Aviation News

Airport police briefly took away a man’s kite after reports that it was hit by a United Airlines Boeing 737 on short final for Washington Reagan Airport on Saturday. He was apparently one of two kite flyers enjoying early spring weather at Gravelly Point, which is just off the end of Runway 1/19. When Runway […]

At least one person, believed to be a banking executive, aboard a TBM 700 was killed when the aircraft crashed vertically into a house in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Saturday. U.S. Bank said the dead pilot was Terry Dolan, the bank’s COO and Vice Chair. Local first responders didn’t even realize there was a crash […]

FAA Acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau announced that the agency will require most aircraft operating around Ronald Reagan National Airport to have ADS-B technology activated. Rocheleau made the announcement during a Senate hearing on Thursday morning, where he, along with NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and Director of Army Aviation Gen. Matthew Braman, fielded questions surrounding the […]

FBO fuel sales in 2024 remained steady but showed minimal growth, according to the Aviation Business Strategies Group’s (ABSG) annual survey, released ahead of the NBAA’s Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference in New Orleans ABSG’s survey indicated that nearly 60% of reporting FBOs experienced either a decrease or no change in fuel sales compared to 2023. […]

The Federal Aviation Administration said there were nearly 13,000 reports of laser strikes in 2024, a slight decrease from the previous year, but the agency says the number is still too high. In 2023, laser strikes reached an all-time high, with a staggering 13,304 incidents, marking a 41% increase over 2022, which saw 9,457 reported […]

A united coalition of aviation organizations has come together to support the National Pause for General Aviation Safety. Spearheaded by AOPA and backed by the FAA Safety Team, this initiative encourages general aviation pilots to dedicate 15 to 60 minutes over the next six months to enhancing their safety practices. Pilots are urged to sharpen […]

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced four new members this week. Joining more than 150 original equipment manufacturers and other stakeholders are TAT Technologies as a Member and Eve Air Mobility, Ascendance and Electra as Associate Members. TAT Technologies, founded in 1969,  specializes in maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services focused on auxiliary power […]

Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft Denali turboprop single will make its Sun n Fun Aerospace Expo debut next week in Lakeland, Florida. The Denali’s all-new, clean-sheet GE Catalyst engine received FAA approval on Feb. 27. The Catalyst incorporates a number of high-tech computer and additive manufacturing (3D printing) elements, reducing parts count and increasing performance and efficiency. […]

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, could be commissioned and operational later this year. First launched in 2022, the 80,000-metric-ton ship began sea trials in 2024 and is currently undergoing its seventh sea trial sortie. According to an article in the China/Military section of the myNews website, observations that the ship did not have large […]

FAA Acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau appeared on CNBC to answer a range of questions regarding the agency and its outlook on the current state of aviation safety. Controller hiring, the Washington, D.C., midair and the ever-popular “what’s up with Boeing” were on the agenda. But notably, the interviewer asked pointed questions about general aviation operations […]