleet utilization is expected to increase […]

A New Jersey appeals court has upheld an earlier ruling that struck down the town of Readington’s attempt to condemn Solberg-Hunterdon Airport, dealing a major victory to the airport’s owners after a protracted legal battle that has dragged on for well over a decade. At issue is the airport owners’ desire to expand the main […]