Aviation News

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 […]

Influence from the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)—among others—is credited with convincing the FAA to keep its Oklahoma City Aircraft Registry staff on duty on New Year’s Eve—albeit with “limited personnel” (presumably meaning, prepare to spend some time on “hold” if you call). Due to the New Year’s […]

A consortium of five aviation advocacy groups has sent a letter to FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson urging the agency to “take action” on what the associations characterize as “Santa Clara [California] County’s rushed decision to ban the sale of 100LL as of January 1, 2022.” The letter states, in part, that the FAA should turn […]

A lot remains unclear about how—and even when—a 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer ended up on its back on the property of Tahlequah (Oklahoma) Municipal Airport (KTQH). The good news is that the two so-far-unidentified people on board, reportedly a 75-year-old man and his son, are uninjured and back home in Texas. But how and when they […]

On-demand drone delivery company Flytrex has received FAA approval to expand its delivery area to a 1-nautical-mile radius from all of its operating stations in North Carolina. According to Flytrex, which delivers food and retail items to private homes via drones, the approval will expand its reach to include approximately 10,000 households. Deliveries will be […]

What appears to be a practice or demonstration drop by a Brazilian Embraer EMB-202A Ipanema ended with the wings folding and the pilot surviving with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries. The Ipanema is an aerial application plane but this aircraft appears to dump its load rather than spray it. In the crash sequence, the airplane […]

As the U.S.’s traditional adversaries flex their territorial muscles, there are more public announcements about new secret programs and the analysts at Forbes believe a drone-carrying B-21 stealthbomber is a possibility. At a recent defense forum, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall fessed up that two new development programs will show up in the next budget, […]

The FAA says its astronaut “wings” program has served its purpose and it will stop handing out the mementoes in the New Year. But that also means Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Virgin Galactic head Sir Richard Branson and Star Trek’s Capt. Kirk, actor William Shatner, along with about a dozen others, will each be officially […]

Police in Daytona Beach say two Embry-Riddle students likely prevented a bloodbath at the local campus when they reported some disturbing social media posts from a fellow student. When officers intercepted 19-year-old John Argis Hagins IV outside his home on Thursday they found a folding rifle with a scope, six magazines and more than 800 […]

Some pilots for Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific say the COVID-19 quarantine restrictions they must endure are destroying morale and causing some to resign. According to a CNN report, quoting two disgruntled and anonymous pilots, the “inhumane” restrictions are affecting their mental health. “Even people in solitary confinement get half an hour, an hour […]