Aviation News

A passenger took control of a King Air C90 from its incapacitated pilot over Southern California on Friday and managed to put it safely on a runway at Meadows Field in Bakersfield. The plane ran off the end of the runway but was undamaged and no one was injured. First responders performed CPR at the […]

For the second time in a week, a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral had an anomaly but got the job done on Friday. The Boeing/Lockheed Martin United Launch Alliance Vulcan system launch was the second of two certification flights, and it appears something on the lower end of one of the two solid rocket boosters […]

For close to a half century, Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix, Arizona, was the main training center for U.S. Air Force F-16 pilots. But on Sept. 30, the last Fighting Falcon training mission closed out that history. The Air Force announced this week that the 56th Fighter Wing has now shifted exclusively to flying […]

The FAA announced today its safety investigation of United Airlines has found no “significant flaws.” The investigation launched earlier this year after what the agency said was “a string of safety-related incidents, including a stuck rudder in February that last week was the subject of urgent guidance from the National Transportation Safety Board.” The FAA also cited […]

The general aviation maintenance community is up in arms over the FAA’s so-called “Moss Interpretation” of how much direct, in-person supervision is required by FAA-certificated airframe and powerplant (A&P) technicians and inspectors when it comes to work being performed by owners or shop apprentices and trainees working toward certification. According to the Aircraft Owners and […]

A U.S. Army Air Forces bomb finally inflicted its damage on the airport it was dropped on almost 80 years ago. Miyazaki Airport, which served as a launch base for Japanese World War II “kamikaze” attacks, was damaged when what is believed to be a 500-pound bomb exploded yesterday (Oct. 2). No one was injured […]

A random search for a World War II Navy aircraft paint scheme led to a touching relationship and an inspiring flight, just last week. Evan Fagen, chief pilot at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota, was tasked with picking the livery for the Grumman F6F Hellcat the museum was restoring to flying condition. […]

Textron Aviation has reversed its decision to skip this year’s National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas, at least in part. The manufacturer announced today it would participate in the aircraft static display at Henderson Executive Airport (KHND), though it would not have a presence on the NBAA-BACE exhibitor […]

Much of the general aviation community has jumped in to offer assistance to victims of Hurricane Helene. Among the organized efforts, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has activated its Humanitarian Emergency Response Operator (HERO) database to reach out to business aviation operators. The HERO program enables NBAA member aircraft operators to supply information on […]

Toyota announced today it was investing a half billion dollars more in Joby Aviation. Since 2019, the carmaker has already invested some $394 million in the electric air-taxi developer. Toyota said the added investment is “to support the certification and commercial production of Joby’s electric air taxi, with the aim of realizing the two companies’ […]