Aviation News

The official in charge of the 2020 renovation of Muan International Airport in South Korea has been found dead at his home of an apparent suicide Tuesday evening. Last month, a Jeju Air Boeing 737 slammed into a concrete support off the end of the runway at Muan International, killing all but two of the […]

There is an air of uncertainty within the broad aviation industry over the ongoing transition to a new presidential administration. While the transfer of power is always a confusing time, the Trump team has made sweeping changes that will have an unknown effect on aviation—and general aviation in particular. The most visible potential effects related […]

The four partners in a Cessna 172 being sued over the lead emissions the plane emits have launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover legal costs and expenses expected to top $10,000. The partnership is run through Flyboys LLC and it is that entity that’s being sued by the occupant of an apartment in the pattern […]

In an apparent drone attack from Ukraine, this morning, the Smolensk Aviation Plant in Russia was reportedly set ablaze. The factory produces the Sukhoi Su-25 ground-attack aircraft, as well as parts for other aircraft and missiles. Newsweek reported that the attack was confirmed by Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine’s […]

In service since 2009, Northeast-based Hopscotch Air has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation’s (ACSF) Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). Created in partnership with the FAA, ASAP is a voluntary safety reporting system. The focus is to encourage air charter certificate holders and employees to voluntarily report safety issues and events, “even though they may […]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its final report on the deadly midair collision that killed all four aboard two aircraft over North Las Vegas Airport in July 2022. The report targets pilot error (one aircraft lining up for the wrong runway), controller mistakes and controller staffing shortages as probable causes in the […]

France and NATO are protesting after a Russian missile battery locked on to a French Navy maritime patrol over the Baltic Sea last week. The incident is considered a major escalation of the normally carefully orchestrated surveillance operations carried out by both sides in areas like the strategically important Baltic. “On Wednesday night, a French […]

The FAA is now reportedly investigating reports of damage to aircraft related to their use of GAMI’s G100UL unleaded fuel in California. Inspectors looked at several planes involved at Watsonville Airport south of San Francisco. Various incidents of peeling paint, leaking fuel tanks and even a bent pushrod/seized valve have been reported in various forums. […]

Photos of the internal damage caused by a drone strike on the wing of a CL-415 waterbomber in California 10 days ago show that even tiny drones pack a punch. The drone, pieces of which were recovered from inside the wing, has been identified as weighing less than half a pound. The impact over Pacific […]

Authorities in Nevada say they won’t be able to reach the site of a plane crash in the mountains of southern Nevada until spring because access, even by helicopter, is currently impossible. It’s believed the body of pilot Michael Martin is inside the plane but that won’t be confirmed until a recovery team can navigate […]