Aviation News

With four fires raging around the Los Angeles area this week, fueled by dry conditions, strong Santa Ana winds, and tall grass and bushes that sprouted from heavy rains from last winter, the importance of communication and coordination for aerial support was brought to light. This is one of many critical emergency response efforts that […]

The headline was almost “The glitch that stole Christmas.” American Airlines and the Allied Pilots Association were at odds last week over a computer error that allowed all of the company’s pilots to take time off for the holidays. While the airline downplayed the problem, the union claimed that as many as 15,000 flights were […]

It’s hard to forget the holiday season of 2015. You could walk into a Best Buy and walk out with a DJI Phantom 3 Standard for $250. Black Friday sales had taken an already well-priced drone and made it a must have item for a lot of American households. I remember, because I paid $750 […]

As any cryptocurrency expert or enthusiast will gladly tell you, Bitcoin is hotter than ever with already-record-high prices continuing toward $12,000. So, it comes as no surprise that Surf Air, which touts itself as the “future of flying,” announced that it now accepts the “future of money.” The California-based “all-you-can-fly” airline offers four packages that […]

Every pilot remembers that often gut-wrenching feeling when the CFI reaches over, retards the throttle and announces a practice engine failure. “Now what do you do?” Get it down in one piece, of course, is the unspoken answer. But instructors don’t practice engine failures only because it’s required in the Airman Certification Standards. They guide […]

Tamarack has received approval from the FAA, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) for its ATLAS Active Winglet system’s AFMS (Aircraft Flight Manual Supplement), publicly confirming the performance improvements of the system. The system in question is designed for the Cessna Citation C525 series of bizjets: the CJ, CJ1, […]

Slovenian aircraft maker Pipistrel is forging ahead with production plans for the Alpha Electro electric-powered two-seater and hybrid Panthera four-seater in a deal with a Chinese entrepreneur to build airplanes in China. Pipistrel founder Ivo Boscarol owns 51 percent of the newly formed Pipistrel Asia-Pacific joint venture, with the remaining 49 percent controlled by Chinese […]

A California man’s multiple attempts at dropping anti-media pamphlets over NFL stadium crowds landed him in jail after flying over Oakland Coliseum and Levi’s Stadium during Sunday’s games. Tracy Mapes, a 55-year-old Sacramento resident, was cited and released by Santa Clara police for flying the drone in violation of a local municipal code, department spokesperson […]

Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens this week announced a partnership that the companies claim will be a “significant step forward in hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft.” The E-Fan X hybrid-electric technology demonstrator is set to take flight in 2020, with the goal of this new partnership being a revolution in flying that will be clean, efficient […]

“Oops.” That’s presumably the PG version of what American Airlines officials are thinking this week after it was revealed that a “computer glitch” gave all of the company’s pilots the ability to take time off during and around Christmas week. BREAKING: American Airlines says computer glitch allowed all pilots to take vacation over Christmas week. […]