Aviation News

Warner Bros. Pictures announced on Tuesday that the life story of Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is coming to the big screen in a yet-to-be named motion picture that will be directed by none other than Clint Eastwood. The film will be adapted from Sully’s book, “Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters,” co-written with […]

Sonex CEO Jeremy Monnett and a company mechanic were killed on Tuesday in the crash of an experimental Sonex Sport Acro at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where the company is based. The two-seat single-engine taildragger crashed into a row of Oshkosh trucks near the east end of Runway 9 for undetermined reasons. Nobody […]

Italian airplane maker Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam is quickly breaking into the certified market. After recently achieving EASA certification for its P2010 four-seat single, the company is hard at work on the 11-seat P2012 Traveller twin. The company says it is making good progress on the first prototype and expects to have the airplane completed by […]

For those wondering if Harrison Ford would ever fly again, now we know. Three months after crash landing his Ryan PT-22 on a southern California golf course after an engine failure, the Hollywood star was back in the pilot seat, taking to the skies with an instructor in his Bell 407. He arrived at Santa […]

In a ceremony at its Bordeaux production plant attended by hundreds of customers, suppliers and employees, French business jet maker Dassault rolled out the first Falcon 5X, the latest in its family of fly-by-wire luxury airplanes. Announced at the NBAA Convention in 2013, the Falcon 5X twinjet features a digital flight control system derived from […]

Wheels Up, the membership-based private aviation firm formed nearly two years ago by former NetJets vice chairman Kenny Dichter, is aiming to expand the private aviation customer base in the United States by millions of travelers with introduction of the industry’s first bizplane ride-sharing app. Dichter says the app will let Wheels Up members share […]

A very special airplane is about to join our list of cool airplanes that will never fly again. The last flying British Avro Vulcan B.2 — XH558, also named “The Spirit of Great Britain” — with its unique sound and look, is about to be grounded for good. “If you don’t see her this season, […]

The FAA suddenly finds itself at the center of a swirling cheating scandal relating to its air traffic controller hiring practices, and now Congress is demanding that the agency investigate and respond to the allegations. Fourteen members of Congress led by House aviation subcommittee chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) sent a letter to FAA Administrator Michael […]

The Solar Impulse Si2 finally left Nanjing, China, this weekend to continue its flight around the world. What would have been the longest leg of the planned trip, expected at 120 hours, was cut short by unexpected weather conditions over the Pacific, forcing the solar powered airplane to divert to Komaki Airport in Nagoya, Japan. […]

Spanning three continents, the world’s only international multiple-airplane racing series, according to organizers, will premiere June 7, with stops in Africa, Europe and North America. The Air Race 1 World Cup features formula one air racing teams from the United States and Europe, who will compete at speeds of up to 250 knots. Taking off […]