Aviation News

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 […]

Four people, including a 15-year-old student pilot, were killed in the crash of a Piper Arrow 180 at Basin Harbor Airport, a grass strip in Ferrisburg, Vermont, on Sunday. The aircraft crashed in a wooded area shortly after takeoff just after noon and the student, Delilah Van Ness, her mother Susan Van Ness, her high […]

California company Airhart Aeronautics says it is developing a semi-autonomous flight system for light aircraft that its founder says sharply increases flight safety. Autoweek is reporting that Nikita Ermoshkin, a former SpaceX engineer, hopes to roll out a modified Sling TSi in which electronics look after keeping the airplane in the flight envelope. The pilot […]

Air Canada will start winding down operations on Sunday as it prepares for its 5,400 pilots to go on strike on Sept. 18. The airline says the “orderly shutdown” will repatriate aircraft from international destinations and ensure the system is ready for an organized restoration of service. The airline has warned that it could take […]

Two priceless vintage aircraft are up for sale and their asking price is correspondingly lofty. A rare CF-104 Starfighter in flying condition is being offered by a nonprofit for $4.25 million, and one of a handful of flying Nakajima A6M-2 Zero fighters is on the block for $5 million. The Zero, offered by Platinum Fighter […]