Aviation News

The Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron has expanded its website to include a series of webinars featuring information about and interviews with Tuskegee Airmen, the group of African American fighter pilots who became the first black fighter pilots during a time of extreme racial segregation. While many questioned the ability of African Americans to […]

It was no big surprise that the House on Wednesday agreed to a spending package that included a short-term extension to the FAA, yet again kicking the can down the road on negotiations for a full reauthorization. The current extension would have expired at the end of this month. Bill Shuster (R-PA) said he still […]

The U.S. Aircraft Expo kicks off its 2018 season this weekend with a show at Hayward Executive Airport in Northern California that will feature dozens of general aviation aircraft and exhibits. The Expo has grown into a prime showcase for aircraft from leading manufacturers, with planned stops in seven Western cities this year. Exhibitors include […]

Aspen Avionics is collaborating with Sensurion Aerospace to develop certified avionics for the rapidly growing UAS and unmanned air-taxi industry, a market that has an estimated revenue potential of $100 billion in the next decade. The collaborative project will focus on navigation, autopilots and surveillance systems for small, medium and large UAS, to include cargo […]

About 70 mechanics at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn, Maine, will soon be out of a job. The mechanics were hired to work on a major restoration project of a Lockheed L-1649A Constellation Starliner named Super Star, which has been in progress for more than a decade. But Lufthansa Super Star gGmbH, which is […]

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association last week released a status update on a number of informal Part 13 complaints filed with the FAA against three U.S. airports, Chicago Waukegan (UGN), Florida’s Key West International (EYW) and Asheville Regional (AVL) in North Carolina. The association dropped its complaint against Chicago Waukegan Airport in late January […]

All three people aboard two different Cirrus aircraft escaped harm after the pilot of an SR22 landed on top of an SR20 at the Lt. Kay Larkin Field (28J) in Palatka, Florida. Both aircraft were attempting to land on Runway 27 just before 11 a.m. local time last Friday. Palatka is an uncontrolled airport about […]

The FAA is moving to temporarily grounding doors-off helicopter tour flights in which passengers are tethered to the aircraft, after the March 11 crash in New York City of a Liberty Helicopters Airbus AS350 that killed five people. “The FAA will order operators and pilots to take immediate actions to control or mitigate this risk,” […]

Cessna is moving quickly on the SkyCourier project, which parent company Textron Aviation announced in November. The company has completed the initial wind tunnel testing at the San Diego Wind Tunnel at the San Diego International Airport in California, and is making progress toward a final design. The model used for the wind tunnel testing […]

A startup endeavor backed by Google cofounder Larry Page has tested an electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing drone in New Zealand. The company, Silicon Valley based Kitty Hawk, revealed released a video of the prototype in flight. The Cora autonomous craft is targeted at the nascent airborne taxi market that some experts predict could explode […]