Aviation News

A team of researchers at MIT’s International Center for Air Transportation is studying the impact of ADS-B traffic and weather services and would like your input. The goal of the study is to determine how pilots value and use these services. ADS-B is a central component of the NextGen air traffic control modernization program. The […]

Phillips 66 has announced its Fly Savvy Rewards program, including a credit card that gives cash back for aviation and auto fuel purchases. For the first 90 days, the card returns 10 cents per gallon on fuel purchased at nearly 900 Phillips 66 FBOs. The offer extends to Phillips 66, Conoco and 76 auto fuel […]

There have been several attempts at depicting flight paths around busy airports and around the world, some more successful than others. One of the coolest visualizations has recently come out of Europe though a British company called NATS, which offers a variety of aviation-related solutions. Titled Europe 24, NATS’ video depicts actual flights arriving at […]

The market for tablet apps is about as jammed as Starbucks at daybreak. But Bendix King has made it a bit less crowded. The company has told users it is pulling the myWingMan app from the Apple Store, and will refund all their money in full. An annual VFR subscription sold for $99, and an […]

Daher-Socata unveiled its latest upgrade for the TBM series yesterday, the TBM 900. Retaining the same Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66D engine rated at 850 shaft horsepower, the new model has improved performance based on aerodynamic optimization of the airframe and the engine air intake configuration. It also comes with a new five-blade composite propeller […]

If you’re headed to Oshkosh or Reno in 2015 you’re in luck. Watchmaker Breitling announced that the Breitling Jet Team will kick off its first-ever U.S. tour during the 2015 airshow season, including stops at EAA AirVenture and the Reno Air Races. The team has performed together in their black-and-yellow L-39 Albatros twinjets for nearly […]

You may already feel like big brother is watching you after you put a little bit more information on Facebook than perhaps you should have. And, if a report from TechCrunch is true, Facebook may soon be watching you from above. The report claims that the social network giant plans to purchase Titan Aerospace, now […]

The first Eclipse 550 customer has left the Eclipse Aerospace factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the manufacturer delivered the first modified version of the original very light jet, the Eclipse 500. The delivery was achieved less than two years after production restarted, but about six months later than the company had hoped when it […]

Deborah Hersman, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board since 2004, announced she is leaving to lead the National Safety Council. She will continue at the NTSB until April 25 when Board vice chairman Christopher Hart will assume the role of acting chairman, the agency said. “It has been an honor to be associated […]

A nifty little safety device that is getting more and more recognition in the aviation industry is the angle of attack indicator. Avionics and personal GPS production giant Garmin announced today that it is in the process of developing its own AOA unit named the GI 260 AOA. The GI 260 provides pilots with audible […]