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The creation and nearly 30-year operational life of the French/Anglo Concorde, the world’s first operational supersonic airliner, is a rich history of cross-border cooperation and innovation at a time long before the personal computer revolution or the first cell phone. In fact, the origins of the first supersonic transport (SST) date back to before the […]

U.S. Aircraft Expo – a two-day exposition highlighting a variety of piston, turboprop and light jet aircraft – is embarking on its 11th year and has announced the schedule for the two-day shows. Two additional events will be held this year, increasing to nine expos in all with events expanding to the east coast. The […]

Indonesian navy divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 that crashed into the Java Sea on October 29, marking a breakthrough in the investigation that could answer vital questions about what caused the disaster that took the lives of all 189 people on board. The CVR […]

The Brazilian government has approved a joint venture between Embraer and Boeing, capping weeks of uncertainty in which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro expressed hesitation. The approval maintains the original terms of the deal, with Embraer selling 80 percent of its commercial airplane division to Boeing for $4.2 billion, which will have operational and management control […]

Textron Aviation last week said both new Beechcraft and Cessna piston aircraft will soon include new standard and optional equipment, part of Garmin’s G1000 NXi next-generation integrated flight deck, providing pilots with enhanced control and connectivity in the cockpit. New equipment includes the latest Garmin GMA 1360 audio panel with enhanced audio capabilities and Bluetooth […]

An experienced, commercially-rated pilot made what could certainly be considered a rookie mistake during his approach to runway 18 at the Jesse Viertel Memorial airport in Booneville, Missouri. The pilot, flying a Bellanca Viking in April 2017, flew the final approach at an extremely low altitude, much lower than normal, on a day without a […]

As the partial government shutdown entered Day 25, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA) today filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of its 15,000 members who have not been paid for their work since the FAA’s appropriations lapsed in late December. The suit […]

Rolls-Royce is leading a research project known as Accelerating the Electrification of Flight (ACCEL) to explore the use of a high-power electrical system in a demonstrator aircraft. The goal is to build and fly the world’s fastest electric-powered airplane. Partly funded by the UK government, Rolls-Royce is working with YASA, a manufacturer of high-power, lightweight […]

Here we go again. All flights were grounded at London Heathrow Airport on Tuesday night after a drone was sighted in the vicinity. It was an eerily similar repeat of an incident three weeks ago at nearby Gatwick Airport. The departures runway at Heathrow was closed and police helicopters were deployed after numerous sightings were […]

The world’s largest airplane, Stratolaunch, is inching closer to its first flight, as a test crew conducts a high speed taxi.