Aviation News

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 […]

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that the budget and staff cuts associated with sequestration along with a flawed sequencing system, which is apparently no longer in effect, became too much of a barrier for the Supplemental Type Certification for its Active Technology Load Alleviation System (ATLAS).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. […]