Aviation News

In a decision that is sure to evoke emotional responses from observers on all sides of the political and aviation spectrum, OSHA announced in a press release that it has reinstated a pilot who refused to fly a medevac flight for his employer, Air Methods, because the helicopter’s ELT was faulty. The agency said that […]

Flytenow, the Uber-style flight-sharing service that the FAA shut down last year for allegedly acting as a de facto conduit for illegal air charter activity, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the decision. Flytenow’s website lets private pilots post upcoming trips that travelers can then arrange to ride along on provided they help […]

In an effort to make already-safe airlines even safer, the FAA yesterday issued a final rule requiring most U.S. carriers to create formal safety management systems (SMS) by 2018. Many airlines have already voluntarily created SMS programs, which include formal, top-down, organization-wide approaches to managing safety risk. An SMS gives an airline a set of […]

Thirteen flight attendants are fighting back after being fired by United Airlines for refusing to fly on a 747-400 with mysterious messages written on the tail section. The attendants were scheduled to fly from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong when finger drawings depicting the words “Bye Bye” along with a smiley face and […]

Terrafugia has petitioned the FAA for an exemption from the limitations of the light-sport aircraft regulations for its Transition flying car to allow for an increase in the gross weight and stall speed. A notice of petition for exemption has been published by the FAA, allowing for public comment on the issue until January 20. […]

International car service company Uber has branched out to provide helicopter flights at certain times through what the company calls UberChopper. The flights are posted on Uber’s blog at blog.uber.com. Most recently, Uber offered a free promo Christmas flight for four over the Silicon Valley. The flights are conducted through local helicopter operators. Most of […]

The first Chinese-built Mooney rolled out of the factory in central China’s Henan province last week, officially turning the page on an important new chapter for the 85-year-old light airplane manufacturer. Wearing an eye-catching gray, white and red paint scheme, the first Chinese Mooney, an M20TN Acclaim Type S model, is one of 17 airplanes […]

A seven-year-old girl who survived the crash of a Piper Seneca that killed four of her family members on Friday is recovering from her injuries as her local community rallies to support her both financially and emotionally. Sailor Gutzler was flying with her family back home to Illinois from a Christmas holiday in Key West, […]

Gulfstream has selected an ADS-B Out avionics package from Garmin for the G150, offering worldwide NextGen air traffic control compliance for operators of the midsize business jet. The upgrade is being offered at Gulfstream’s service center in Dallas. It involves replacing the G150’s existing transponders with Garmin GTX 3000 Mode S Extended Squitter remote transponder […]

The United States Navy has deployed two San Diego, California-based combat ships to aid in the search and recovery efforts for AirAsia Flight QZ8501. Both ships will remain in the Java Sea until their assistance is no longer required by the Indonesian authorities, which are leading the efforts to locate the airplane and the 162 […]