Aviation News

Addressing what is described as years of neglect of military support, French President Emmanuel Macron is exerting pressure to pump up defense production. The ongoing war in Ukraine is said to be among the motivators for Macron’s initiative. In an article published by Politico, Macron identifies Thales-built Ground Master air surveillance radar systems as pivotal […]

For the first time since 2018, the skies will be darkened by two mammoth Boeing B-29 Superfortresses at this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. In fact, this year’s scheduled appearance is believed to be only the fourth time in half a century that two of the four-engine bombers will have appeared together. FIFI, owned and operated […]

Tours, France-based Mermoz Academy recently acquired 10 Tecnam P-Mentor piston-single trainers. Italy-based Tecnam said the P-Mentor is well-suited to instrument flight training due to its digital avionics with “all the features of the large aircraft [students] will be working on.” Mermoz Academy, established in 2018 to help stem the pilot shortage, also operates five Tecnam […]

Brad Walker, a longtime pilot at Jefferson County, Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Municipal Airport (KBJC; also known  as “Jeffco”), has actively challenged efforts by homeowners to sue the county over noise and lead pollution associated with the airport. Most recently, he filed a request under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) statute (similar to the federal […]

Spirit Airlines announced today that, to save cash, it will furlough 260 pilots and postpone Airbus aircraft deliveries scheduled from the second quarter of next year through 2026. The aircraft deliveries are scheduled to be deferred until 2030-2031. Deliveries scheduled from 2027 to 2029 are not affected. The pilot furloughs are scheduled to start Sept. […]

GA airports got some love from mainstream news outlets as part of their eclipse coverage. According to a CNBC article, “some of the country’s smaller airports” had their “moment in the sun.” As of this morning (April 8), CNBC reported, ground stops halted arrivals at GA airports across the eclipse’s path of totality, ranging from […]

Ukraine’s latest potent weapon is a homegrown drone that, when it’s not carrying hundreds of pounds of high explosive, has room for two adults and their baggage. The “mass drone attack” conducted against three air bases hundreds of miles inside Russia was reportedly carried out, at least in part, by Aeroprakt A-22 light sport aircraft […]

All the usual authorities are investigating after the inboard flap on the right wing of a Southwest Boeing 737-800 was damaged possibly by a piece of detached engine cowling on takeoff from Denver International Airport on Sunday. Flight 3695 was headed for Houston Hobby Airport about 8:15 a.m. local time when the incident occurred. Air […]

The pilots involved in a United Airlines 737 MAX 8 runway excursion on March 8 gave conflicting accounts of runway conditions, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The flight crew noted the captain was the pilot flying while the first officer was the pilot monitoring. The captain recalled the […]

In order to appease disgruntled neighbors and minimize noise pollution, the City of Torrance, California, has implemented strict noise abatement procedures for aircraft operators at Torrance Municipal Airport, Zamperini Field (KTOA). New procedures include banning certain noisy aircraft from operating on the field as well as making no distinction between VFR and IFR operations—meaning pilots […]