Aviation News

The FAA has rejected Trident Adventures’ request to resume helicopter “helocast” tours that let passengers jump into the ocean from 10 to 35 feet.

FAA has installed its 100th Surface Awareness Initiative system as part of an accelerated effort to expand airport surface surveillance.

NBAA’s Q2 2026 analysis identified powerplant failures and takeoff-and-landing collisions among the leading safety concerns for turbine-powered business aviation.

Airline hiring of ATP Flight School graduates is up nearly 40% from last year, with more than 1,170 graduates hired by major and regional carriers in the past 12 months.

TSB research shows loss-of-visual-reference accidents are more than twice as likely to involve helicopters than airplanes.

RFI calls for two prototypes capable of catapult launches, arrested landings and carrying as much as 10,000 pounds of external weapons.

The $444.5 million fund covers the estates of 346 people killed in the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 accidents.

Part 139 certification moves Washington Manassas Airport closer to scheduled passenger operations.

AW139-based helicopter is replacing the UH-1N Huey for nuclear-security missions.

Phantom 3500 production at Cecil Airport is expected to begin around 2030.