Aviation News

After six months in the post, Capt. Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger has resigned as the U.S.’s ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Sullenberger said in a brief statement on Thursday that it was a tough decision but he didn’t offer any explanation for it. A State Department spokesman was similarly vague in describing the […]

United Airlines pilots will get a 14.5 percent pay raise and eight weeks of paid maternity leave in a two-year deal that’s been sent to the pilots for ratification. The fat contract was signed off by Air Line Pilots Association and the membership has until July 15 to vote but ratification is expected. Assuming the […]

Two people were killed in the crash of a Utah State University (USU) aviation program Cessna 152 on Friday morning. The university identified them as USU flight instructor Blake Shumway and aviation student Michael Carpenter. The aircraft went down between Mendon and Wellsville, Utah, at approximately 9 a.m. local time. “We are devastated by this […]

The NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) has signed a contract for the acquisition of 20 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to be operated by the Spanish air force. The order includes 16 single-seat and four twin-seat aircraft and is valued at approximately €2.043 billion ($2.15 billion). Once the contract is complete, the Spanish Eurofighter […]

Rolls-Royce announced on Wednesday that it is in the process of developing turbogenerator technology including a new small engine designed for hybrid-electric flight applications. According to the company, the turbogenerator will “recharge batteries after take-off or power propellers directly, enabling aircraft to switch between power sources in flight.” It will be scalable to serve a […]

Boeing has signed an agreement with Aireon to access the space-based ADS-B service provider’s flight data stream. According to Boeing, it will use the stream “to expand its advanced data analytics capabilities in its effort to further strengthen commercial air travel safety.” Via the agreement, Aireon will provide historical aircraft data and near real-time aircraft […]

An ex-military Bell UH-1B “Huey” helicopter crashed yesterday evening (June 22) by a rural roadside near its home base at Logan County Airport (code 6L4) in West Virginia. All six on board were killed. Few details are available, but local law enforcement reported that the cockpit and cabin were consumed by post-crash fire. According to […]

A Swedish regional airline is claiming the first flight of a commercial airliner with all the tanks filled with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Braathens Regional Airlines flew a prototype ATR 72-600 with artificial kerosene powering both engines. ATR, the airline and an unnamed fuel producer have been testing the concept for a year and got […]

The Drive says Congress may block the Air Force’s plan to scrap 33 F-22s to save money and begin the process of retiring the entire fleet of 186 sometime in the 2030s. The Air Force says the planes in question are early models and used mostly for training and other non-combat roles. They cost a […]

The Netherlands has picked Embraer’s C-390 tactical airlift aircraft over Lockheed Martin’s C-130J. The Dutch will buy five C-390s to replace four second-generation C-130H Hercules transports. Lockheed Martin had entered its current C-130J in the two-aircraft competition. The country was looking for an off-the-shelf replacement for the 30-year-old Hercs, and it set some performance parameters […]