Aviation News

The Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday that China is preparing to invest 77 billion yuan ($11.9 billion) in civil aviation infrastructure in 2016, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). “The general aviation sector, especially aircraft research and manufacturing, has became a hot spot of both industrial upgrading and social concern,” said Feng […]

JetAviva, the Austin, Texas-based light jet sales and training specialist, has reached an agreement to buy Kansas Aircraft Corp., a Kansas City-area piston aircraft and turboprop sales broker, creating one of the country’s most formidable light aircraft resale firms. KAC, a former Cessna authorized dealer, was purchased three years ago by Tim and Dianne White, […]

The FAA announced the formation of an advisory committee to guide it on the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the national airspace, a group that will be led by Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. The committee will help the FAA finalize hotly anticipated regulations for the commercial operation of drones in civil airspace, which […]

In an intimate screening at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles, the premiere of a short version of what may become a full feature movie based on Rinker Buck’s highly acclaimed memoir Flight of Passage was shared with a full house of viewers. The true story follows Buck and his brother Kernahan, who in […]

Solar Impulse cofounder and CEO André Borschberg took flight yesterday in the all-solar-powered Si2, beginning the journey across the contiguous United States. Borschberg flew from Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, California, to the Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Goodyear, Arizona, at the western edge of the Phoenix metropolitan area. As far as an Si2 flight […]

On April 30, jet ski champion Franky Zapata broke the Guinness World Record of farthest hoverboard flight, piloting a Flyboard Air between Carry-le-Rouet and Sausset-les-Pins in southern France. Zapata cruised about 164 feet above the surface of the water, setting a new benchmark distance of 7,388 feet. His record-breaking flight covered more than eight times […]

It’s a great name for an optionally piloted airplane. FLARE, the Flying Laboratory for Aeronautical Research, will take to the skies soon as part of an Italian aerospace research center project that will transform a Tecnam P92 two-seater into an unmanned, or at least unpiloted, test bed. Italy’s civil aviation authority has signed off on […]

Ahead of a public hearing on the FAA’s proposal to overhaul decades-old light aircraft certification rules several general aviation groups are signaling their strong support for the changes that aim to spur innovation, cut costs and improve safety. A coalition of general aviation groups encouraged the FAA in a joint letter to finish work on […]

SpaceX has won its first military contract — $82.7 million to send a U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System satellite into space — breaking a long-held Boeing-Lockheed monopoly on military space launches. The aerospace company, founded by CEO Elon Musk, will launch the Air Force’s next generation GPS satellite in May 2018. The contract reintroduces […]

For the first time since its opening in 1967, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum will host an all-night party to celebrate its 40th anniversary on July 1, 2016. The “All Night at the Museum” event will kick off after a performance by the U.S. Air Force Band and remarks by figures in aviation […]