Aviation News

Young pilots are increasingly putting golden moments above gold stripes and that could mean more delays and cancellations for passengers. The Regional Airline Association first flagged the issue of first officers avoiding promotion and said up to 20 percent of its members’ flights were canceled because of the captain shortage. The promotion can be unappealing […]

The FAA has approved Reliable Robotics process to certify a system designed to turn a variety of aircraft into remotely piloted vehicles. Rather than concentrate on the airframe, the company is instead working on the technology to apply remotely operated flight systems to existing aircraft. Its initial testbed has been a Cessna Caravan but the […]

FLYING Media Group, the parent company of FLYING magazine, is acquiring the aviation publication assets of Belvoir Media. This portfolio includes AVweb.com, Aviation Consumer, Aviation Safety, IFR Magazine, and Kitplanes.  “Belvoir Media Group’s aviation portfolio complements our content-rich brands and will expand what we offer to readers, subscribers, and advertisers. Last quarter, we acquired Plane & Pilot Magazine and […]

 The just-passed House FAA Reauthorization Bill would prevent airports from removing 100LL or offering unleaded fuels in lieu of leaded avgas under penalty of losing airport improvement grants. If the language remains in the Senate version of the bill, it would raise a nearly insurmountable barrier to fielding competitive unleaded fuels because many airports can’t […]

Sensenich Propellers has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of its carbon fiber short takeoff and landing (STOL) propeller on Piper Super Cub aircraft. The STC for the two-blade, ground-adjustable prop covers Super Cubs powered by Lycoming O-320 engines. According to the company, the STC is now available and shipment of preordered […]

Texas Aircraft Manufacturing officially introduced its new single-engine, four-seat Stallion S-LSA model on Wednesday. The aircraft was designed in partnership with Texas Aircraft’s Brazil-based sister company, Industria Paulista de Aeronaves (INPAER). Texas Aircraft noted that it intends to have the model approved under the FAA’s recently proposed Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates (MOSAIC) regulations, which […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R. 3935) on Thursday in a 351-69 vote. The bill, which will reauthorize the FAA through 2028, was introduced on June 9 by House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chairman Sam Graves, R-Mo., and co-sponsored by full Committee Ranking […]

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) hosted a panel discussion in Washington, D.C., on July 18 during Honeywell’s second annual Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Summit. The goal of the panel was “to ensure the U.S. maintains its position as a global aerospace leader as AAM becomes a reality.” To do so, “government and industry need […]

The latest addition to Dynon’s Certified product line, the D30 Touchscreen Electronic Flight Display “serves as a backup set of flight instruments in STC’d SkyView HDX systems,” which are now available for installation in more than 600 type-certified aircraft models, according to Dynon. With a 4-inch diagonal, sunlight-readable, high-resolution touchscreen display, the D30 also includes […]

Garmin announced today (July 19) that FAA retrofit certification of its Autoland and Autothrottle technology is “imminent” for Garmin G1000 NXi-equipped Beechcraft King Air twin turboprops. First in line for certification is the King Air 200 series, to be followed soon after by the larger 300-series aircraft. The upcoming certification calls to mind the 2009 […]