Aviation News

Boeing has given up trying to fix the faulty fuel oxidizer valves that scrubbed its second attempt to send an uncrewed Starliner capsule to the International Space Station last July. The do-over test flight, made necessary by the failure of the first attempt to reach the correct orbit, was canceled about five hours before launch […]

It may be back to the legislative drawing board for aviation leaders trying to undo a disruptive policy change at the FAA they say has added unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy to specialized flight training. Deep within the National Defense Authorization Act passed by both the House and Senate was a bill to eliminate the need […]

The Air Force has tested a system that could eventually allow it to instantly convert any of hundreds of its cargo aircraft into strategic attack platforms. On Dec. 16 a C-130J Commando II special forces aircraft dropped a live cruise missile out the back that went on to destroy a target in the Gulf of […]

Bristow Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Overair to collaborate on the development of commercialization plans for Overair’s Butterfly electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft design. According to the companies, they will work together on areas including vehicle design considerations, key performance parameters, FAA certification, configuration and maintenance protocols, infrastructure, ground […]

Honda Aircraft Company has handed over its 200th HondaJet since deliveries began in December 2015, according to an announcement from the company on Thursday. The model flew for the first time in 2003 and received its FAA type certificate in 2015. Certified in more than 13 countries, the worldwide HondaJet fleet has logged over 98,000 […]

The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has announced that Major General Charles Bolden, USMC (Ret.), has been selected to receive the 2020 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy. Chosen for “his impassioned commitment to public service in aviation and aerospace as an aviator, astronaut, and leader and his dedication to excellence for the advancement of all humanity,” he […]

NASA announced Wednesday that its Ingenuity Mars helicopter reached a total flight time of 30 minutes during its 17th flight on Dec. 5. The 117-second trip brought the total time in the air logged by the rotorcraft to 30 minutes and 48 seconds. As previously reported by AVweb, Ingenuity became the first aircraft to operate […]

All seven passengers and two crew members onboard a Gulfstream GIV-SP were killed when the aircraft crashed near Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday. The jet, which had taken off from Santo Domingo’s La Isabela International Airport approximately 15 minutes earlier, was reportedly attempting to make an emergency landing at […]

The San Diego Air & Space Museum has announced plans to run an exact replica of the engine that powered the Wright brothers’ first historic flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In commemoration of the 118th anniversary of that flight, the event is scheduled to take place at the museum on Dec. 17, 2021, at 10 […]

The state of Kentucky was hit hard by tornadoes that cut a 220-mile-wide swath on Saturday, Dec. 11. The death toll stood at 74 as of Tuesday—the victims ranging in age from two months to 98 years old. One hundred twenty-two people are still unaccounted for. By comparison, Danville-Boyle County Airport–Stuart Powell Field (KDVK) was […]