Aviation News

Goodyear is short a blimp after the almost-new Spirit of America crashed into a compost pile in California last week. The year-old blimp slipped its moorings at its home base in Carson, Calif., and drifted 300 yards before hitting the heap of fertilizer. The pilot was uninjured but a cameraman on board suffered bruises. The […]

Who saw what, and, at this point, who cares? The White House has offered clarification for the reported sighting of Air Force One on its super-secret trip to Baghdad for Thanksgiving. It was originally reported that a British Airways pilot inquired about the 747 on frequency. But amid scrutiny, officials now say the comments were […]

A Virgin Blue 737 and two small aircraft near Melbourne, Australia, apparently came close to a midair collision yesterday. The incident exacerbates controversy over the nation’s new air rules, which took effect last week… Vandals are suspected in several cases of slashed steering cables in Malaysia Airlines aircraft at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in the […]

The Kitty Hawk Air Show is set for Dec. 17 and attendees will get a poignant reminder of just how far we’ve come in 100 years. Some of the best air show performers in the business will take to the air over the hallowed ground around Kill Devil Hills. Patty Wagstaff, the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, […]

Airlines and GA might both benefit from airspace changes being considered for the crowded airspace around Los Angeles. The FAA is holding four public meetings in January to gauge reaction to a modification of Class B airspace that would make it easier for airliners using LAX and the rest of us using anything but LAX… […]

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds celebrated their golden anniversary in style. The celebration was part of this year’s Aviation Nation 2003 air show, held Nov. 15-16 at the Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nev. World of Wings, the event’s promoter, worked with the military to put on a one-of-kind event. AVweb’s partner AirsideTV.com […]

Christie’s Concorde auction helped raise $3.8 million for The Air France Foundation for children. A speed indicator was auctioned for $94,000 and a nose cone for $500,000. While the children benefit from the cash, they will — unlike the generation before them — grow up in a world devoid of supersonic commercial flight, at least […]

Jay Stokes, 47, a skydiving instructor, on Tuesday (unofficially) broke the record of 500 parachute jumps in a 24-hour period. He made 534 jumps in Lake Elsinore, California, and raised money for the Special Olympics and Special Operations Warrior Foundation… A Learjet crashed shortly after takeoff from St. Louis Downtown Airport yesterday morning. All four […]

About 1,000 people turned out to see the last landing of a Concorde at Seattle’s Boeing Field. Rumor has it the jet was allowed supersonic passage by Transport Canada, facilitating a record-setting New York-to-Seattle run of less than 3 hours, 56 minutes. The British Airways plane will become part of the Museum of Flight collection. […]

A pilot was killed when his Korean War-era jet, a 1953 T-33 Silver Star, crashed and burned in a trailer park in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Sunday… Carter Aviation Technologies has been awarded its first contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, to support development of Carter’s next-generation propeller and rotor… The 2004 Asian […]