Aviation News

Virgin Galactic says nobody was in any danger, including its founder and CEO Sir Richard Branson and three other passengers, aboard the landmark July 11 flight of its Unity spacecraft despite an FAA probe into the flight. The agency announced on Thursday that it was banning any further flights until it completes an investigation into the […]

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced that it will be offering “more than two dozen” online education sessions for the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). In addition, the New Product Showcase—along with other events to be announced at a later date—will be available online for the show, which is scheduled […]

This week, AVweb’s news roundup uncovered reports on a new simulator for a flight training company, additional exhibitors joining a flight sim conference and an aviation scholarship award. Commercial flight training provider Paramount Aviation Services has acquired a Boeing 757 simulator for its facility near Florida’s Miami International Airport. The company reports that it disassembled […]

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Louisiana Wing has joined Hurricane Ida emergency response efforts to assist with assessing the damage caused by storm. According to CAP, its aircrews and ground teams have been deployed to gather photos and data for use by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland […]

Joby Aviation has announced that it will be working with NASA to study the acoustic signature of its all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The tests, which will be part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign, will use NASA’s Mobile Acoustics Facility and more than 50 pressure ground-plate microphones to “capture the […]

A Citation 560X business jet crashed into a building in Farmington, Connecticut, on Thursday, killing the two pilots and two passengers onboard. The aircraft went down shortly after takeoff from Plainville’s Robertson Airport (4B8) at a little before 10 a.m. local time. A significant post-crash fire occurred, affecting both the building and the aircraft. At […]

One person has been rescued and five remain missing after the crash of a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk on Tuesday. According to the Navy, the helicopter, which was embarked aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, was “operating on deck before crashing into the sea.” Five people on the ship were also injured in the incident, two […]

Piston, turboprop, business jet and helicopter deliveries have risen across all segments during the first six months of 2021, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Released on Wednesday, the organization’s report on general aviation aircraft shipments and billings through the second quarter (Q2) of 2021 shows 1,050 airplanes and 341 helicopters have been […]

Priester Aviation has joined the David B. O’Maley College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to support Project Liftoff, a program designed to bring diversity and inclusiveness to aviation recruiting. Priester Aviation is providing $50,000 in scholarships over the next five years, but is also becoming more directly involved, with Chairman and CEO Andy Priester […]

Some of the wording of a letter to the editor of a local Aspen, Colorado, newspaper doesn’t sound like it’s coming from the GA side, until you take a closer look. “Our airport is the second-largest contributor to greenhouse gases in the county. Let’s stop saying we want to do something about CO2 emissions and […]