Aviation News

The Terrafugia flying car, created a decade ago by a handful of MIT grads, just made another huge leap toward becoming an actual product thanks to its new owner. The South China News reported that Geely, the company that also owns Volvo, agreed to acquire Terrafugia. Reports indicate Geely was particularly interested in the Terrafugia’s […]

The general aviation market is expected to soon have a high-powered diesel engine option for high performance airplanes as EPS is closing in on FAA certification for its Graflight V-8 engine. The company expects to have both a type certificate and a production certificate in hand by the end of the year. As first deliveries […]

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding the small UAS registration program left a lot of people wondering about one thing: Where’s that $5 I spent on the registration going? All in all, the FAA collected somewhere in the neighborhood of $4 million through more than […]

In the long and hallowed history of flight, engineers are writing a new chapter. It’s a chapter that involves skies more distant than the stratosphere of our own world. Space flight designers today are beginning to explore the possibilities of flight in the atmospheres of other worlds. Up, Up and Away Forays have already begun. […]

This morning, NBC’s Today show released information from a documentary that will be aired on Sunday night on the History Channel revealing new evidence regarding the mysterious disappearance of famed pilot Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan during their attempt to fly around the world in July 1937. During the past 80 years, the […]

Third-ranking Senate Republican John Thune of South Dakota added a proposal to the recently-introduced FAA reauthorization bill hoping to amend the 1,500-hour requirement for airline pilot hiring. The rule, enacted in July 2013, requires Part 121 airline new hires to qualify for an ATP certificate before starting work. Thune says he believes what he calls […]

Major enhancements inside and out make Piper’s M600 the most advanced iteration of the PA-46 ever. Four key changes to the previous Meridian turboprop elevate the new M600 to a worthy contender for Flying’s 2017 Innovation Award. First, Piper designed an all-new wing that offers improvements in payload and speed and can hold more fuel. […]

Kirby Chambliss, one of two U.S. pilots competing in the Masters class of the Red Bull Air Race World Championships, scored a big win at the race in Budapest, Hungary, over the weekend. While Chambliss has seen great success at the races, with two world championships on the books, he had experienced a long dry […]

Whether or not Florida’s newly signed Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act was intended to work in accordance with congress on either of its proposed bills, the Drone Federalism Act or the Drone Innovation Act, it certainly seems to address many of the same issues. The bill was backed by Dana Young of Tampa in the Senate […]

Great events are known for putting even the tiniest towns on the map and this weekend the historic Piper Cub is expected to bring a touch of notoriety back to Lompoc, California — beside nearby Vandenberg AFB of course — when the airport (KLPC) hosts the 33rd West Coast Fly-In beginning this Friday. Running until […]