Aviation News

Boeing Company today published an update to the flight crew operations manual for its 737 Max 8, warning of a possible fault in the aircraft’s angle of attack system that could cause the aircraft to violently pitch nose down, according to the FAA. The AOA measures the angular difference between the direction the aircraft is […]

Although it’s old news, the accident involving a joyride by a ground service employee flying one of Horizon Air’s Bombardier Q400s from Sea-Tac Airport on August 10 still resonates. The flight terminated in a fireball on Ketron Island, approximately 30 miles southwest of Seattle. After almost four decades as an airline pilot, I’m left shaking […]

Hartzell Propeller announced it has entered into a partnership with Eviation to produce customized propellers to drive the company’s electric commuter, an 11-seat airplane called Alice, currently in the development phase. The airplane will be powered solely by electricity stored in high-energy density batteries with motors spinning three five-blade carbon fiber pusher propellers approximately 65 […]

American Airlines’ subsidiary Envoy continues to grow. As the regional airline’s success continues, it is nearly doubling its Embraer E175 fleet by adding 15 airplanes to an existing order of 25 E175s. The new airplanes will start arriving this month and, by mid-2020, the E175 fleet will reach 84. This is a significant increase to […]

Delaware State University will soon begin replacing its aging fleet of Piper PA-28 trainers with 10 new Vulcanair single engine V1.0s, according to a statement from the university. The school inked the deal with Ameravia, Inc., Vulcanair’s U.S. distributor and said deliveries are expected to begin before the end of this year and continue into […]

Italian helicopter builder Leonardo continues to work toward FAA certification of the world’s first civilian tiltrotor, the AW609. Part of the aircraft’s certification is proving to regulators that the AW609 can successfully autorotate to a landing following a dual engine failure. The company wants the FAA to consider some flight simulator data gathered to verify […]

Anyone who has flown in to Catalina Airport (AVX), also named “Airport in the Sky” as it is situated atop a 1,602-foot mountain on Catalina Island about 20 miles off the beach-clad shores of southern California, knows the airport has long been in pretty bad shape. Potholes and pebbles make the runway best suited for […]

The FAA has certified the Thrush 510G Switchback firefighting aircraft, a GE-powered single-engine turboprop better known for crop dusting and now designated as a Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) aircraft. According to Thrush, based in Albany, Georgia, the Switchback has the ability to deliver 500 gallons of water, retardant or fire suppressant with pinpoint accuracy, […]

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Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is considering moving smaller general aviation operations to other fields, according to local news sources. The idea was recently mentioned during a general aviation master plan update focused around Salt Lake City International, South Valley Regional Airport (U42) and Tooele Valley Airport (TVY). Steve Domino, a consultant with RS&H […]