Aviation News

Shell has developed what it seems to think is an unleaded avgas replacement that’s ready to go, once testing is complete and certification earned. The new 100-octane fuel would be a drop-in replacement for 100LL. Shell worked with Piper and Lycoming in conducting preliminary tests of the new fuel. In a press release Xinsheng (Sheng) […]

The pilot of the airplane that ATC saw flying a missed approach after the Boeing 747-400 Dreamlifter landed on the too-short runway at Jabara in Wichita Sunday night has spoken with Flying about his experience. The corporate pilot, who asked to remain nameless in this story, was inbound to Jabara “around 50 miles out,” deadheading […]

Spoiler alert: The following story reveals one of the top ten airplanes in our Top 100 Airplanes: Platinum Edition list. As the kids sing on Sesame Street, “One of these things is not like the others,” a number of readers have been taken aback by the inclusion of an odd bird in Flying Magazine’s Top […]

A London business jet broker reports it has sold a Gulfstream G650 for an owner who took delivery in July. The jet went to a Japanese real estate firm for $70 million, netting a profit of $10 million, according to The Jet Business (despite the fact that list price on the G650 is $64.5 million). […]

The People’s Liberation Army and the Civil Aviation Administration of China have announced a long-awaited new rule relaxing restrictions on general aviation flying. Chinese airspace is controlled by the military, and before the new rules were established, it could take several days to approve even a short general aviation flight. That process has been shaved […]

As 40 million Americans prepare to visit relatives and friends this Thanksgiving week, Mother Nature has decided to add a twist with a massive winter storm that is delaying airline flights and grounding many GA pilots. To help travelers keep tabs on airline flight delays, FlightAware.com has created the Misery Map, a real-time weather and […]

A Minnesota teenager with no formal flight training pleaded guilty on Monday to regularly stealing a Cessna 150 for joyrides over the summer and fall while the airplane’s owner, an Air Force major, was deployed in Afghanistan. Eighteen-year-old Geoffrey Biteman, from the aptly named city of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, reportedly taught himself to fly […]

An Airbus A321 carrying the Manchester United soccer team was forced to abort a landing attempt this week at Konrad Adenauer Airport in Cologne, Germany, at 1,300 feet after the crew spotted another airplane on the runway. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening as the team traveled to the city in anticipation of today’s match-up […]

The Federal Communications Commission is considering allowing cellphone use on airline flights above 10,000 feet, a change that could provide a healthy cash windfall for carriers while risking upsetting passengers who have to endure chatty seatmates. The agency, which prohibits cellphone use for making phone calls or accessing data in flight, is circulating proposed rulemaking […]

After the FAA last week appeared to brush off sharp criticism over a new medical policy directed at overweight pilots, Congress reacted by crafting a bill that would require the agency to allow public comments on the proposal and apply normal rulemaking procedures before adopting the change. The FAA wants pilots diagnosed with high body […]