Aviation News

Aviation tech firm Skyryse has partnered with Black Hawk reseller Ace Aeronautics to integrate SkyOS—a universal flight control system that simplifies aircraft handling—into hundreds of the military helicopters. According to Skyryse, the partnership, announced in a Nov. 21 press release, aims to transform the iconic military helicopters into the “world’s safest and simplest aircraft to […]

Reuters reported Sunday (Nov. 17) that the Biden administration plans to try to finalize rules on clean-fuel tax credits before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20. A White House official said the intent is to provide credits for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other lower-emission transportation fuels starting in 2025. “I’m not […]

Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Interim NYC Police Commissioner Tom Donlon announced the city’s Drone as First Responder (DFR) program. The initiative is now active in five commands (two drones each) within three of the city’s five boroughs. Missions include missing persons searches, alerts from the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, robberies/grand […]

The National Business Aviation Association’s publication Aviation Insider recently published an article entitled “How Smaller Business Aviation Operators Do More With Less.” It focuses on how corporate flight departments with three or fewer aircraft—many with only one—maximize resources to meet all their responsibilities in operating safely and efficiently at the same time. Many elements of […]

Airports in Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. are bracing for a long round of extreme weather expected starting tonight over a wide swath of western North America. The area has seen substantially dry conditions for months. But a very slow-moving “atmospheric river” is moving in, expected to bring high winds and torrential […]

With a second-term president looking on, SpaceX’s sixth Starship test flight met the company’s metrics for success. Instead of returning to the launch pad, the booster diverted to an ocean ditching but the stripped-down first stage survived an aggressive reentry that was calculated to potentially destroy it. Donald Trump was on hand with Elon Musk […]

Vermont-based Beta Technologies has announced the completion and initial test flight of its first production Alia conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft last week. It’s the first all-electric aircraft built on Beta’s new-build production line in South Burlington, Vermont. The company also plans a vertical takeoff (VTOL) version of the Alia. Beta CEO, founder and […]

Textron Aviation announced today it has delivered the first of a pair of multi-mission Beech King Air 360CHW twin turboprops to the Peruvian air force. The CHW “special missions” version of the King Air has an expanded cargo door and is optimized for expanded gross-weight operations. Bob Gibbs, Textron Aviation VP of Special Mission Sales, […]

Microsoft Flight Simulator “pilots” can now take the controls of a Joby Aviation electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. The Santa Cruz, California-based eVTOL developer announced today its six-motor aircraft’s profile will be included in the next generation of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. According to the company, Flight Sim players will be able […]

The first free flight of Vertiia, an eVTOL that will be powered by hydrogen took place in Australia earlier this week. The Vertiia used battery power to do 50 vertical takeoffs and landings at AMSL Aero’s Bankstown, New South Wales facility. It had been doing the same thing with a tether since last February. Future […]