Aviation News

As of next week, pilots taking the FAA knowledge exams for the private pilot certificate will no longer need to suffer through questions pertaining to outdated systems and procedures. A new question database, which is scheduled to become active on February 9, excludes questions that were deemed no longer pertinent. Questions regarding NDB, Radar Summary […]

Leesburg, Virginia, is about to become the first airport in the United States with a remotely operated control tower. This summer, the Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) will begin a 90-day trial of a system that has been in operation in Sweden since last fall. The technology was developed by Swedish aerospace and defense giant Saab […]

Jeppesen announced today that it is adding new capabilities to its Mobile FliteDeck VFR app for the iPad. The upgrades are designed to help pilots with their route planning and decision making during the preflight and while in flight. The most prominent new feature of the Mobile FliteDeck VFR 2.0 version is the graphical weather […]

Quest Aircraft delivered 30 Kodiak turboprop singles last year, posting its strongest year since certifying the utility airplane in 2007. Last year also saw the Sandpoint, Idaho, start-up manufacturer achieve several milestones, including the certification of a new interior, new avionics, FAA approval for a TKS Tank installation in the Kodiak’s cargo pod, and an […]

Bizjet rivals Gulfstream and Embraer are squaring off for aviation’s most coveted prize: the Collier Trophy, which recognizes the greatest annual achievement in aerospace in America. The 2014 award pits the Gulfstream G650 against the Embraer Legacy 500, two of the latest fly-by-wire jets to enter the market. The G650 was a Collier Trophy finalist […]

At least three dashboard video cameras captured the final terrifying seconds of TransAsia Flight 235’s descent over Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday as the twin turboprop struggled to remain aloft before abruptly rolling left and knifing into the Keelung River. The pilot can be heard on ATC audio declaring an emergency, stating, “Mayday, Mayday, engine flameout” […]

Dramatic up-close video captured the crash of a TransAsia Airways Flight GE235 in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday that killed at least 31 people and injured several others. The ATR 72-600 turboprop took off from Sungshan Airport around 11:30 a.m. local time and issued a mayday call shortly afterward, although the transmission did not include additional […]

A National Transportation Safety Board report on a Cessna 150 crash in Watkins, Colorado, last May is raising eyebrows for partially blaming the fatal accident on the pilot’s use of his cell phone to take selfies mid-flight. The 29-year-old pilot at the controls of the Cessna, who was not Instrument or night current, took off […]

The FAA says e-cigarettes in passengers’ checked bags have sparked two fires aboard U.S. airliners in recent months, prompting the agency to issue a safety alert recommending air carriers allow the devices to be carried only in the cabin. Last month at Los Angeles International Airport, an overheated e-cigarette sparked a fire in a piece […]

A scaled down version of the Fantasy of Flight museum in Polk City, Florida, has opened while work continues on a major expansion that owner Kermit Weeks has named “Act III.” “We want to allow the aircraft-loving public the opportunity to reconnect while we continue to create and design the next iteration, Act III, of […]