Aviation News

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is calling for an investigation into SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s alleged association with Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing national security concerns. On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Musk and Putin have spoken over the phone multiple times since 2022. It said unnamed former government officials from the U.S., Europe […]

This week, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) took a stand against single-pilot operations in commercial airlines. ITF, which represents transport workers worldwide, joined the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) and several other organizations in voicing its opposition for any efforts to diminish the existing crew complement requirements. The organization pledged to utilize all […]

Sonex recently announced an increase in the maximum gross weight for all Sonex and Waiex aircraft equipped with 100-horsepower engines. The approval comes after extensive engineering studies and flight tests, the new limit is now 1,220 pounds, a 70-pound boost from the previous 1,150-pound cap. Mark Schaible, owner and president of Sonex, stated that these […]

On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report highlighting yet another close call between an American Airlines A319 and a Beechcraft King Air at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on May 29. The report noted that the American Airlines flight was preparing for a scheduled flight to Boston, […]

On Wednesday, Boeing workers voted against a new labor agreement, prolonging their six-week strike as the company continues to grapple with financial losses.   According to the Wall Street Journal, members of the machinist union voted 64% against a proposed contract that would have delivered a 35% wage increase over four years. However, union workers […]

Every aviation operation has millions of bytes of data describing policies, standards and procedures and many have retained Web Manuals to store that data in an accessible way. The company has now harnessed artificial intelligence to make finding information on specific topics much simpler and more accurate. Web Manuals CCO Krister Genmark introduces us to […]

Cirrus Aircraft’s flight training department has dipped a toe in the augmented reality and virtual reality realm to see if it can make flight training better and more efficient. VP of Training Rob Haig spoke with AVweb’s Russ Niles about the initiative at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.

Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup says a pilot medical Bill of Rights is under development, a shorter time lag for pilots to regain their privileges after a medication change is on the way and sometime in the future there will be a “period of non-enforcement” to allow those with undeclared history or challenges with […]

Canada’s Execaire Aviation announced today (Oct. 23) its “premier” facility at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) has joined the family of Avfuel-branded FBOs, effective next week. With nine operational bases spanning the breadth of Canada, Execaire offers aircraft management services, charter sales, FBO services, aircraft sales and acquisitions, heavy maintenance and “a variety of technical […]

In an email today, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) stoked interest from members concerning this year’s 1950s-vintage sweepstakes Cessna 182. The main news, not exactly new, is that the airplane’s instrument panel remake has been completed. With the goal to maintain the vintage “resto-mod” feel, AOPA tapped Garmin for the ingredients of a […]