Aviation News

A plan by Brazil to start shooting down suspected drug runners has resulted in the U.S.’s threatening to withdraw aid. As early as July, Brazil says it will unleash the air force on aircraft whose pilots refuse to say who or what is on board. The U.S. wants to ensure safeguards are in place to […]

French authorities may demolish the new terminal at Charles de Gaulle Airport after a portion of the futuristic structure collapsed, killing four people. A 100-foot section of the roof fell in Sunday and more cracking noises were heard on Monday… The new Eurofighter Typhoon is riddled with problems and should only be flown by two […]

Former Hungarian and AEAC European Aerobatic champion Zoltan Veres has asked AVweb if 70 continuous rolls in a non-jet-powered aircraft is a record. If it is, he’s planning to go for it on May 28 above historic Eger, Hungary at 9:30 a.m., Hungarian local time. In September of 2003, Veres flew his American-made Culp’s Special […]

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has unveiled a plan to reduce aviation ground-related accidents by 50% over the next five years. The first step is to help FBOs, airports and airlines worldwide with software to benchmark accidents and incidents. NATA says a still-to-be-formed Stakeholder Advisory Board will ensure that every aspect of improving ground […]

A Harvard student says his award-winning project is the first step toward a flying motorcycle. Kyle Clark said the simulator he built for his term project will evolve into the CyclePlane, which sounds like the ultimate mid-life crisis machine. “The recent release of lightweight super-powered sport bikes makes this aircraft not only possible, but fast, […]

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 […]