Aviation News

In an effort to reduce the ever-increasing cost of flight training, Sporty’s has started a new program that brings the cost for flight training rentals down to $99 per hour. The airplanes that rent at this cost at Sporty’s Academy are a Cessna Skycatcher and a refurbished airplane that Sporty’s has branded 172LITE. The concept […]

A sleek looking single-place airplane named CEA-311 Anequim, the Portuguese word for great white shark, recently took flight in Divinópolis, Brazil. The airplane looks a lot like a racer but it was designed specifically to break speed records. Anequim was designed and built by professor Paulo Iscold and a team of students at the Federal […]

AirShares Elite, the fractional ownership company that operated a fleet of Cirrus piston singles in several U.S. cities, has shut its doors after 15 years in business. The company has pulled the plug on its website, turned off its Facebook page, and did not answer the phone or return messages left at its main number. […]

A debate is percolating online about the risks of flying jets single-pilot after the crash of an Embraer Phenom 100 in Maryland earlier this month that killed six, including three people on the ground. Former Flying editor Richard Collins weighed in on his website, arguing that the FAA shouldn’t approve any jet for single-pilot operations […]

Researchers at NASA have started flight testing new software that the agency says could make the National Airspace System far more efficient and reduce noise associated with airplanes near major airports. The software has been named Airborne Spacing for Terminal Arrival Routes, or ASTAR for short. The purpose of the software is to develop more […]

A Russian military airplane, identified as an intelligence airplane, came close to a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) commercial passenger jet traveling from Denmark to Sweden on Friday, CNN and several other news outlets have reported. While the incident occurred in international airspace, reports claim that the Swedish Air Force Chief, Maj. Gen. Micael Byden, said the […]

Daher-Socata today announced it has signed on as a major partner with Airbus Group’s VoltAir subsidiary for the design, development and certification of a new electric airplane unveiled earlier this year called the E-Fan 2.0. The all-electric two-seater is the first product in what is being billed as a full-scale electric aircraft development program, launched […]

If you love going to airshows to watch military jet teams such as the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds, next year will present opportunities to enjoy the performance of one of the best aerobatic formation teams in the world — the Breitling Jet Team. The team will make its North American debut on April 26 at […]

A new test pilot school, the International Flight Test Institute, announced that it will open its doors to students starting in the new year in Mojave, California. The school will train its students to become flight test pilots and flight test engineers within commercial, business and general aviation industries. IFTI will use a fleet of […]

AOPA is urging the FAA to take steps to address the safety risks of small recreational UAVs, including stipulating penalties for pilots who operate them recklessly. The association made the recommendation yesterday in prepared comments at a House aviation subcommittee hearing on UAV operations. AOPA told the subcommittee that an “increasing number of incidents” involving […]