Aviation News

The German government has given the nod to what appears to be the first certification of an all-electric airplane, the eSpyder. While the certification was completed in February of this year, the announcement was just recently made. The eSpyder is an ultralight design with a single-seat cockpit held up by a fuselage boom onto which […]

Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Los Angeles World Airports Police are trying to determine who got through the secured perimeter of Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, California, and why graffiti messages were spray-painted all over the fuselage of a Learjet 60. The jet was parked […]

In one of the more peculiar episodes to emerge from an air crash investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board on Friday issued a red-faced apology after a San Francisco television station fell victim to a prank and broadcasted “inaccurate and offensive” names of the pilots aboard Asiana Flight 214. The strangeness began when a KTVU-TV […]

Plane spotters in England got the scare of their lives when a Eurofighter Typhoon came within feet of the perimeter fence at RAF Waddington while landing for an airshow earlier this month. Spectators scrambled for cover as the jet roared past, its wheels barely skimming over the large group of spotters. In photos taken of […]

After questions arose during the Pilot Racing Seminar in June as to whether there would be a future for Unlimited racers at Reno, there is no longer any doubt. With the Unlimited racers the top draw, Reno needed a big name, and it got it, with one of the most storied racers to ply the […]

Torrance, California-based MGL Avionics recently introduced the touchscreen iEFIS Explorer avionics system — a product that offers several unique features — for the Experimental and Light Sport Aircraft markets. The primary flight, engine and navigation information displayed on the iEFIS Explorer can be configured based on the preference of the operator and user-created graphics can […]

The FAA yesterday issued a long-anticipated final rule requiring airline first officers to hold an Airline Transport Pilot certificate with a minimum of 1,500 hours of flight time in the majority of cases. The new requirements, which take effect on August 1, will shut the door on career opportunities for some low-time pilots and make […]

Everyone agrees that diesel makes a lot of sense for light GA, but so far there have only been lower- to mid-power options, including models from Thielert, Austro and SMA. One company, Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS), of New Richmond, Wisconsin, is doing something about this state of affairs by developing an aero diesel, the Vision […]

Legislation that would introduce revolutionary changes to Part 23, which regulates light aircraft certification and manufacturing, earned Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approval on Wednesday, paving the way for the rules to be approved by the full House. Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-KS) introduced the bill, H.R. 1848, which is sponsored by 31 bipartisan lawmakers. It would […]

One of the toughest tasks in all of aviation is landing a jet on the narrow, rolling deck of an aircraft carrier. It might be even tougher when the job is done without a pilot on board. Yesterday an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator successfully completed not one but two landings aboard the […]