Aviation News

Alaska Air has announced an investment in JetZero’s blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft concept. The commitment (financial terms undisclosed) comes in the form of options for future aircraft orders. The deal was struck through Alaska Air’s financial investment arm, Alaska Star Ventures. According to the announcement, BWB aircraft show the potential of providing fuel burns up to […]

Two French Air and Space Force Rafale crewmembers are still missing after a midair collision between a pair of Rafale fighters. The single pilot of the second aircraft ejected and was not seriously injured, according to a statement by French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu. “One of the pilots was found safe and sound,” he said. […]

Garmin announced this morning (Aug. 14) it has received certification for its runway occupancy awareness (ROA) software dubbed Surface Indications and Alert (SURF-IA). The software leverages ADS-B traffic information to call out potential runway incursions involving airborne traffic, aircraft on the ground and ground vehicles. Textron Aviation received FAA certification for the product installed on […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) AeroEducate program has added three new content providers. Initiated two years ago, AeroEducate is a free online program that partners EAA with North Carolina State University and other providers to put aviation education and interactive programming within reach of young people. Joining the AeroEducate team will be the Aircraft Electronics […]

Avflight, the global FBO network associated with fuel supplier Avfuel, announced today (Aug. 13) that all 22 of its eligible locations in the U.S. are now certified as Green Aviation Business Tier 1 operations under NATA’s (National Air Transportation Association) Sustainability Standard for Aviation Businesses. The recently acquired Avflight location in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, will apply […]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the results of a special investigation involving more than 500 accidents between 2010 and 2022. The study focused on commercial operations involving commuter air carriers, air tour operators, air ambulance services, on-demand business charter flights and some other operations. The NTSB reported it launched the investigation in […]

Melbourne-based Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) has doubled its fleet of Piper Pilot 100i aircraft, having just taken delivery of four more for a total of eight. Florida Tech fields a total of close to 50 Piper trainers, including Archers, Warriors, Seminole twins and now the Pilot 100i. The flight training institution announced the […]

A fatal Marine Osprey crash in Australia last year has been blamed on human factors rather than the trouble-plagued aircraft. According to Military.com, a military investigation found “pilot error and complacency” to be the cause of the accident, which killed three Marines, including both pilots and a corporal who died trying to save them. Cpl. […]

At least 18 airliners were grounded by damage caused by a hailstorm that hit Calgary International Airport last week, and the impact will be felt for weeks. Golf ball-sized hail pelted the airport on the evening of Aug. 5 and also extensively damaged the terminal. WestJet, which is based at Calgary, said 16 planes were […]

Authorities in Cairns, Australia, are suggesting that the pilot of a stolen helicopter that crashed into a downtown hotel had the passcode or an entry card to get on the airside of the local airport. “Cairns Airport operates under an approved multi-layered transport security program,” Airport CEO Richard Barker told ABC News. “We have conducted […]