Aviation News

Ukraine closed its airspace to civilian flights following a large-scale Russian attack on the country early Thursday morning. Airspace closure NOTAMs were also published for Ukrainian neighbor Moldova and parts of Belarus and Russia, primarily along the Ukrainian border. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin (CZIB) for the […]

The FAA has announced the launch of a new initiative designed to eliminate the use of leaded aviation fuel “without adversely affecting the existing piston-engine fleet” by the end of 2030. The Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions (EAGLE) initiative outlines four “pillars of action” to be tackled by government and industry stakeholders. The pillars include […]

Shipments and billings in all aircraft segments increased in 2021, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) 2021 General Aviation Aircraft Shipments and Billings Report (PDF). Overall deliveries for the year were valued at $25.2 billion, a 10.2 percent increase over 2020. Based on GAMA’s preliminary numbers, the year saw 2,630 airplanes and 826 […]

EHang, China’s self-described “autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company,” announced today (Feb. 23) that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has formally adopted Special Conditions for Type Certification for the company’s EH216-S AAV. EHang stock surged 12.17 percent as of midmorning. The special conditions (English translation not readily available) provide compliance and safety […]

As avionics become more digitized (and thus, more easily tracked), avionics theft may have become less of a concern. But that’s small comfort to four aircraft owners in South Carolina and Virginia who were targeted by thieves between Jan. 22 and Feb. 10. According to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), a Front Royal, […]

No injuries have been reported in a landing accident involving two Utah National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters on Tuesday. The accident occurred near Utah’s Mineral Basin at approximately 9:30 a.m. local time. According to officials, the aircraft were involved in a routine winter mountain training exercise at the time of the accident. “As they landed, […]

It’s been more than 80 years since European countries directly faced off in armed conflict among themselves. When German troops crossed into Poland in September 1939 (in part, using the same “false-flag” strategy the U.S. has been predicting for Russia in its feared 2022 intervention in Ukraine), the air forces of Allied countries began positioning […]

Airbus announced today (Tuesday 2-22-22) it has signed a partnership with CFM International (a 50/50 joint venture between GE and Safran Engines) to launch ZEROe, a program to develop a hydrogen-powered aircraft turbofan. Scheduled for a first flight “around the middle of this decade,” the program is centered on ground and flight testing for a […]

China-based air taxi developer AutoFlight has completed the first proof-of-concept transition test flight for its Prosperity I electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) design. During the flight, which took place at the company’s flight test area in China’s Jiangsu province, AutoFlight says the prototype was able to successfully move from vertical to horizontal flight and […]

The Navy says a Russian fighter came within five feet of a P-8 Poseidon long-range patrol aircraft over the Mediterranean last week in one of three “unprofessional” intercepts. As tensions increase over the standoff in Ukraine, military traffic and interaction in the area have naturally increased, and the intercepts occurred as the Russian Navy conducted […]