Aviation News

In an effort to make drone operators more aware of where they can and cannot take their flying machines, the FAA is in the process of releasing an iOS app called B4UFLY. The app will tell its users whether there are any restrictions or requirements pertaining to UAS flights in the area of intended flight. […]

NASA engineers successfully tested the Greased Lightning GL-10, a battery-powered, 10-rotor remotely piloted aircraft that can take off and land like a helicopter and then transition to conventional flight in mid air. The craft was a little unsteady as it whirred to life and lifted off the ground, but it managed to rise into a […]

If you can’t make it to Washington, D.C., for tomorrow’s Arsenal of Democracy warbird mega flyover, you can still catch all the action live through an exclusive webcast. The day’s events will be broadcast on USVets.TV starting at 10:30 a.m. ET and continuing until well after the flight of more than 50 World War II […]

In the “we’ll believe it when we see it” department, a single-engine jet is being developed in Poland that is reminiscent of some single-engine jet programs that have been done here in the United States in recent years. Named the Flaris LAR 01, the jet has completed its initial taxi tests at the airport in […]

With the governor of Tennessee in attendance, along with numerous state, county and local officials, Cirrus Aircraft announced that it will establish a new campus called the Vision Center in Knoxville, Tennessee’s McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) that will focus on all customer interactions, including training, aircraft deliveries and aircraft maintenance and repair. The center is […]

Ernie Edwards’ retirement as president for Embraer Executive Jets appears to have nothing to do with rest and relaxation. Instead, the highly experienced executive has taken on a new role to help bring the highly anticipated Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet, currently in development, to the market. Edwards has accepted the role as senior vice […]

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 […]