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Unless your flying is limited to local sightseeing in good weather, chances are you’ve used winds aloft charts at some point. For many commercial and military pilots, they’re a staple of the preflight weather briefing, and they’re easily found on sites like aviationweather.gov. These charts are constructed by weather centers at a series of designated heights, […]

With the wildfire season in full swing, the FBI has new assets in place in California for detecting, identifying and “neutralizing” drones that are illegally operated in firefighting zones. The bureau is working with the Los Angeles County Fire Department to leverage technology that can detect dangerous drone activity within 30 seconds of launch, according […]

Daher has completed its acquisition of a metallic and composite aerostructures assembly facility in Stuart, Florida. The facility, which employs approximately 400 people, was purchased from Pennsylvania-based Triumph Group. According to Daher, it will become part of the company’s industry division, supplying customers including Boeing and Gulfstream. “With the Stuart facility, Daher has reached a […]

Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule parachuted safely to Earth at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on Wednesday afternoon, capping a mostly successful uncrewed test trip to the International Space Station. The capsule was back on the ground less than four hours after it detached from the ISS and carried garbage from the station […]

While it sounds like an unsightly ridge in fresh Aero-Thane paint after removing the fine line tape, or the 49th parallel checkpoint that Prohibition bootlegger, Jake Hollow, referenced when air-smuggling whisky across the Canadian border into dry Minnesota in his Standard LS-5 biplane, dryline is neither. Both would make great HBO dramas, but only one […]

Normally when you walk down the aisle of a Southwest 737 you’re unfolding your legs or going to the bathroom, but Pam Patterson was heading for a future with the love of her life. Up at the galley, where streamers fashioned of toilet paper softened the industrial practicality of the space, a fellow passenger and […]

When you write about kitbuilt airplanes, every now and then a unique opportunity pops up. I recently heard a rumor that after 30 years in the aircraft manufacturing business, Darryl Murphy had sold Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing LTD and was now able to spend time fishing the lakes around Vancouver, British Columbia, with one of his […]

The second installment of our showcase features seven more of the best classic airplanes AVweb’s readers had to offer. Check back next Friday for the third and final part of the Classic Aircraft Showcase and, in the meantime, you can revisit Part 1 here: Classic Aircraft Showcase: Part 1. 1937 Ryan STA We first purchased […]

We asked to see your classic aircraft and you didn’t disappoint! In fact, we received so many photos of magnificent classic airplanes that this is just the first of a three-part showcase. Check back next Friday for Part 2. 1946 Cessna 120 My 1946 Cessna 120 was first flown by Mort Brown, Cessna production test […]