ICON Aircraft has successfully completed its asset sale to SG Investment America, with nearly all assets transferred to the new entity, which will continue to operate as ICON Aircraft. The manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year, declaring $170 million in debt. In June, legal filings showed SG Investment bought Icon for $15.79 […]
For the first time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared commercial drone operators in Dallas to fly beyond their operator’s sight. According to the agency, Zipline International and Wing Aviation have received approval to conduct package deliveries—ensuring their drones remain safely separated through the use of new Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) technology. […]
Wright Brothers National Memorial in partnership with First Flight Society are celebrating National Aviation Day at Dare County Regional Airport (KMQI) on Aug. 19 with free admission, ranger-led educational programs and an outdoor movie event. National Aviation Day was established in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to celebrate the advancements in aviation and to […]
On Tuesday, electric air taxi company Joby Aviation announced it has applied for aircraft certification in Australia. According to the company, Joby’s request to Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for validation of its FAA type certification is based on a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Australian regulators. This application paves the way for […]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report on the fatal Lancair ES crash during opening day of EAA’s AirVenture on July 22. According to the report, Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) data indicates the aircraft departed Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN) in Trenton, New Jersey, around 7:40 a.m. and flew to Hartford Municipal […]
The NTSB was told employees at Boeing’s 737 MAX plant in Renton, Washington, felt they were under pressure to work too fast to ensure the work was completed correctly. According to CNN, the board heard testimony, mostly in the form of transcripts of interviews, from plant workers on Tuesday as part of a two-day hearing […]
A flight instructor who flew students for almost a year after surrendering his certificate has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the crash that killed one of those students. ABC News is reporting Phillip Everton McPherson II, 36, of Haddon Township, New Jersey, is facing the charge after the Piper Arrow he and the 49-year-old […]
One of the business units abandoned by Bombardier a few years ago is flourishing under its new Canadian owner as it capitalizes on the worldwide increase in wildfires. De Havilland Canada bought Bombardier’s highly specialized amphibious water bomber business and is now building new DHC-515 Firefighter water skimming aircraft at its Calgary, Alberta, plant from […]
Robotics company Merlin says it has flown the first three flights in its autonomous control program on the KC-135. The flights were conducted at the Pittsburgh Air National Guard Base under a waiver from the Air Force. Merlin has contracts to develop autonomous flight systems for several Air Force platforms and the 1960s-era tankers are […]
Separatists in the West Papua Liberation Army shot and killed a pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan Angkasa Air Service after he had dropped off four passengers at the remote village of Alama. The passengers were not harmed because they were indigenous people from the village. Glen Malcolm Conning, a New Zealander, has been […]
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