Aviation News

Avid pilot and GA booster Jimmy Buffett died Friday of undisclosed causes at the age of 76. At the time of his death, Buffett owned six aircraft, none more iconic than the Grumman Albatross Hemisphere Dancer that he retired in 2003 and that is now on static display at Margaritaville in Orlando. His five active […]

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is warning manufacturers and operators of aircraft powered by the most numerous jet engine of a counterfeit parts scheme. EASA says it has determined U.K. parts distributor AOG Technics forged at least 70 Authorised Release Certificates covering about 50 parts for CFM56 engines that power the Boeing 737NG, Airbus […]

Bombardier introduced a new advanced avionics upgrade (AAU) for aircraft equipped with its Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion-based Vision flight deck on Wednesday. The AAU software update allows installation of Bombardier’s combined vision system (CVS), which integrates features from the company’s synthetic vision system (SVS) and enhanced vision system (EVS) into one view. The upgrade […]

Lockheed Martin and the governments of Romania and the Netherlands have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to establish an F-16 pilot training center in Romania. The center will be located at Romania’s 86th “Lieutenant Aviator Gheorghe Mociorniță” Air Base in Borcea, Călărași County. The project is expected to focus on the effectiveness and safety […]

NASA’s Glenn Research Center is holding a one-day event next month designed to showcase several of the agency’s current aviation-related projects. Part of the 2023 Energy & Mobility Conference and Expo, NASA Aviation Day will feature the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QuessT) mission, electric aircraft propulsion and “new ways to move people and cargo using […]

Vertical Aerospace has identified a propeller issue as the most likely cause of an Aug. 9 flight testing accident involving its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype. According to the company, “an unexpected fault occurred causing the aircraft to enter a stable descent, before being damaged on impact with the ground.” Vertical reported […]

A California partnership says its fly-by-wire two-seat helicopter can be flown away by anyone with $188,000, a driver’s license medical and 30 hours of training as soon as the new MOSAIC regs come into effect. Advance Tactics and RotorX say the ATRX-700 will be easy to fly thanks to the computer on the other end […]

A Texas airport says it will use the power wasted when a jet takes off to charge its fleet of electric service vehicles. Dallas Love Field is helping test turbines made by JetWind Power to capture some of the energy of the jet wash created by jet engines. “This sustainable technology will transform the transportation […]

The FAA has issued an update to an AD on hundreds of Boeing 777s because it’s concerned they might explode if struck by lightning. The AD was issued this week to update earlier action to address cracks in wing chords. When it reviewed the wing problems, the agency discovered that there were errors in the […]

The U.S. Parachute Association says a bill included in the Senate’s version of the next FAA Reauthorization will create needless expense and red tape for the industry. USPA Executive Director Albert Berchtold told AVweb in an interview that the Air Tour and Sport Parachuting Improvement Act of 2023, sponsored by Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, will […]