Aviation News

The inventor of the flying car has died but Robert Fulton’s dream lives on. Fulton, an adventurer (he rode a motorcycle around the world in 1937) and explorer died last Friday at the age of 95. He began working on the Airphibian in 1946. It became the first certified aircraft that could also be driven […]

Mooney Aerospace Group Ltd (MASG) says an arbitration decision awarding $23.9-plus million to AP Long Beach Airport LLC is not binding and will ultimately be decided by a jury. The case went to arbitration after MASG terminated its lease at the Long Beach airport. Mooney believes that California law allows jury trials while separately seeking […]

EAA’s Boeing B-17 bomber “Aluminum Overcast,” currently touring the West Coast, was damaged Wednesday when its landing gear collapsed following its arrival at the Van Nuys, Calif., airport. There were no injuries to any of the 10 people on board, including two B-17 pilots, two EAA mechanics and six other passengers… Various news sources have […]

The NTSB wants training and marking standards in place regarding aircraft parachutes. It’s recommended that airport and rescue personnel be trained to recognize and disable undeployed chutes (using common tools) and that a set of markings and warning labels be established… A British group is trying to get Concorde back in the air. Save-Concorde Group […]

A Penn State aerospace engineering team has designed morphing aircraft wings that they say will boost efficiency and performance. The wings are covered in moveable plates that allow them to change shape in flight… A record-setting balloon flight won’t land the pilot in the FAA’s bad books. The agency said it will not file any […]

Another light jet enters the race, as Bob Bornhofen, designer of the Maverick kitbuilt twinjet, is reportedly working on a five-seat, single-engine Sport-Jet that would be certified. It’s expected to be flying by the end of this year. The jet will feature a standard ballistic chute, according to AOPA… The FAA will test ADS-B weather […]

A conference that puts pilots and air traffic controllers in the same room wrapped up in Dallas Wednesday. Sponsored by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, “Communicating for Safety” was aimed at raising issues and solving problems with air traffic communication. FAA COO Russ Chew attended… The city of Bolingbrook, Ill., is choosing to preserve […]

The Red Knight, a T-33 that flew for many years for the Canadian Forces, rejoins the air show circuit after an 11-year hiatus, flown by Chris Rounds… The U.S. Ultralight Association has teamed with First Flight Insurance Group to offer liability coverage to its members… About 200 law-enforcement officers searched a hangar at Oakland International […]

After three hours of searching Friday night for an airplane reported missing over Long Island Sound, the Coast Guard said the distress call was a false alarm… The National Aviation Hall of Fame last week outlined a 10-year strategic plan that includes $29 million in new projects, including expansion at the Air Force Museum, a […]

The FAA has issued a launch license to Scaled Composites for its flight test program, Space.com reported yesterday… The effort to choose a new site for a central Texas GA airport is stumbling. Monday, the city council of Taylor voted against hosting the airfield, the second of three proposed sites to balk… An Australian astronomer […]