Aviation News

An unresponsive TBM 900 turboprop on a flight plan Friday from Rochester, New York, to Naples, Florida, triggered the North American Aerospace Defense Command to launch two F-15s in pursuit of the airplane after the pilot failed to respond to communications from air traffic control. Instead of making a turn toward the eastern coast of […]

On schedule and less than six months after the Cessna Citation CJ3+ was first announced, Textron Aviation today announced it has achieved FAA certification for the nine-seat business jet. This latest offering from Cessna is an upgrade to the CJ3, with a new avionics system and increased range capabilities. The CJ3+ is certified for single […]

The newest inductees into the Air Show Hall of Fame include familiar aerobatics performers who have been thrilling show crowds in familiar airplanes for many, many decades. Gene Soucy, Chuck Newcomb and the AeroShell Aerobatic Team will be formally recognized at the International Council of Air Shows Chairman’s Banquet on December 11 at the Rio […]

Altitude Group LLC has announced its intent to produce a new kit for a speedster called the P85. While no numbers have been released for the potential performance of the sleek composite airplane, the single-seat P85 is designed around a V8 Chevrolet engine that is capable of delivering as much as 400 hp. The P85 […]

In an FAA safety alert cautioning of temporary loss of heading and attitude display information in Garmin cockpits, the agency outlines steps Garmin has identified to prevent the issue from occurring. The safety alert for operators (SAFO) is directed at airplanes equipped with the GRS 77/77H attitude heading reference system (AHRS) installed as a key […]

A group of top-notch aerobatic pilots are gathered at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, getting ready to put on one of the most exciting aviation events in the world — the Red Bull Air Race — set for September 6 and 7. This year, in a first for the U.S., the pilots […]

A six-seat Piper PA-46 crashed in Erie, Colorado, around noon on Sunday as it was approaching the Erie Municipal Airport in the northwest corner of the Denver metropolitan area, killing five people aboard. The airplane was returning from a flight to Centennial Airport in the southern part of Denver, the local 9NEWS station reported. The […]

The FAA will badly miss a deadline to overhaul decades-old light aircraft certification rules, a top agency official told lawmakers. News of the delay drew condemnation from members of Congress and aviation leaders, who say the agency is shirking its obligations, and raised fresh doubts about the ability of manufacturers to keep pace with rapidly […]

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a series of recommendations for helicopter operators, specifically those flying to or near oil platforms. The recommendations came as a result of several incidents and accidents that resulted from complete and partial turbine engine failures that were attributed to the ingestion of gas discharges from oil rigs. The […]

Executives from Dassault put their shovels in the dirt this week at the facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, breaking ground on a new completion center for the Falcon 5X and Falcon 8X, two business jets currently in development that the French company introduced within the past year. The new center is expected to cost $60 […]