Aviation News

AVweb’s weekly news roundup uncovered reports on a new suite of weather data products, a Department of Defense contract award and a line of dynamometers for testing electric motor efficiency. Weather intelligence provider Baron is introducing its Aviation Weather suite of aviation weather data products. Baron Aviation Weather features weather tracking and forecasting tools including […]

The FAA will now be the sole issuer of airworthiness certificates for all newly manufactured Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, the agency said in a letter to Boeing on Tuesday. Citing “public interest and safety in air commerce,” the FAA stated that it would retain that authority—which was previously delegated to Boeing through the organization designation […]

Pilatus announced the delivery of its 1,700th PC-12 single-engine turboprop on Tuesday. The company says it expects hand over a total of more than 80 PC-12s in 2019. The 1,700th PC-12 was delivered to fractional ownership company Jetfly Aviation, which is based in Luxembourg. Jetfly currently has 40 PC-12s in service. “We have enjoyed an […]

A failure during the final pressurization test for Boeing’s 777X last September may have been worse than it first seemed, according to a new report by The Seattle Times. Originally thought to be a blown-out cargo door, images obtained by the Times show a significant breach in the fuselage just behind the wing. The failure […]

The White House and U.S. Capitol building were briefly on lockdown on Tuesday morning following reports of “a potential violation of the restricted airspace in the National Capital Region.” The lockdown was initiated around 8:27 a.m. local time and lifted at 9:12 a.m. It is now being suggested that the radar anomaly that triggered the […]

Aviation writer, editor and marketing consultant Patricia Luebke passed away last Friday after a brief illness. Luebke got her start in aviation as an advertising assistant at Flying and became a vice president for the magazine’s publishing company before beginning a freelance career. She also worked with organizations including Avionics News, Sporty’s, AOPA and Lightspeed […]

Claiming trademark infringement, the Experimental Aircraft Association has filed suit in federal court to prevent the Sosnoski brothers from continuing to use the name “Beer Venture” for their “temporary tavern” on private property just outside the AirVenture gates.  The suit alleges trademark infringement and dilution as well as unfair competition. While EAA reportedly has had […]

The ongoing saga of Santa Monica Airport now includes a rebuke from the FAA for the city’s handling of federal grants. In ruling against the city in a complaint filed in 2016, the FAA seeks to correct how federal funds have been handled within the city and for the airport. You may remember that in […]

NASA’s Orion spacecraft was transported from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center to Mansfield Lahm Airport (MFD) in Ohio onboard the agency’s Super Guppy aircraft on Sunday. The aircraft arrived at MFD at approximately 4:35 p.m. EST where it was greeted by a crowd of almost 1,500 people. NASA acquired the Super Guppy, which is the last […]

The FAA has announced two expansions to its Low Altitude Authorization and Capability (LAANC) program, which automates the airspace authorization application and approval process for drone operators. The first adds four airports to the list of air traffic facilities where LAANC is available. The new additions are Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Dulles International […]