Aviation News

For the second time in less than a week, Delta flights have been diverted because of smoke in the cabin. The most recent was Monday when a Boeing 717 on its way to Columbia, South Carolina, turned around almost immediately and landed back in Atlanta. The plane was evacuated on the runway with emergency slides […]

Airbus says it may divert deliveries from the U.S. if tariffs raise prices to its American customers. In an unusually blunt statement at a company news conference last week CEO Guillaume Faury said he would not hesitate to “prioritize deliveries” to non-U.S. customers if the government imposes any of the wide-ranging tariffs that have been […]

SpaceX says it has fixed the issues that led to the intentional destruction of the upper stage of the seventh test of the Starship system on Jan. 16. The spacecraft automatically blew itself up and sent debris raining down over the Turks and Caicos about 10 minutes after launch from SpaceX’s launch facility in southern […]

It would appear the venerable An-2 Colt biplane, which has served Russian and various other east European militaries since 1947, will outlive its planned replacement. Various sources are reporting Russia will cancel the modest development of a nine-seat utility airplane, the LMS-901 Baikal, in favor of replacing the radial engine on the AN-2 with a […]

A Washington State online reseller has become the darling of his community after he snagged the deal of the year, at least on paper. Zach, 35 (he wouldn’t tell Newsweek his last name or hometown), paid $30 at a thrift store in central Washington for an engine air supply valve that aftermarket aircraft parts dealer […]

The Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions group has issued its second in a series of three information bulletins, this one explaining the Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative (PAFI) and the role it plays in the FAA’s potential issuance of a “fleet authorization” for a fuel being developed by Lyondell/Basell. If the fuel passes the battery of […]

Delta Airlines has issued a statement countering what it says are “false and misleading assertions” about the experience and past performance of the pilots of the Endeavor Air CRJ 900 that crashed in Toronto on Feb. 17. Social media and YouTube has exploded with commentary and analysis, some of it centering on the fact that […]

The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation (JRBAF) announced a new partnership with Patagonia Bush Pilots, allowing U.S. pilots the opportunity to train and fly in the Patagonia region of South America. Founded in July 2024, JRBAF was established to honor Jim Richmond’s legacy by expanding access to backcountry flying. As the founder of CubCrafters, Richmond […]

On Wednesday, a coalition representing commercial and general aviation interests urged Congress and the Federal Aviation Administration to take immediate action to strengthen air traffic control (ATC) staffing and technology. In a Feb. 19 letter, the groups wrote, “we must support air traffic controller workforce hiring and training, modernize and deploy state-of-the-art air traffic control […]

eVTOL manufacturer Archer Aviation has received Part 141 Federal Aviation Administration approval to begin flight training operations—a key milestone as the company advances toward commercial air taxi services with its Midnight aircraft. “With this certificate, Archer can now train and qualify pilots as part of its newly launched training academy, with plans to build a […]