Aviation News

News video from WCVB in Boston shows a Cape Air Cessna 402C making a textbook emergency landing at Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS) yesterday (Sept. 17). Cape Air Flight 1833 was bound for Bar Harbor, Maine, but reported a “gear issue” shortly after takeoff at around 2:22 pm EDT. The piston twin remained airborne for […]

Textron Aviation Vice President of Special Missions Sales Bob Gibbs has stepped up to publicly advocate for general aviation. At a time when public opinion of GA—particularly business aviation—is at a low ebb, Gibbs laid out the case for bizav as “a cornerstone of the economy, of life-saving missions and of essential cargo transportation.” Gibbs […]

Garmin cofounders Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao (their first names formed the company brand) were enshrined this week in the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHoF). The ceremony honoring the pair was held on Sept. 14 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The cofounders were honored on […]

A charity swim off the Florida Keys took a dangerous turn last week as personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, the local sheriff’s department and a helicopter operated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) spotted a fast-moving boat aimed directly at the swimmers. The helicopter crew is credited with swift, heroic flying in […]

FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker is being called on the carpet to explain the FAA’s role in the Boeing 737 MAX door plug blowout last January. Whitaker will appear before an investigative subcommittee of the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 25. to discuss the FAA’s oversight of Boeing as a new MAX 9 went […]

One person was killed and another injured following a midair collision between a Cessna 206 and Globe Swift at Minden-Tahoe Airport on Monday morning. Phases of flight were not immediately available but the 206, with just the pilot aboard, landed on the runway. The Swift crashed in a field. The airport was closed but one […]

A homebuilder on the maiden flight of his aircraft was one of seven people killed in three separate crashes in Alaska in the last three days. Jon Bergstedt, 71, of Anchorage, had just taken off from Anderson Lake Strip Airport in Wasilla on Saturday and his aircraft, described as resembling a Piper Super Cruiser, crashed […]

The FAA has approved Textron’s Safety Management System for its design and manufacturing operations. The company had previously been approved for an SMS on its maintenance and support arms. “This FAA approval is a testament to our commitment to product safety at every level of operation,” said Textron spokesman Todd McKee. “Together, we are setting […]

The Department of Justice has taken the rare step of issuing a press release on the complex legal future that awaits a California man who told his fellow passengers “This plane is going down” before going on a violent in-flight rampage last week. The DOJ said Charles Angel Salva, 30, is facing charges of interference […]

Air Canada narrowly averted a pilots’ strike Saturday. The airline and the Air Line Pilots Association announced a tentative deal for wage increases of about 42% over four years, and that prevented the issuance of strike notice on Sunday. The deal seems to be in line with union demands, although there have been rumblings of […]