Aviation News

As winter approaches, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Safety Alert SA-097 reminding pilots about the dangers of flying in icing conditions—namely the adverse effects of airframe and propeller icing on aircraft performance. SA-097 emphasizes that “as little as 1/4-inch of wing-leading edge ice accumulation can increase the stall speed by 25 to […]

Southwest Airlines pilots will be required to complete additional training following a series of safety incidents that triggered a review by U.S. regulators Bloomberg, which obtained the company memo, reports that these one-day training sessions are designed to facilitate discussions among crew members about specific incidents and enhance collaboration for better risk management. The airline […]

The overall shortage of U.S. Air Force pilots could mean that recent T-38 pilot-training graduates could find themselves assigned to non-combat roles, such as instructor pilots or flying transports and air-to-air refuelers. Graduates of T-38 training usually go on to fighters or bombers, but the acute shortage means that there aren’t enough pilots available for […]

Technology entrepreneur and space/aviation enthusiast Jared Isaacman launched Tuesday (Sept. 10) on the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission. Powered by a Falcon 9 rocket, Polaris Dawn is the first of three privately funded flights. Isaacman is joined by fellow crew members Scott “Kidd” Poteet, a close friend and retired USAF pilot, along with SpaceX engineers Sarah […]

Perhaps an unlikely aviation news source, the Tobacco Reporter posted this week that battery thermal-runaway incidents on aircraft reached a five-year high in 2023, with e-cigarettes topping the list of causes. The information came from a report from the nonprofit UL Standards and Engagement (ULSE), an organization focused on safety standards. ULSE initiated its Thermal […]

Euronews reported this week it has received a leaked document that shows Hungary is proposing delaying taxes on airline and maritime fuel until mid-century. Currently, diesel, gasoline and electricity used for rail and road vehicles is “heavily taxed,” according to Euronews. But airlines and marine vessels, from fishing boats to cruise ships, pay no fuel […]

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released its Second Quarter Shipping and Billing Report today. It reveals year-over-year increases for piston, business jet and piston helicopter segments, along with an increase in the overall value of shipments over the same time period for last year. Deliveries of piston aircraft totaled 761 units, an increase of […]

Starbucks is creating waves by allocating $250,000 per year for its new CEO Brian Niccol to commute from his home in Newport Beach, California, to company headquarters in Seattle in company aircraft. According to the company’s “offer letter” to the former Chipotle top executive, quoted in an article in Nation’s Restaurant News, and which was […]

There were no injuries reported in the taxiway collision this morning (Sept. 10) of two Delta Air Lines aircraft at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). But the T-tail of the Endeavor-operated (Delta Connection) Bombardier CRJ900 were severely damaged and seen hanging, as shown in multiple online photos and videos. The other aircraft, an Airbus A350, […]

The Coast Guard has approved crewed testing of the wing-in-ground-effect Regent Viceroy seaglider, and the company is anticipating a speedy trip to certification. Although the Viceroy is technically planned to fly, albeit at less than 30 feet ASL, it’s considered a boat and therefore under the Coast Guard’s jurisdiction rather than the FAA’s. The FAA […]