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Boeing has successfully completed the first tests of new on-board autonomous command and control technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), which allows them to operate without input from human pilots, the company announced. Testing took place at an airfield in Queensland, Australia and saw five UAV’s equipped with the new systems, complete airborne programmed missions […]

The Blue Angels fleet will be upgraded to the F/A 18 “Super Hornet” within the next two years, according to a Department of Defense contract. The Boeing Company’s St. Louis facility has been awarded $17 million for retrofit kits to turn nine F/A-18E and two F/A-18F fighter jets into the newest Blue Angel demonstrator aircraft. […]

The National Park Service has declared that it is too dangerous to recover the wreck of a sightseeing plane that crashed in Alaska earlier this month, according to a news release from the organization. On August 4, a deHavilland Beaver (DHC-2), operated by the “flightseeing” company, K2 Aviation, crashed about 14 miles southwest of the […]

Pilots transitioning to turboprop-powered airplanes or those who want to learn more can get a better understanding of the Pratt & Whitney PT6 engine they operate through FlightSafety International’s PT6 engine familiarization course. “The course includes basic theory, engine to airframe interface, and best practices while operating the engine,” said FlightSafety’s senior vice president of […]

Students at the Daytona Beach campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will have an opportunity to compare one of the industry’s basic flight training devices used to train pilots in WWII with a sophisticated simulator used in pilot training today. The university acquired an historic Link Trainer last year from a private owner in Chicago and […]

Embed from Getty Images The National Transportation Safety Board hopes the National Weather Service will create additional guidance for pilots about the hazards surrounding non-convective turbulence conditions, as well as provide additional formal training to NWS forecasters to encourage consistency of analysis, interpretation and forecasting of low-level turbulence. The NTSB’s recommendations evolved from an on-going […]

The regular battle to keep the FAA operational has become too much for a long list of groups affected by the government authority. Since 2015, the senate has only authorized short-term extensions. The latest reauthorization of FAA activities spanned six months and will expire at the end of September, continuing the uncertainty in the aviation […]

Engineers at the California Institute of Technology have developed an algorithm that uses a single drone to redirect a flock of birds away from an airport. Associate Professor and Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist, Soon-Jo Chung, created the algorithm with his colleagues in response to the “Miracle on the Hudson” incident. In 2009, US Airways […]

Continuing the trend of developing cost effective, quick-install ADS-B solutions to meet the demand for the equipment mandated for aircraft flying in most airspace starting in 2020, uAvionix has announced the tailBeacon EXP. The unit combines ADS-B Out, WAAS GPS and a pressure altitude sensor with a white tail-mounted position light. The price for the […]

If you are interested in learning about new airplanes and other aviation related products, it’s time to head to Boeing Field (BFI) in Seattle this weekend. The U.S. Aircraft Expo will have representatives from a long list of aircraft manufacturers allowing you to explore new two-seat backcountry taildraggers, piston singles and twins, turboprops and light […]