Aviation News

Jeff Bezos’-backed rocket company, Blue Origin, announced plans to lay off about 10% of its workforce, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Approximately 1,400 of Blue Origin’s nearly 14,000 employees are being cut, primarily affecting workers in Florida, Texas and Washington, the outlet reported. The layoffs come as the company ramps up production of its massive New […]

Piper Aircraft wrapped up 2024 with its strongest performance in over two decades, delivering 291 aircraft—a 20% increase from the previous year. The company attributes this growth to rising demand, particularly for the newly introduced M700 FURY. Piper’s 300-knot flagship turboprop launched in March 2024 and saw 46 deliveries in its debut year. Piper also […]

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials are considering a permanent ban on helicopters flying near Reagan Washington National Airport airspace, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Following the fatal collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk and an American Airlines regional jet, the FAA imposed temporary restrictions on helicopter traffic around Reagan, but […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final airworthiness directive (AD) requiring the replacement of rudders on specific Piper series aircraft. The AD, effective March 20, 2025, addresses safety concerns stemming from reports of rudder failures due to fatigue and corrosion in rudder posts made from 1025 carbon steel. Under the new requirements, these […]

The Boca Raton (Florida) Airport Authority announced earlier this week it has received the 2023 General Aviation Safety Award from the FAA Southern Region Airports Division. The award was presented in Atlanta, Georgia, on Feb. 4, 2025. The Airport Authority cites 100% participation in its voluntary Safety Management System (SMS) as pivotal in earing the […]

Effective March 1, France will charge much higher Air Passenger Transport Tax rates for commercial business jet charter operators. Private aircraft owners will not be directly affected, but the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) fears the precipitous rise in per-passenger taxes will cripple commercial charter flying, which would have a knock-on impact on all general […]

A U.S. Navy EA-18G “Growler” electronic warfare aircraft crashed this morning (Feb. 12) in San Diego Bay near Shelter Island. Both crew members ejected and were picked up within minutes by a fishing boat, transferred to a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) vessel and taken to a hospital. They are reported in stable condition. The […]

For those who plan to fly outside the U.S. border, the National Business Aviation Association posted this week that there has been an uptick in reports of aircraft operators failing to comply with reentry requirements of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP has issued the General Aviation Lifecycle Processing Guide, a new fact sheet to […]

The FAA announced on Feb. 10 it will be updating aeronautical charts and databases to include the names The Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, replacing the Gulf of Mexico and Denali, respectively. The agency advised it is in the process of updating charts and databases, changes that will be targeted for the next publication […]

Last week, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) weighed in on the controversy surrounding G100UL unleaded aviation gasoline from General Aviation Modifications Inc. (GAMI). As an advocacy group for Experimental-Amateur Built (E-AB) aircraft, among others, EAA’s statement focused on specific concerns for E-AB builders and operators. While EAA noted that G100UL has been authorized for use […]