Aviation News

After years of flight testing two versions of its solar-powered concept airplane, the Solar Impulse team is now well on its way to making the journey around the globe a reality. Si2 — the second version of the Solar Impulse — has been disassembled and loaded into the nose of a Cargolux Boeing 747 and […]

With an increasing number of UAS incidents including several reports of close calls with airplanes, the UAS industry has worked with the FAA to come up with a campaign that sheds some light on how drone operations can and should be conducted in order maximize safety in the sky. Named “Know Before You Fly,” the […]

Michael Raisch, a father in Jersey City, New Jersey, found a new way to bring his passion for flight to his 2-year-old daughter over the holidays. Alongside the Christmas tree in the family’s living room, Raisch built a Boeing 737-800 flight simulator, complete with an enclosed cockpit and several rows of seats that his daughter […]

Building your own airplane can be a daunting task and one of the trickiest parts is to properly assemble the avionics equipment and all the cables that go with it. Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Company has just started a program that makes this work much easier. The company’s harness assembly shop offers services ranging from […]

While Icon Aircraft recently conducted a series of flights where the company’s CEO, Kirk Hawkins, tested the water handling characteristics and maneuverability of the A5 amphibious LSA, the company has started establishing a flight training program for the two-seat airplane. As Icon finalizes the FAA approval process for the A5 in anticipation for the first […]

A second day of searching for the AirAsia Airbus A320-200 that went missing while en route from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore turned up empty on Monday, prompting officials to downplay hopes of finding the airplane. Flight QZ8501, carrying 162 people, disappeared around 7:30 a.m. Singapore time while flying over the Java Sea. […]

Homebuilders say they are befuddled by the FAA’s upcoming ADS-B equipment mandate, specifically over the question of whether certified avionics options on the market now can be installed in Experimental Amateur-Built (E-AB) airplanes to satisfy the requirements of the Jan. 1, 2020, rule. The answer, apparently, is no. The Experimental Aircraft Association says it is […]

Synthetic vision is coming to ForeFlight Mobile, and from the early screenshots posted on the app maker’s website the upgrade looks like it will be well worth the extra $25 a year the upgrade will cost subscribers. The SVS update, set for release around the first of the year as part of ForeFlight Mobile Version […]

The National Aviation Hall of Fame has selected four notable figures into its 2015 class, who will be formally enshrined next October at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The inductees include Robert N. Hartzell, Abe Silverstein, Eugene “Gene” Kranz, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert L. Cardenas […]

It’s not often that sisters get the chance to share the same airliner cockpit, but on a recent JetBlue flight from Florida to Washington a pilot-sibling Airbus A320 captain and first officer created a notable pairing intended to inspire more women to fly. Pia and Anna-Maria Kymalainen, sisters from Finland from who joined JetBlue after […]