Aviation News

A report by Fox Business News has raised questions about the FAA’s hiring of air traffic controllers by using the results of a controversial segment of the testing to screen out some applicants while favoring others who, critics suggest, are not as qualified. The test segment in question is a pre-employment test called the biographical […]

South and central Texas were hit hard this week with severe thunderstorms and rain so heavy that local rivers overflowed, sending homes floating. As a result of the damage from the storms, several aviation events scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled or rescheduled. Redbird’s Bluebonnet Fly-In at the San Marcos airport was rescheduled to […]

Nick Guida, the founder of Tamarack Aerospace Group, told Flying that the budget and staff cuts associated with sequestration along with a flawed sequencing system, which is apparently no longer in effect, became too much of a barrier for the Supplemental Type Certification for its Active Technology Load Alleviation System (ATLAS). But Guida was not […]

Every year since 1978 there has been an average of more than 450 near midair collisions and 30 actual collisions resulting in an average of 75 deaths per year, according to seeandavoid.org, a website funded by the FAA and the Air National Guard. In hopes of reducing these numbers, the NTSB has issued a special […]

If you are planning on attending the AOPA Fly-In this weekend at the organization’s headquarters in Frederick, Maryland, this video is a must-see. You need to learn the established approach procedure to reduce the risk of flying with the increased traffic flowing into Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK). The procedure is further complicated by the fact […]

Nearly a year ago, Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider helicopter powered up for the first time; now the first prototype is air-bound. The Raider successfully completed its first flight at Sikorsky’s Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on May 22. During the hour-long flight, pilot Bill Fell and co-pilot Kevin Bredenbeck tested the helicopter’s hover […]

After a two year, $60 million certification effort, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has become the second provider currently capable of launching space vehicles for the Air Force under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. This allows the Hawthorne, California-based company to bid on national security space-launch missions using its Falcon 9 Launch System. […]

You may have been looking for updates on the progress of Solar Impulse Si2’s all-solar-powered flight around the globe. The reason for the lack of communication in recent weeks is that the airplane is grounded on the eastern end of China awaiting the perfect opportunity to cross the massive ocean between Asia and Hawaii. The […]

Hartzell’s hailed three-blade propellers are becoming available on a growing number of high-performance piston airplanes, reducing the empty weight of the airplanes and improving performance. The latest STC additions include a list of Mooney models: the Mooney M20R Ovation, Ovation II, Ovation III, M20S Eagle and M20TN Acclaim. The STCs also includes airplanes that have […]

The technological advances in air traffic control are not always creating more efficiency in the system. A power surge at Belgocontrol in Brussels, which controls the airspace up to 24,500 feet over Belgium and higher elevations above Luxembourg, has wreaked havoc on the air traffic in Europe, causing major delays and cancellations. The Brussels airport […]