Aviation News

A well-known Ohio pilot and aviation columnist may be the first to run afoul of a new regulation triggered by the ADS-B mandate enacted in 2020. Martha Lunken, 78, who pens a popular column in Flying Magazine and is a fixture in Midwest aviation, flew under a bridge near her home airport, which bears her […]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center on Friday morning and is en route to the International Space Station (ISS). On board Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour are NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut  Akihiko  Hoshide  and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas  Pesquet. Endeavour is expected […]

With the annual Oshkosh AirVenture fly-in around the corner, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is highlighting some changes to the show-related Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). The 2021 AirVenture NOTAM includes new ATC-assignable transition points approaching Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) from the west along with noting that VORs FAH and IKK have been decommissioned. In addition, […]

The Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) has announced that it will host a Designated Pilot Examiners Symposium for the flight examiner community. The organization plans to hold the event annually with the first symposium scheduled to take place Oct. 27, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. Pre-event activities, including a session for people aiming to […]

Bye Aerospace officially unveiled its new eight-seat eFlyer 800 all-electric twin “turboprop class” aircraft design on Thursday. Aimed at the air-taxi, air-cargo, regional and charter aircraft markets, the eFlyer 800 will feature two wing-mounted electric motors with dual redundant motor windings, quad-redundant battery packs and a whole airframe parachute. According to Bye, operating cost for […]

Garmin announced the launch of the new TXi Essentials 2.0 eLearning course for its TXi touchscreen flight displays on Wednesday. The online course focuses on scenario-based training and is accessible via computer, tablet or smartphone. It can also be used in combination with the company’s free TXi PC trainer and TXi Trainer apps. “Designed for […]

Airbus has announced that it is closing in on completion of the campaign to certify its A400M military turboprop for helicopter air-to-air refueling operations following the conclusion of its latest flight trials. According to the company, 81 wet contacts were achieved and 6.5 tonnes (about 7.2 tons) of fuel were transferred during the flights, which […]

Due to rising worries about COVID-19 cases in Europe and wide travel restrictions, the Aero expo in Friedrichshafen, Germany, has been canceled for the second year a row. “In view of the travel and event restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had already moved the originally envisaged AERO date from April to summer at […]

The NTSB unanimously agreed on the probable causes of a May 2019 midair collision in Alaska that killed six and injured 10. The board cited obstructed views due to aircraft structure and passengers and the lack of an aural traffic alerts in crowded airspace. The pilot and four passengers in a de Havilland Beaver floatplane […]

An Alitalia Airbus A320 aborted its takeoff at Milan Malpensa Airport in Italy after suffering a tail strike attributed to mismatched seating of passengers. According to the Italian aviation investigation authority ANSV, the single-aisle airliner pitched up at just 42 knots on its Rome-bound flight. The crew aborted the takeoff and no one was injured […]