Aviation News

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker announced on Thursday that he will step down from his role on Jan. 20, 2025, after just over a year in the position. Whitaker, who was appointed in October 2023, shared the news in an email to staff that was later posted on X.   “Serving as Administrator […]

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) board of directors announced today (Dec. 12) that President and CEO Pete Bunce will retire in the spring of 2025 and be succeeded by James Viola. Bunce will have served as leader of the association for 20 years upon retirement. Viola comes to GAMA from Vertical Aviation International (VAI), […]

On Thursday, Archer Aviation announced it has joined forces with defense tech company, Anduril Industries, to develop a hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for defense applications. In a joint press release, the two companies detailed plans to develop the next-gen aircraft by leveraging Archer’s advanced VTOL design process with Anduril’s expertise in artificial […]

The Dutch Ministry of Defense announced today that a pair of Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35s detected three Russian military aircraft in NATO airspace on Friday (Dec. 6) over the Baltic Sea and escorted them back over international waters. The Netherlands had assumed the NATO Air Policing Mission earlier this month as part of the […]

Last Friday, Boeing unexpectedly relaunched production of its 737 MAX line of single-aisle airliners. The resumption comes roughly one month after a seven-week strike involving some 33,000 factory workers. According to a Reuters report, Boeing holds orders for some 4,200 MAX aircraft, and getting the production line back on track is an important step in […]

Garmin has added two new aircraft models to its approved list for its GFC 500/GFC 600-series digital autopilots. New to the approved roster are the Beechcraft Baron A55 and the Robertson STOL (short takeoff and landing) versions of the Cessna 180 and 185. The autopilots are already approved for the unmodified versions of the two […]

NASA scientists are close to completing the first-ever accident investigation on another planet. Engineers from NASA’s Southern California Jet Propulsion Laboratory, working with AeroVironment, will publish a report on the final flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in the coming weeks. But there is far more good than bad in assessing the cause of the […]

U.S. Representative Jefferson Van Drew, R-NJ 2nd District, today called for shooting down the drones that have been flying over New Jersey and parts of New York, claiming he has “credible evidence” they are being launched and operated from an Iranian “mothership” off the East Coast. The Pentagon has quickly denied Van Drew’s claims. Deputy […]

In just over a year since its first flight on Nov. 29, 2023, the EcoPulse hybrid-electric test aircraft has now concluded its flight test campaign. A joint project between Daher, Safran and Airbus, the EcoPulse has delivered “crucial insights to meet the decarbonization goals for air transport by 2050.” The maiden flight launched from Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées […]

All U.S. military V-22 Osprey tiltrotors have “paused” operations in light of a part failure on an Air Force CV-22 during a training mission in New Mexico on Nov. 20. The  Osprey landed safely with no injuries to four crew members. The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps pause in operations comes just over a […]