Aviation News

A Cessna T-50 Bobcat, also known as the Bamboo Bomber, that went missing more than a week ago, on Labor Day, has been found in a cornfield in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The wreckage was so badly burned that the investigators could not ascertain how many people were aboard the vintage twin-engine taildragger, but it is […]

A teenager was killed last week when a remote-controlled aircraft he was flying struck him in the head, officials say. Roman Pirozek, 19, was flying his RC helicopter, worth about $2,000, in Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday afternoon when the accident occurred. Some witnesses say he was performing “aggressive” maneuvers with […]

The 50th anniversary National Championship Air Races officially kick off tomorrow at the Reno/Stead Airport outside Reno, Nevada. And there is much to get excited about at this year’s event. The most recent champion, Steve Hinton Jr., is no longer flying Strega, the airplane that he has won the Unlimited race category in during the […]

A student and instructor flying a Jabiru J170 LSA near Brisbane, Australia, got a rude surprise when the engine of the training airplane quit in flight. ABC News reported the flight was the first for student Josh Matica, who quickly surrendered the controls to his instructor, Doug Field. With only about 1,000 feet between the […]

In its second rocket-powered flight to date, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo flexed its muscle, going both faster and farther than it has ever before. After being carried to 46,000 feet by WhiteKnightTwo, SpaceShipTwo lit its rocket motor, which shot the spaceship to an altitude of 69,000 feet. The spaceship reached a speed of Mach 1.43 during […]

United Airlines announced yesterday it will recall all of its furloughed pilots — nearly 600. The announcement bodes well for those who predict a pilot shortage, though experts stress that this does not necessarily signal growth for the troubled airline industry. The recalls will fill expected staffing needs caused by retirements and new duty-time rules, […]

Airbus won enviro-bragging rights at last week’s GreenTec award ceremony, claiming Europe’s “most important environment and business award” for its work on fuel cells in commercial aircraft. But all eyes were also focused on the latest model from Volocopter, which was suspended from the ceiling during the presentation. Volocopter’s recently completed two-seat prototype, the VC200, […]

A group named Directional Aviation Capital has purchased Flexjet, the fractional ownership business formerly operated as a division of Bombardier. There is no doubt that the new owners have great faith in the business. As part of the ownership change, the newly formed Flexjet, LLC signed a deal with Bombardier that could add up to […]

Pipistrel has introduced a new LSA, which offers the capability of quickly turning the airplane from a motorglider into a cross-country cruiser. The Sinus Flex is a standard Sinus model, which was designed with a 49-foot 1.5-inch wingspan. But the outermost parts of the Flex version’s wings are removable and can be substituted for shorter […]

The facts surrounding this Illinois accident just might paint a different picture.