Aviation News

The FAA continues to investigate a Southwest Airlines flight that descended to within 150 feet of the surface some 4 miles from the end of the runway at Tampa International Airport in Florida, according to ADS-B data posted by FlightAware. At that point in the GPS approach, the aircraft should have been at 1,600 feet. […]

Reuters reported today that Russia has claimed that a pair of U.S. B-52H long-range bombers were turned away from the Russian border by MiG-29 and MiG-31 fighter jets. The action occurred over the Barents Sea, which borders Russia to the north of the Scandinavian Peninsula. According to the Reuters report, the Russian Ministry of Defense […]

In an email to its members, Seattle Avionics, the company behind the FlyQ electronic flight bag app, announced it would be canceling all lifetime subscriptions to the software. The company explained that it would be investing more into its product development, which necessitated changes to the lifetime subscription program. Seattle Avionics highlighted the recent releases […]

Hawaii’s Kawaihapai Airfield, also known as Dillingham Airfield, will continue operating for the next 50 years thanks to a new lease between state officials and the U.S. Army. The long-term lease, which was introduced on July 5, ensures military training and several small aviation businesses can continue to operate simultaneously. For a decade, the airport’s […]

On Wednesday, General Aviation Modifications Inc. (GAMI) achieved another milestone in developing its unleaded aviation gasoline, G100UL, when it powered a World War II-era bomber, the Douglas A-26 Invader, for the first time. The aircraft took off from Ada Regional Airport in Oklahoma and flew over Lake Atoka during the 60-minute flight. According to GAMI, […]

In a July 18 news release, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced the delivery of 47 aircraft in the second quarter—an 88% increase compared to the previous quarter’s 25 deliveries. According to the manufacturer, from April to June, 19 commercial aircraft, 27 executive jets and one defense C-390 Millenium jet were delivered. The company also boasts […]

Major U.S. air carriers including Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines were forced to ground flights early Friday morning following a global IT Outage affecting airports, banks, media companies and other businesses around the world. USA Today reported more than 1,100 flights were canceled and more than 1,700 were delayed as of 8 […]

First of all, thanks for the dozens of entries sent when we ran short a few weeks ago. Can we ask you to please do it all over again? During that week we started the migration to a new administration system for AVweb and it will be a lot better. One of the hiccups was […]

To help meet the dire needs of the state’s aviation maintenance workforce, the University of Maine’s Augusta campus has instituted the state’s first aviation maintenance technician program. Reportedly, one impetus for launching the program, which is based at the Brunswick Landing aviation campus, was when medevac operator LifeFlight of Maine told the university it had […]

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said yesterday (July 17) that the U.S. production capacity for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) could increase by 1400% this year “if all announced capacity additions come online.” Actual production is expected to increase by 50% this year. According to a Reuters report, the Biden White House targets meeting all […]