Aviation News

The FAA has implemented NextGen technology in the Washington, D.C. area, activating new satellite-based paths into the three busiest airports in D.C.’s airspace: Washington Dulles International Airport, the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. “These new and improved highways in the sky mean increased safety, more on-time arrivals and […]

Drones once again made headlines last week after several airline pilots flying around John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world with more than 400,000 annual aircraft movements, spotted at least one drone flying around the airport property at altitudes as high as 3,000 feet, according to a statement from […]

With technology constantly changing, you may use aviation apps on several platforms, some of which change shape with each new release. Whether you want to bring an iPad, an iPad Mini, a Samsung Galaxy or a Kindle Fire into the cockpit, you may have found you need a separate mount for each platform. But MyGoFlight […]

Headset maker Lightspeed is making the jump into the aviation flight gear market with the launch of the new Lightspeed Aviation Adventure Flight Bag collection. The company says the high-end bags, one made of full-grain South American cowhide, and another of ballistic polyester with full grain cowhide accents, are designed for the “modern pilot.” Each […]

AOPA president Mark Baker told members of Congress on Tuesday the FAA must do a better job supporting the general aviation community in three key areas: third-class medical reform, aircraft certification and the ADS-B mandate. Testifying before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on November 18 about the FAA’s upcoming Congressional reauthorization, Baker said GA […]

Garmin has achieved supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for two additional airplane models for its G950 integrated avionics flight deck, the retrofit version of the very successful G1000 avionics suite, making the glass panel available for the Metroliner and de Havilland Twin Otter. Both of the new STC installations feature a 15-inch MFD in the […]

A little more than two years after Gulfstream achieved certification for the ultra-long-range G650, an airplane that held the crown as the fastest civilian airplane in the world until Cessna’s Citation X+ reclaimed the spot this year, the Savannah, Georgia-based company announced it has delivered the 100th airplane in the series. That is a very […]

An Aero Commander 500 missed an elderly couple by inches when it crashed into their Chicago home minutes after taking off from Chicago Midway Airport early Tuesday morning, officials said. The pilot of the twin-engine cargo plane, the only person on board, was found dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred at about […]

Randall Greene, president of Safe Flight Instrument Corp., and his late father, Dr. Leonard Greene, are the recipients of this year’s Joseph T. Nall Award, recognizing the pair for their longtime contributions to aviation safety. Even if you’re not intimately familiar with the Greene’s company based in White Plains, New York, you know and cherish […]

One of the pioneers of solar-powered flight, a company aptly named Solar Flight, which has been developing solar airplanes for the last 28 years, announced a new solar-powered aircraft, which appears to be a real-life Lego-version of an airplane with interchangeable components. Named the SunStar, the aircraft is chiefly designed for High Altitude Long Endurance […]