Aviation News

Australian authorities have arrested a former Marine Corps pilot and owner of an aviation consultancy in China and are holding him under special bail conditions at the request of the U.S. government. The Australian Broadcasting Company is reporting that Daniel Edmund Duggan was taken into custody by Australian Federal Police last Friday just as reports […]

Michigan-based jet engine manufacturer Williams International has donated $500,000 to the AOPA Foundation’s “You Can Fly” program, which supports aviation STEM initiatives “to help ensure a healthy future for aviation and aerospace,” according to AOPA. Williams International CEO Gregg Williams said, “We have always been a leader in advancing education through a combination of apprenticeships, […]

Asked during the company’s NBAA-BACE press conference about efforts in France to add regulations and taxes to business aviation operations, Dassault Aviation President Eric Trappier was candid in his assessment of the movement, saying it was based more on politics than environmental science. With Dassault Groupe (including its vaunted electronics business division Dassault Systemes as […]

Airbus Helicopters reported it has recorded orders for more than 35 new single- and twin-engine Airbus air medical helicopters over the past 12 months. Romain Trapp, president of Airbus Helicopters, said, “We recognize that helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) providers rely on their helicopters to save lives, and we remain dedicated to providing them with state-of-the-art […]

“It’s really fun doing cross-countries,” said Emily Summey, a sophomore majoring in aviation management at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). “But having a purpose and a mission is really exciting and really rewarding.” Summey was speaking to local reporters before launching in a Piper Warrior from FIT’s Buehler Center for Aviation Training and Research at Melbourne […]

When non-pilot passenger Darren Harrison took the controls of a Cessna 208 Caravan from its disabled pilot last May and landed safely, the air traffic controller who helped talk him down was praised as a hero. Earlier his month at the National Business Aviation Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando, Florida, the trade […]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Monday that it has identified a possible safety issue with the flight controls of a De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Otter that crashed into Mutiny Bay, Washington, last month. According to investigators, the horizontal stabilizer actuator was “found separated where the clamp nut threads into the barrel […]

Spirit Airlines and flight training company CAE are launching a program designed to “expand the carrier’s pipeline of highly skilled, professional pilots.” The Spirit Wings Pilot Pathway program is open to graduates of CAE’s Airline Pilot Pathway program who have reached 500 hours total flight time. According to Spirit, individuals selected for the Spirit Wings […]

The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has selected Susan Mallett as the recipient of the 2022 Frank G. Brewer Trophy for “her passionate and sustained aviation education leadership and ambassadorship to create enduring collaborative partnerships, programs, and products, which have impacted and inspired over 2 million American youth since 1986.” Among her many educational endeavors, Mallett, […]

The governments of France, Australia and Canada have joined the U.K. investigating whether their retired military pilots are helping to train Chinese pilots. All three powers have warned their former employees, all of whom swore an oath to defend their respective country, that helping the People’s Liberation Army gain the upper hand over Western allies […]