Aviation News

Continental Motors is expanding into the experimental and aftermarket engine segments with the purchase of five businesses owned by Danbury Aerospace, a U.S. holding company. The purchases include all of Danbury’s assets including Engine Components International (ECi), the San Antonio, Texas, manufacturer of PMA engine parts, as well as Precision Machined Airparts, Sterling Machinery & […]

FlightSafety International is suing an engine repair and overhaul shop that it claims was responsible for the October crash of a Beechcraft King Air into its Wichita Cessna Citation training center, which killed four people including the pilot. The lawsuit, filed in Dallas County District Court, alleges that MRO firm Dallas Airmotive improperly repaired the […]

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued two safety recommendations aimed at preventing wrong-airport landings like those in Wichita, Kansas, and Branson, Missouri, that attracted substantial media attention. The Safety Board recommended to the FAA that controllers withhold landing clearance until the aircraft has passed all other airports that might be confused with the destination […]

Sonex Aircraft, the Oshkosh, Wisconsin, maker of tiny kitbuilt airplanes with unusual names to go along with their unusual looks, is expanding into the military UAV market. Sonex says it has signed a business collaboration agreement with Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. for research, engineering and production of UAVs for Defense Department applications. The first project […]

A 27-year-old man was taken into police custody during the early morning hours on Saturday after he allegedly stole a Piper Seminole from North Las Vegas Airport and went on a joyride over the city. ATC was alerted of the situation and monitored the flight as the man, who was a former student pilot at […]

Flight Resource LLC has achieved an STC to add a reversible MT propeller to the Aviat Husky. The new prop installation allows the Husky, whether equipped with skis, wheels or floats, much greater maneuverability as it can move in reverse. The reverse taxi is particularly useful for water operations where the maneuverability is affected by […]

The Flying Aviation Expo, which will take place at the Palm Springs Convention Center from October 15-17, continues to ramp up for an impressive follow-on to last year’s successful debut. All of the most popular events and activities from last’s years Expo will be back, only bigger and better. In addition to cool aircraft on […]

Airbus Group today announced plans to build a factory in southwest France where it will manufacture the E-Fan 2.0, a two-seat electric airplane that is due to hit the market about two and a half years from now. Airbus will break ground next year on the final assembly plant in the town of Pau near […]

NASA has completed the initial test phase of a new morphing wing technology that the agency says could dramatically increase fuel efficiency, reduce airframe weight and decrease aircraft noise during takeoffs and landings. The test phase included 22 flights with Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE) flight control surfaces attached to a Gulfstream III jet at […]

The pilot of a Virgin America Airbus A319 reported seeing a quadracopter climbing above his altitude Tuesday night while on approach to Dallas Love Field. Love Field tower controllers notified Dallas police that a pilot on Virgin America Flight 769 from New York LaGuardia to Dallas reported encountering the unmanned aerial vehicle as the jetliner […]