Aviation News

More than 97% of Allegiant Airlines’ 1,300 pilots have authorized their union to hold a strike vote even though the airline has offered them a 70% pay hike over the next five years. Teamsters Local 2118 said the increase isn’t enough to bring Allegiant pilots to the levels they need. “Allegiant pilots are some of […]

A woman who went through testing as an astronaut candidate in 1961 and finally went to space 60 years later was among those honored at the American Valor event in Washington on Saturday. Wally Funk was among soldiers, female special forces operatives and the famed Black 24th Infantry Regiment known as the “Buffalo Soldiers” to […]

The two crew members aboard a Total Cargo Boeing 737-400 RS managed to get the burning aircraft on the ground in Sao Paulo, Brazil, early Saturday before rappelling to safety from a window using the emergency escape rope. The drama unfolded on a short flight from Vitoria. The crew declared an emergency on final and […]

Bloomberg reported that Jeppesen could top Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg’s list of non-core assets being sold to shore up the planemaker’s balance sheet. Bloomberg, quoting unnamed sources, said the company is looking for $6 billion for the world’s largest provider of aviation charts and air navigation materials to help whittle down its $58 billion in […]

Arkansas-based Game Composites announced plans to produce a next-generation single-engine air tanker known as the GB2 Stormbird. In a recent press release, Game Composites described the GB2 Stormbird as an all-composite, two-seat, low-wing aircraft designed explicitly for aerial firefighting. The GB2 is engineered to carry up to 1,200 gallons of fire retardant and reach speeds […]

Investigators released new details surrounding the fatal crash of a Beech 95-B55 at Catalina Airport on Oct. 8, revealing that the pilot ignored warnings not to take off after dark. The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report states that the incident unfolded after a flight instructor and two student pilots became stranded at Catalina […]

On Thursday, Archer Aviation announced it has entered into agreements with Soracle Corporation, a newly formed joint venture between Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, to bring advanced air mobility (AAM) services to Japan. Under the agreement, Soracle has the right to place an order for up to 100 Midnight aircraft—worth approximately $500 million—subject to certain […]

A California flight school is now running all 12 of its Cessna 172s on Swift Fuels’ new 100R unleaded avgas. San Carlos Flight Center has only the R and S models that fit Swift’s initial STC for the new fuel. “We are thrilled to adopt 100R fuel for our fleet,” said school owner Alessandro Franco. […]

Unleaded aviation fuel is now available at San Diego Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (KMYF). Crownair Aviation announced that as of Nov. 1, Swift Fuels UL94 is now available for those aircraft operators who have the appropriate supplemental type certificate (STC). San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria was at the FBO to ceremonially pump the first gallon of […]

The online military information source The War Zone published a detailed report this week focused on  U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall addressing financial “uncertainty” involving current modernization efforts. In his keynote address at the Airlift/Tanker Association’s annual symposium last Friday (Nov. 1), Kendall discussed the affordability of new stealth fighters, advanced aerial refueling tankers […]