Aviation News

Decades of squabbling have finally generated positive results for the aviation industry and users of London Heathrow Airport (LHR), Europe’s busiest hub. Britain’s government on Tuesday gave the nod to a still-controversial plan to build a third parallel runway at Heathrow by calling LHR its favored option for the new concrete. Airport officials say Heathrow, […]

The FAA says it’s already processed 81 authorizations for drone flights into Class D and E airspace, as well as 36 waivers to Part 107 since the rule became effective August 29. The bad news, however, at least for operators trying to take advantage of the easier access offered by the new rule, is that […]

Fans of one of the most picturesque — and hair-raising — landings anywhere are lamenting the end of an era. Dutch carrier KLM will no longer fly the Boeing 747 to St. Maarten Airport. Beginning on October 30, the flights will be operated by the smaller, though still pretty cool, Airbus A330 instead. The landings […]

Leaders in business aviation are gearing up for the most important industry event of the year, the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, which kicks off Tuesday. Organizers expect about 27,000 industry professionals to attend the three-day conference in Orlando, Florida. As always, presentations and seminars will be given on the state of the industry, […]

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Articulating airfoils, or folding wings, are nothing new to aviation. They’ve been used for decades as an efficiency tool to help store multiple airplanes in a small space. But NASA thinks a new airfoil known as the Spanwise Adaptive Wing (SAW) could fold an aircraft’s wings in flight, creating huge efficiencies but without the use […]

Gulfstream announced Friday its plans to cease production of the G450 as the company prepares to launch the highly anticipated G500. Marking an end to one of the company’s most iconic aircraft, the final Gulfstream 450 will be delivered to a customer in early 2018. Gulfstream also noted that the last G150 has been sold, […]

News of the death of legendary test pilot and aerobatics pioneer Bob Hoover this morning has brought grief to the aviation community. Hoover, known among his many fans as the “pilot’s pilot,” died at about 2 a.m. PT, according to reports. He was 94 years old. Hoover’s flying career began when he was a teenager. […]

Day two of Flying Aviation Expo in Palm Springs, California, is off to a great start, with lots to do and see at the show. Today’s lineup features talks by NTSB member Earl Wheener, noted aviation educator Rod Machado and George Bye, creator of the all-electric Sun Flyer. Tonight at 6:30, Expo attendees will enjoy live […]

Flying Aviation Expo officially welcomed attendees to a new show site for this year at the Palm Spring International Airport in Southern California. More than 30 general aviation airplanes are on display today through Saturday amid dozens of educational seminars, exhibits inside the hangars at the airport and parties in the evenings at the Palm […]