Aviation News

Any time you find yourself with a group of pilots, the conversation will inevitably turn to the FAA’s pending ADS-B mandate. And, yes, most of the comments are way too colorful to print here. Aircraft owners can be a surly bunch. Anyway, after the first wave of FAA-bashing commentary, I try to put a more […]

On Monday, President Trump introduced his Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative and outlined a vague plan to usher in a “great new era in American aviation.” He claimed that taking the existing “ancient, broken, antiquated, horrible” ATC system away from the FAA and putting it in the hands of a nonprofit entity will make air […]

Flying magazine, in support of the Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey, will participate in a Wings and Wheels Exposition being held for the first time ever at Essex County Airport in Caldwell, New Jersey, this September 23 and 24. Thousands of spectators are expected for the New York City-area show, a highlight of […]

One Aviation has released details for the larger version of the Eclipse jet, the EA700 “Project Canada,” which was first announced last year. The information was revealed at the Eclipse Jet Owners and Pilots Association Annual Convention this week at Amelia Island, Florida. The twinjet will be more than a foot longer than its smaller […]

There’s still time for aviation’s doers, dreamers and innovators to see their bright ideas become one of five finalists in this year’s EAA Founder’s Innovation Prize competition, although the June 15 deadline is fast approaching. The second annual competition, hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association and Airbus, again welcomes ideas to counter loss-of-control accidents in […]

There’s no uglier phrase for a cockpit voice recorder to capture than “We should have gone around.” The first officer of a chartered Eastern Air Lines Boeing 737, stopped only by the engineered material arresting system on the end of LaGuardia Airport’s Runway 22, knew these were wasted words after the October 27, 2016 event. […]

The Wild West of drone regulation as we know it may soon cease to exist. If lawmakers have their way, state and local governments — including Native American tribal authorities — could soon have the power to regulate the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems as they see fit. At least, that’s what a group of […]

The White House’s proposal to privatize our nation’s air traffic control system is nothing new. The original en route air traffic control system developed in the late 1920s, in fact, was owned and operated by the airlines. But by the late 1930s, after a number of high-profile airline crashes, the federal government and airlines jointly […]

I am fortunate to have at my side some of the best professionals in the business. My copilots have pointed out the radio calls I’ve missed, the checklist items I’ve overlooked and the wrong taxiways I’ve almost turned onto, and in general, offered diplomatic suggestions to correct the errors of my ways. They have flown flawless approaches […]

I just like the way it looks. When that big Boeing turns onto the ramp and switches off its taxi lights, the lights do not snap off like a table lamp. No, they extinguish with a languid, gradual disappearance, signaling disappointment at the notion of being no longer needed. I just like how it looks. […]