Aviation News

NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on Thursday afternoon, 203 days after it launched from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a ULA Atlas V 541 rocket. The 2,263-pound rover is on a two-year mission to look for signs of ancient microbial life along with collecting samples of rock and regolith from Mars’ […]

Citing circumstances related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada announced on Wednesday that it will temporarily halt production of new Dash 8-400 turboprop beyond currently confirmed orders. According to the company, the manufacturing pause will affect approximately 500 employees at De Havilland Canada’s facility in Downsview, Toronto. The company says it […]

Gulfstream announced on Tuesday that its G700 business jet has logged more than 1,100 hours in its flight-test program. Since its first flight in February 2020, the G700 has completed envelope expansion, flutter, aerodynamic stalls, flight control systems, air-data, avionics and high-altitude engine-performance tests along with winglet and wing-ice shape stall testing, loads testing and […]

Asian Sky Group (ASG) has opened its 2021 Training Report directory to aviation training facilities based in the U.S. Designed to provide an overview of flight schools for potential students in the Asia-Pacific region, ASG’s Training Report includes information on courses offered, segments served, available certifications, training equipment used and student placements after course completion. […]

Flying car maker Terrafugia has laid off the majority of its employees at the company headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, according to a report from Forbes on Tuesday. Between 80 and 100 people are believed to have been affected. It has also been reported that Terrafugia, which was sold to Chinese conglomerate Zhejiang Geely Holding Group […]

UPS suspended operations at its Worldport global air hub in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday due to severe weather. The move is a first for the 5.2 million-square-foot facility, which opened in 2002 and serves as UPS’ main hub in the U.S. Located at Louisville International Airport (SDF), Worldport typically sees around 300 flights a day […]

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released a new guide designed to assist potential aircraft buyers with choosing the right model to purchase. The online Aircraft Guide provides information such as a model overview, specifications, performance, limiting and recommended airspeeds and price point. AOPA says it plans to publish regular updates to include […]

Spike Aerospace and Tech Mahindra formalized plans to collaborate on the development of the Spike S-512 supersonic business jet with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday. According to Spike, Mahindra will bring expertise in areas including composite airframe design, stress analysis and optimization. Spike has also formed partnerships with Siemens, MAYA […]

The Airbus H160 twin-engine utility helicopter is entering the oil and gas market as part of a support contract for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico. The deal includes four H160s, which will be flown by Louisiana-based offshore helicopter operator PHI. Airbus says it plans to provide one H160 to PHI and Shell ahead of […]

Brazil-based aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced on Friday that it delivered a total of 130 aircraft in 2020, a drop of almost 35 percent compared to 2019. Of the 44 commercial aircraft and 86 executive jets shipped by the company this year, 71 were handed over in the fourth quarter (Q4). The Q4 deliveries, which were […]