Aviation News

On New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California, the Rose Parade kicked off for its annual celebration ringing in 2016 and Rose Bowl college football game. And a B-2 Spirit couldn’t help but join the fun. The B-2 with the 509th Bomb Wing from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, opened the game played at the Rose […]

Shortly after its U.S. certification back in September, the Embraer Legacy 450 is already in the hands of its first owner. Embraer’s newest business jet enters service with the delivery to LMG, a Orlando, Florida-based event technology specialist. “We are excited to be the very first customer to take delivery of a Legacy 450, an […]

Epic Aircraft completed the successful maiden flight of its first conforming prototype E1000 single-engine turboprop, code-named FT1, putting the manufacturer on track to achieve certification later this year. FT1 made its successful first flight on December 19 from the Bend Municipal Airport. After the 20-minute test hop, Epic chief pilot David Robinson reported, “The aircraft […]

The holidays came early for Mooney International after the company successfully completed the first flight of the new M10T proof of concept in California on December 23. The first flight was performed by test pilot Len Fox from Chino Airport near Los Angeles. It lasted approximately 15 minutes, with Fox conducting basic flight maneuvers and […]

If you visit the AOPA website you’ll notice a brand new logo that looks pretty sweet, but which actually tells a much bigger story for the 75-year-old pilot organization. AOPA says it is reinventing itself as it seeks to make aviation more approachable for a broader number of pilots and nonpilots alike through new outreach […]

In September, the FAA projected that one million drones would be sold around the holidays. If the estimations are correct, there are a lot of unmanned aerospace systems (UASs) taking to the skies with inexperienced pilots. But fear not; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide is offering a free online course for new UAS users this […]

The long-awaited Mitsubishi Regional Jet will have to wait even longer. With an announcement on Christmas, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. pushed back the regional jet’s first delivery from the second quarter of 2017 to “approximately one year later.” The announcement comes about a month after its first flight in November 2015. Mitsubishi said that the first […]

This year the general aviation world saw a whirlwind of changes, for better or worse. From long-awaited certifications to new regulations, questions that had gone unanswered started to see some development. Not only that, we saw the introduction of new airplanes, new amazing technologies, and some milestones to remind us just how far aviation has […]

In a closely watched case that should put to an end the discussion about the formation of “Uber services for the skies,” a Washington, D.C. appeals court ruled against flight-sharing website Flytenow.com on December 18, finding that the site does indeed violate FAA regulations that prohibit private pilots from advertising for shared flights in exchange […]

Last week the Museum of Flying at Santa Monica Airport celebrated the 80th anniversary of the first flight of the Douglas DC-3, a flight that took off from SMO on December 17, 1935. A ceremony was held at the newly renovated DC-3 monument right outside the main entrance to the museum. The monument was first […]