GA aircraft sales remain strong across the board with both numbers and billings showing strong growth in the first nine months of 2024. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s third-quarter report, aircraft sales were up 6.3% while the billing totals jumped a whopping 20.5%. “The health of our industry remains stable, which allows our […]
A Russian woman who bypassed security at JFK and stowed away on a Delta flight to Paris last week has been arrested in France for causing a disturbance on the return flight. The unidentified woman, who has been described as a Russian national with a U.S. green card, was being held at Charles De Gaulle […]
Some California students set a series of records when their homebuilt rocket blasted to 470,000 feet at hypersonic speed in a launch from the Black Rock Desert in October. The University of Southern California’s Rocket Propulsion Lab, a club made up entirely of undergrads, published a paper on the project in November detailing how they […]
The family of a notorious early 20th century bon vivant draft dodger are laying claim to a priceless Wright Model B airplane that has been at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute for most of the last century. According to the New York Times, the descendants of Grover Bergdoll say the museum’s account of how it came into […]
The Air Line Pilots Association says Airbus is proposing adding a toilet to the flight deck of its aircraft to eliminate the need for relief pilots and pave the way for single-pilot operations or Extended Minimum Crew Operations (eMCO). According to paddleyourowncanoe.com, the planemaker wants to put the open potty behind the captain’s seat and […]
A group of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) students won first place in a national competition with research demonstrating how drones can help reduce wildlife strikes at airports. Anna Golendukhina, an aviation master’s student and one of the authors of the research, explained how drones improve wildlife monitoring. “Drones not only make the process more cost-effective […]
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) released the 34th edition of its annual general aviation safety report, noting that flight hours and total accidents have increased while fatal accidents have decreased. The report, known as the Richard G. McSpadden Report, covers a comprehensive look at general aviation safety data for […]
An Alaskan pilot has been making headlines for her unique Thanksgiving tradition— air dropping turkeys to her neighbors who live off the grid. Esther Sanderlin says she’s been dropping “turkey bombs” for the last three years. Sanderlin told local news station KTUU that the idea came to her after hearing one of her new neighbors […]
On Thursday, Pilatus announced it has secured a major contract to deliver 19 PC-21 training aircraft to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as part of the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program. The agreement was finalized through a partnership between Pilatus and KF Aerospace, who are collaborating as part of the SkyAlyne team—responsible for providing […]
Heart Aerospace, a Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft developer, has selected Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York as a test site for its HX1 (Heart Experimental 1) program. The first flight is expected sometime between April and July 2025. The HX1, with a wingspan of 105 feet, would be the largest all-electric aircraft to fly. It […]
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