Aviation News

FedEx posted an alert for service disruptions today (Oct. 25). The delivery delays are attributed to what it reported as an issue with the FAA’s information technology (IT) infrastructure affecting the carrier’s Memphis, Tennessee hub airport. “FedEx experienced disruptions at the Memphis hub last night due to an FAA IT outage,” according to the alert […]

An Alaska Airlines off-duty pilot who tried to disable an aircraft on Sunday told investigators he had self-medicated with psilocybin (magic) mushrooms 48 hours before the incident to battle his escalating mental health issues. He had also not slept in 40 hours. In charging documents reviewed by the Associated Press it was revealed that Joseph […]

The FAA says a Hawker 800 “departed without permission” and collided with a Cessna Mustang landing on an intersecting runway at Houston Hobby Airport on Tuesday. The pilot of the airborne Hawker told a controller “We just had a midair,” but some reports said the two aircraft brushed each other on the runway. There were […]

The Senate confirmed White House nominee Michael Whitaker as the new FAA Administrator in a vote Tuesday. Whitaker seemed to breeze through the confirmation process, which was without the rancor and finger-pointing that marked the grueling questioning that previous nominee Phil Washington endured. Washington withdrew when it became obvious he didn’t have the votes to […]

FLYING Media Group begins to expand today in the recreational marine industry with the acquisition of Bonnier’s marine media titles, including Boating, Yachting, Sailing World, Cruising World, SaltWater Sportsman, Wakeboarding, Sport Fishing, Sport Fishing Television, and the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series. In July 2021, FLYING was acquired by Craig Fuller, the Founder and CEO of FreightWaves, from […]

Garmin’s popular D2 watch has grown both in functionality and physicality over the years and the latest iteration, the Mach 1 Pro, keeps that progression going. The weighty device includes a surprisingly handy flashlight, night vision preserving modes and an ECG. The watch was announced Oct. 24, but FLYING’s Julie Boatman got one to take […]

What appears to be a good catch by a Portland tower controller kept two airliners apart at Portland International last week. An ATC recording and animation making the social media rounds over the weekend caught the attention of some networks and it was billed as the latest in a series of near-collisions at U.S. airports. […]

The British Navy says it will soon be routine for drones to resupply carriers at sea and it started that process in September. A STOL drone made by W Autonomous Systems landed on HMS Prince of Wales and then took off again back to the U.K. mainland. It was the first such flight for the […]

A Canadian province is leveraging the power of public benefit aviation to bolster its government-run healthcare system and ensure timely care for cancer patients. The British Columbia government has given a $10 million grant to Hope Air, a volunteer organization that has provided tens of thousands of free flights, both on airliners and through a […]

The FAA says an Alaska Airlines pilot flying in the jumpseat of an Embraer E175 on Sunday tried to disable the engines on the aircraft by attempting to set off the fire extinguishers on both. The flight, operating as a Horizon Air service, was headed from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco and diverted to Portland. […]