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General Aviation pilots in Erie, Pennsylvania, are up in arms after they say the airport is treating them unfairly in an effort to push away general aviation traffic from the Erie International Airport (KERI). The Erie Regional Airport Authority recently implemented a $2,000 annual licensing fee as well as insurance requirements of $1 million for […]

Although the nearly six-week long shutdown ended last Friday, the Regional Airline Association is looking ahead to February 15th and the storm clouds it sees brewing for commercial aviation should the nation experience another government shutdown. The 35-day shutdown seriously impacted the FAA and the Transportation Security Administration, forcing air traffic controllers to slow the […]

The Flight School Association of North America says the association is trying to mitigate effects of the government shutdown on some flight training providers, specifically FAA Part 141 and 142 training school authorizations set to soon expire. Without relief, some schools could be left providing training under Part 61 that does not allow for some […]

While the Super Bowl is far from an aviation event, the popularity of the final National Football League’s game for the season, set to take place this Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, requires prior planning for aviation operators, companies and government agencies alike. Hill Aviation, a general aviation FBO located at Fulton […]

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences conducted the first test flight of its all-electric autonomous passenger air vehicle. The unpiloted vehicle took off vertically, hovered for a few seconds, and then landed at the company’s test site in Manassas, Virginia. Boeing said future flights will test forward, wing-borne flight, as well as the transition phase between […]

Cirrus Aircraft has revealed a 2019 Special Edition SR22T that is as noteworthy for its new look as for what’s included in the price. Each buyer who takes delivery of the $1.124 million airplane, dubbed the Arrivée model (French for “arrive”), will also receive complementary dining for four at a Michelin Starred restaurant and a […]

It should come as no surprise that when a runway is shortened there is a price to pay in terms of safety. After shortening the runway from about 5,000 feet to 3,500 feet, the city of Santa Monica published statistics that show that the closed sections are indeed needed. The agenda for this week’s Santa […]

Bombardier just inked a deal to acquire the wing manufacturing operations and assets of the Triumph Group Inc. a company that has been building the wing structure for the Global 7500. Montreal-based Bombardier will enter into a lease agreement for Triumph’s facility in Red Oak, Texas, and continue to operate the production line with the […]

Ivo Boscarol, founder and president of Pipistrel announced the beginning of a long-term relationship with Honeywell to collectively explore and develop solutions for the urban air mobility market. As part of their collective effort outlined in a recent memorandum of understanding, the companies will work together to integrate Honeywell avionics, navigation, flight control systems connectivity, […]

The recipients of this year’s Flying Editors’ Choice Awards, for the first time, comprise four airplanes — two from the piston world, and two jets that quickly are assuming spots at the top of their respective markets. That should come as no surprise since new airplanes are likely to attract extra attention from the judges, who […]