Aviation News

What appears to have been a potential, maybe incipient runway incursion at LAX was caught on video by Airline Videos, a YouTube channel that livestreams movements at the airport. At about 4:20 p.m. on Dec. 27 a Delta Air Lines A321 was on the roll on Runway 24 heading for Atlanta. As it accelerated, a […]

Skyryse says it’s a major step closer to certification for its “universal operating system for flight” with “the world’s first fully automated hover at the swipe of a finger in a fully-conforming production aircraft.” The company’s Skyryse One achieved a stable hover Dec. 19 with the single command on a touchscreen, although it had previously […]

There were no serious injuries when a PAL Airlines Dash-8 suffered a left main gear collapse while landing at Stanfield International Airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia, late Saturday. The cause of the gear collapse wasn’t immediately known. The aircraft was operating as Air Canada 2259 from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. There were 73 passengers […]

Two crew members were pulled from the burning wreck of a Jeju Airlines Boeing 737-800 that landed gear up at Muan Airport in southwestern South Korea but all the remaining 179 people on board died. Video shows the plane sliding on its nacelles before hitting a perimeter barrier and exploding. Only the tail section appeared […]

A prominent proponent of angle of attack (AoA) indicators is applauding the FAA for recommending they be installed in all airplanes. The agency published a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) recommending AoA systems be installed as standard equipment in new airplanes and retrofitted in the existing fleet. The full document is reprinted below. “Outstanding step […]

Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona is the latest U.S. National Park to prohibit commercial air tours as part of its new Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP). The plan, a collaborative effort between the National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), prohibits commercial air tours over the park and within a […]

Four backcountry airstrips in Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness known as the “Big Creek Four” have been deemed emergency use only as outlined by a recent legal settlement. The ruling stems from a lawsuit between environmental groups and the U.S. Forest Service, with the State of Idaho intervening on behalf of recreational […]

The Mexican air force has issued a call for proposals from U.S. suppliers for a range of aviation-related training programs and maintenance services. In a notice, the Mexican air force laid out multiple opportunities for U.S. companies to collaborate with the branch. Specifically, the air force is looking to establish comprehensive training courses for pilots […]

Just days after announcing plans to cease operations, electric aircraft manufacturer Lilium has found a buyer in Mobile Uplift Corporation GmbH—a coalition of European and North American investors. The German electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company announced the news on Tuesday, noting that the deal is expected to enable its two subsidiaries to secure […]

Investigators found multiple human errors to be the primary cause of the fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jet and a Japan Coast Guard (JCG) aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport earlier this year. In a preliminary report released Wednesday, the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) identified crew confusion as the primary cause of the incident, […]