Aviation News

Organizers of a “strand-in” to be held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Sept. 19 to protest incidents where airline passengers have been stuck on the ground inside aircraft for up to 10 hours say someone has hacked their information site, shutting it down. A temporary site has been set up … . The […]

An 89-year-old Florida pilot walked away from the crash of PiperPA-28 Saturday in Myrtle Beach. Martin Geraghty took up flying at 77. A wind gust got the better of him as he was trying to go around after misjudging his approach … . No one was injured when a hot air balloon crashed into electric […]

Four adults and two children died in the crash of what officials said was a four-place Lancair at Kern Valley Airport in California. Witnesses said the pilot was attempting to go around after aborting a landing when the aircraft crashed in a nearby field … . JetBlue has broken ranks with the Air Transport Association […]

Dr. Paul MacCready, whose Gossamer Albatross I became the first aircraft to fly across the English Channel under human power alone in 1979, died Aug. 28. MacCready was also the founder of AeroVironment, which developed groundbreaking alternative energy technology … . Boeing says it will be ready to test biofuel in a 747 within a […]

Northrop Grumman now owns all of Scaled Composites. The deal was concluded Friday. The company previously held 40 percent of the Mojave, Calif.-based Scaled, which was founded by Burt Rutan… A Mississippi pilot did some aerobatics to scare a grey rat snake from the cockpit to the rear of the plane last Thursday. Dr. Ed […]

Police arrested 10 people trying to block access to a London-area airport to protest the increasing use of private aircraft and the effects on the environment. Biggin Hill Airport is used mostly by private aircraft. There were also protests at Farnborough and Heathrow… The FAA is upgrading the avionics on its fleet of King Air […]

American Legend has extended its AirVenture Special Edition offer through the end of August… A California air ambulance pilot was convicted of falsifying his application for an FAA Airman Medical Certificate. He must pay a fine and serve six months home detention… MetLife has debuted a third “Snoopy” blimp that is much larger than the […]

Embraer announced U.S. certification for its 195 passenger jet. The 110-seat aircraft is the largest built by the Brazilian company… Is that a monkey on your head or…? A man was caught smuggling a marmoset aboard a Spirit Airlines flight, first from Lima to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and then on the connecting flight to New […]

The FAA has been sued by St. Louis-based regional airline RegionsAir, which claims federal inspectors improperly grounded the airline after a dispute over pilot-training procedures… FAA Administrator Marion Blakey spoke about NextGen and crowded-airspace issues on PBS NewsHour on Tuesday. Video, audio and transcript are posted online… Scaled Composites has established a fund to help […]

If pistons and turbines are like dinner music to you, then a new restaurant planned for Wichita might be your cup of tea. Hangar 1 Steakhouse will have 41-foot tower where diners can watch aircraft arriving and departing Mid-Continent Airport… Although pilot numbers continue to fall, membership in AOPA is on the rise. The organization […]