Aviation News

Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule suffered a sixth thruster issue and a temporary blip in its guidance system on its way empty from the International Space Station to the New Mexico Desert on Saturday. The capsule is scheduled to launch next August and questions remain about whether it will be crewed. Meanwhile, a week after Boeing […]

Texas Woman’s University (TWU) is launching a new flight school, the Doswell School of Aeronautical Sciences, this semester, aiming to empower women and address the pilot shortage. According to NBC Dallas, the university is now the only woman-focused university nationwide with a professional pilot program. Backed by a $15 million grant from the Doswell Foundation, […]

NASA confirmed Boeing’s Starliner will undock from the International Space Station and make its return to earth on Friday evening without astronauts onboard. Boeing and NASA expressed confidence that Starliner would not encounter any issues before making a planned parachute landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. However, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch […]

A Baltimore man was detained after allegedly attempting to steal an aircraft at Martin State Airport, according to Maryland State Police. The man, 43-year-old Joseph Goldman, reportedly breached security and drove onto airport grounds before abandoning his vehicle and entering an empty Gulfstream G4. Local news station FOX 45 reported that pilot T.J. Turbin, who […]

Archer Aviation’s eVTOL prototype Midnight completed 402 test flights so far this year, surpassing its goal of 400 flights in 2024, the company announced Tuesday. Over the past eight months, Archer has intensified its flight test operations in preparation for “for-credit” certification testing with the FAA. “When we first set our goal for 400 flights […]

Earlier this week, the Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Group (SHAIG) acquired Northeast Aviation & Marine Brokers. The New England firm, founded in 2001, is the fifth aviation insurance broker to come under the mantle of Shrager Hampson. Northeast was founded by the late Jeffrey Mallia, a former naval aviator and builder of an AirVenture award-winning […]

Following the lead of Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss International Air Lines, EVA Air and All Nippon Airways have become the first Asian carriers to adopt a high-tech aircraft coating that reduces drag by emulating the skin of a shark. According to an article on the Freightwaves news outlet, AeroShark surface coating is configured with sharkskin-like […]

Oklahoma State University (OSU) has expanded and upgraded its flight training program with three new Cirrus SR20 G7 trainers. The current fleet includes previous-generation SR20 G6 models. The primary advancement of the new aircraft is the Garmin touchscreen avionics system, “offering students a training experience that closely mirrors the systems they will encounter in their […]

A new proposal to impose landing fees and use ADS-B data for invoicing operators at several Florida GA airports is drawing criticism from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). It’s unclear what the revenue from the fees, many tentatively set at $3 per 1,000 pounds of aircraft weight, would be used for. AOPA points […]

Raytheon Technology Corp. (RTX) has been assessed a $200 million fine for violating export laws involving exchanging information on U.S. combat aircraft with prohibited countries. The laws are associated with the International Traffic in Arm Regulations. According to the U.S. State Department, RTX is guilty of improperly classifying and controlling exports of defense articles, including […]