Aviation News

On the opening day of the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) national convention in Phoenix, Garmin’s Jim Alpiser announced the GCO 14—the company’s first carbon monoxide detector. The miniature remote sensor is compatible for displaying on the Garmin GTN Xi-series GPS navigators and on the GI 275 electronic flight display in a dedicated data field or […]

A German aviation publication is calling for the reopening of the investigation of the Germanwings A320 crash in France in 2015, saying there were some fundamental errors made by investigators. The crash, which killed all 150 people on board, was blamed on the suicide of Flight 9525’s First Officer Andreas Lubitz, who the investigation found […]

Aviation groups are endorsing President Donald Trump’s nomination of Bryan Bedford as FAA administrator. As we reported earlier, Bedford, the CEO of Republic Airlines, has broad support as Trump’s pick and doesn’t appear to trigger any red flags for Senate approval. National Air Transportation Association President Curt Castagna said Bedford’s long career in the industry […]

The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union says 132 of its technicians, inspectors and maintenance workers will return to work Thursday after a judge ordered their reinstatement last week. The workers, all probationary employees, were let go Feb. 14 but their dismissal, along with thousands of other probationary employees in various other government departments, was found […]

The Chinese owner of Diamond Aircraft has acquired the assets of eVTOL pioneer Volocopter out of insolvency for $11 million. The estimated value of the hard assets and intellectual property was set at $42 million in the insolvency process. Wanfeng, a major Chinese car manufacturer, has set up its German subsidiary Heptus 591 to operate […]

The FAA wasted little time following NTSB recommendations to sharply restrict helicopter operations around Reagan National Airport in Washington. In its preliminary report on a crash between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Eagle CRJ last month that killed 67 people, the NTSB urged the FAA to eliminate helicopter traffic that might conflict […]

Red-faced Swiss officials are considering how best to deploy their recently acquired Bombardier Global 7500 after discovering it literally won’t fit the facilities at the airport in the capital city of Bern. According to luxurylaunches.com, the Swiss air force took delivery of the new executive transport in December to great fanfare, citing its efficiency and […]

A familiar sight and sound will return to British airshows this year after the 10-month grounding of the RAF’s Merlin-powered Hurricanes and Spitfires. The iconic Second World War fighters were grounded almost a year ago after the May 25, 2024, crash of a Spitfire flown by Sqn Leader Mark Long, one of the many RAF […]

Canada and Portugal are both considering backing out of deals to buy Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters, citing geopolitical factors. One of Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first directives was to tell Defence Minister Bill Blair “to determine if the F-35 contract, as it stands, is the best investment for Canada, and if there are […]

An American Airlines jet caught fire Thursday evening around 5 p.m. at Denver International Airport. According to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the flight had diverted to KDEN after the crew reported engine vibrations. The Boeing 737-800, which had departed from Colorado Springs Airport en route to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, […]