Aviation News

The pilot shortage continues to be thorn in the side of the airline industry, and the 1,500-hour requirement for pilots to enter as first officers has not helped. To ease the initial stage for pilots entering an airline career, Eagle Jet International, a Florida-based training company, has established a program that allows them to step […]

The pilot of a small plane fled the scene on Sunday after landing on a restricted Coast Guard beach in New Jersey, local news sources reported. According to nj.com, the pilot took the red Piper Cub banner-towing plane without authorization from Paramount Air Service before illegally landing it on the Coast Guard beach in Cape […]

The Red Bull Air Race World Championship continued this weekend with the fourth competition for the year, this one in Budapest. The race saw a new cast of characters on the podium. Martin Sonka stole the trophy, and after a season of only standing on the podium once before this year, that time in third […]

Todd Simmons, the president of customer experience at Cirrus Aircraft, was injured in an accident on Thursday at Dewey Moore Airstrip in Idaho. According to a statement provided by Cirrus senior vice president of sales and marketing Ben Kowalski, Simmons was flying his Piper Super Cub solo at the time of the accident. AVweb.com reported […]

A Cessna Caravan 208B on a Part 135 daylight VFR trip between Quinhagak, Alaska (PAQH) and Togiak, Alaska (PATG), slammed into the side of a hill about 10 nm northwest of its destination after encountering IFR conditions along the route. The aircraft was operated by Hageland Aviation Services Inc, dba Ravn Connect, as flight 1133. […]

Pilatus’ recently certified PC-24 Super Versatile Jet has made its first takeoff and landing at an unimproved airfield. The test flight was made at Woodbridge Airfield north east of London, which was built in the 1940 for the Royal Air Force and is still used by the British Army. “What a picture – the PC-24 […]

In late April, much of the industry began breathing a sigh of relief that House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster’s (R-Pa.) last minute attempt to reintroduce a plan to separate the nation’s air traffic control system from the FAA’s core infrastructure role was pulled by the Pennsylvania Congressman. Now, just 60 days later, […]

Airlines in Europe could feel the brunt of a possible plastics ban proposed by the European Commission, a move that is an attempt to reduce pollution in the world’s oceans. According to a European Commission press release, the ban would target single-use plastic commodities such as cutlery, plates, straws and drink stirrers. Yet, officials in […]

Pilots and aircraft operators who are considering purchasing an airplane now or in the future will have an opportunity this weekend to experience first-hand a large gathering of new airplane manufacturers at the Keystone Aviation facility at the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). The event will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]

A long list of aviation aficionados will speak at the Lindbergh Innovation Forum, set to take place at during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The forum is designed to bring future aviation concepts to light through experts in the industry making short, compact presentations on the topics surrounding breakthroughs and innovations that could shape the […]