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Less than a second separated the final four racers who all had penalty-free runs on the Weiner Neustadt Red Bull Air Race course. For the third race in a row, Czech pilot Martin Sonka snagged the top spot on the podium, increasing his lead in the fight for the World Championship trophy. But last year’s […]

Another exciting week has come to its conclusion in Reno as the 55th Stihl National Championship Air Races were held at the Reno-Stead Airport west of Reno, Nevada. Five classes of aircraft battled it out around pylon courses at altitudes barely above the sagebrush-covered valley floor. A big upset happened in the Sport Class, which […]

The FAA is warning drone operators to fly clear of areas that have been affected by Hurricane Florence. According to statements released by the FAA on its website and Twitter, flying drones in the impacted regions could interfere with local, state, and federal recovery missions. Drone pilots caught breaking this rule could be slapped with […]

It’s not exactly breaking news that the aviation industry is running short of pilots and maintenance technicians. Boeing recently said the industry worldwide will require nearly 800,000 flight crew and nearly the same number of technicians over the next 20 years. The FAA last week held a Workforce Development Symposium in Washington to call attention […]

The latest safety report published by the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, the aviation arm of the United Nations, says 2017 was the safest year on record for civil aviation, excluding general aviation. The report provides a high level summary of ICAO’s safety initiatives and achievements to enhance aviation safety last year, along with […]

The annual Stihl National Championship Air Races at the Reno-Stead Airport (KRTS) have begun. While the top racers won’t start competing until today, the Bronze heats started yesterday for the T-6 and Jet classes. The Formula One and Biplane races were also scheduled to begin yesterday; however, high winds in the afternoon grounded the light […]

The maker of one of the most successful aviation app producers, ForeFlight, has an added feature called Trip Assistant. The new resource adds a whole new layer of support, making general aviation journeys more predictable. ForeFlight’s founder and CEO Tyson Weihs says the feature was developed to help ForeFlight’s employees who needed to know how […]

Passengers from three overseas flights were quarantined within two days at two airports in the northeast United States last week. On Wednesday, an Emirates A380 arriving from Dubai was halted short of JFK’s Terminal 4 when several passengers reported feeling ill, CBS New York reported. According to NBC Philadelphia, 12 passengers from two different American […]

A twin-engine Cessna 335 crashed last Sunday about 10:40 a.m. local time as it approached Florida’s Palm Beach County Park/Lantana Airport. The 335 is an unpressurized version of Cessna’s once-popular Cessna 340. The pilot was last heard on a common traffic advisory frequency indicating he was making his turn to base leg for landing on […]

This year’s Girls in Aviation Day on October 13, the fourth annual event, will again introduce girls 8 to 17 years of age about the many career choices and lifestyle possibilities offered by an aviation/aerospace career. The brainchild of Women in Aviation International, this year’s special day will bring together over 50 Girls in Aviation […]