Aviation News

Emirates Denounces Fake Plane Crashes

While a handful of airlines are dealing with the aftermath of recent plane crashes, Emirates is battling a virtual onslaught of airborne carnage. The airline is hitting out at content creators who have produced AI-generated videos depicting an A380 and an A330 with exploding engines crashing, killing hundreds of people. “We are aware of a […]

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China Certifies First Commercial Electric Plane

China has certified a four-place electric aircraft under Part 23 regulations, making it the first to qualify for commercial operations beyond flight training. The Liaoning General Aviation Academy (LGAA)’s RX4E, which first flew in 2019, will be marketed globally with a focus on short-haul flights in areas without good roads. The manufacturer says the plane, […]

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Ukraine Chops Three Months From F-16 Training

Ukraine’s government has announced it’s cutting training time for new F-16 pilots to fill cockpits faster. The air force has received dozens of Vipers in the last few months and the country is anxious to put them into action, but the pilot pipeline isn’t keeping up. “The basic training program needs to be optimized. This […]

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Twin Couldn’t Maintain Altitude Before Freeway Crash Landing

A Tecnam P2006T was unable to maintain altitude on one engine when a flight instructor tried for a freeway landing in Larkspur, Colorado, last June 16, according to a preliminary report from the NTSB. The instructor and student took off just after 6 a.m. in the four-place twin, which is powered by 100-horsepower Rotax 912 […]

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Father, Daughter Dead, 19 Hurt On Ground In RV-10 Crash (Updated)

A father and 16-year-old daughter have been reported as those who died when an RV-10 crashed into a furniture factory near Los Angeles on Thursday. They were identified by Sports Illustrated, citing social media posts, as Pascal Reid, the registered owner of the plane and his daughter Kelly, a prominent high school athlete in their […]

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Report Finds FAA Ignores Majority Of Whistleblower Complaints

A new Seattle Times report took a deep dive into whistleblower complaints concerning the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing—finding that the agency dismisses the majority of complaints it receives. Looking at data from 2020-2023, the report found that more than 90% of safety complaints ended with no violation found by the FAA. The Times […]

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Naples Airport Authority Launches App For Noise Complaints

The Naples Airport Authority (NAA) introduced a new app to make it easier for disgruntled neighbors to file noise complaints. NAA partnered with EnviroSuite in developing the app, which allows users to report aircraft noise events directly from their smartphones. The Naples Airport is no stranger to noise complaints as it saw more than 123,000 […]

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Long-Standing Avionics Service Center Closes Up Shop

After more than four decades of serving the aviation community, Forge Flightworks announced it has closed its doors as of December 2024. The company, formerly known as Carpenter Avionics, was the largest avionics service center in the MidSouth. According to its website, as an FAA authorized repair station, Forge Flightworks specializes in the sale, installation, […]

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Slovenia’s Gogetair Chooses Turboprop Power

Slovenian aircraft manufacturer Gogetair has taken a different approach to the issue of avgas availability worldwide. While there are a number of piston engines capable of operating on more readily available jet fuel, late last year, Gogetair flew its top-of-the-line G750 aircraft with a Turbotech TP-R90 turboprop engine. Rated at roughly 122 shaft horsepower, the […]

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