Aviation News

Replacing text-based area forecasts (FA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) upgraded its Graphical Forecasts for Aviation product to operational status on Saturday. This service is accepted by the FAA for weather briefings in the continental United States. NOAA’s GFA webpage is intended to give users a complete picture of weather that might impact […]

The Pipistrel Panthera continues to progress toward certification, but the airplane that enters production will incorporate a vast number of design alterations — some minor, some major — that the Slovenian manufacturer hopes will make the sleek four-seater an even more attractive product. According to Pipistrel CEO Ivo Boscarol, the biggest change to the production […]

Jolie Lucas knows that while every pilot should try to inspire kids with the love of flight, there’s always that annoying 8-10 year time lag, between when they first experience flight and the first opportunity they have to translate that love into action. Lucas believes Pilot Plus One might be one of the answers to […]

Tens of thousands of people lined the San Diego bay to watch an action packed Red Bull Air Race, the second for the season. After windy conditions on Friday for the qualifying races, which resulted in several pylon hits, the weekend race rounds provided near perfect conditions with relatively light winds and clear blue skies. […]

The David Dao story is still producing countless headlines, but United Airlines has taken an “initial step” in fulfilling CEO Oscar Munoz’s promise that this will “never happen again.” Last week, TMZ published an airline memo that requires United crew to check in for “must-ride deadhead bookings on oversold flights” at least 60 minutes ahead […]

David Dao’s story has dominated headlines this week, as the Louisville doctor who was forcefully dragged from a United Airlines plane at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport has sparked an international conversation about, among other topics, the practice of “overbooking.” Despite United initially claiming that Flight 3411 was overbooked, it has since been revealed that the […]

When American Aero opened its new FBO at the City of Fort Worth’s Meacham International airport a few months back, the idea of a public/private partnership seemed intriguing because those kinds of success stories are few. But calling the new facility a next generation FBO to boot seemed too enticing to ignore, especially since I […]

The FAA plans to begin publishing airport grid maps on April 27. The new maps break an airport down into one-mile squares that each contain the maximum altitude a drone may expect to be safely flown at when near an airport. Altitudes that exceed those depicted on the maps will require additional safety analysis and […]

Innovative Solutions & Support this week announced it has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification for its NextGen flight deck for the retrofit in the Pilatus PC-12. The flight deck boasts an integrated flight management system, integrated standby unit, electronic flight bag, synthetic vision and enhanced vision. IS&S’s NextGen flight deck also features autothrottle capability; airport […]

In response to the United Airlines debacle from earlier this week, FlyOtto is offering one free flight to the beleaguered airline in an effort to highlight the convenience and efficiency of general aviation flying. “For the amount United was willing to compensate four passengers ($800 each, for a total of $3,200) to make room for […]