Aviation News

The FAA has established a Women in Aviation Advisory Board, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced on Wednesday. According to the FAA, the purpose of the new board is to “provide independent advice and recommendations to the FAA in supporting women’s involvement in the aviation field.” It will focus on “analyzing industry […]

Embraer announced that it has successfully completed the first test of an autonomous aircraft in Brazil. As shown in the video below, the taxi test, which was overseen by a pilot in the cockpit, took the aircraft “along a previously established path without human interference.” According to Embraer, an integrated artificial intelligence system capable of […]

American Airlines has announced that it now expects its 24 grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to return to service on Jan. 16, 2020, extending its September decision to cancel all MAX flights through Dec. 6. According to the airline, other aircraft types will be substituted on scheduled MAX routes to avoid flight cancellations. The 737 […]

uAvionix has purchased startup electronic-instrument manufacturer AeroVonics. Best known in general aviation circles for its tailBeacon and skyBeacon all-in-one ADS-B Out solutions, uAvionix says the acquisition is “a milestone event in the growth of our company.” Manufacturing will move “immediately” to the uAvionix facility in Columbia Falls, Montana. “I just can’t tell you how ecstatic […]

Offering what it calls a “unique approach” to air racing, JLC AirShow Management will launch the so-called AirShow Racing Series in next October with plans to have a full calendar through 2021. As a move toward those goals, show management just announced that it has “received official notice of accreditation from the Federal Aviation [Administration] […]

Aerial application solutions company UAVOS announced that it has converted a Robinson R22-UV helicopter for use as an unmanned agricultural drone. In addition to the modifications necessary for remote operation, the R22-UV “agro-drone” has been equipped with a 100-liter (26-gallon) tank and spray system for liquid chemical delivery. According to the company, the aircraft has […]

Former CEO and founder of Sandel Avionics Gerry Block announced last week that he has resigned from the company. Block started California-based Sandel, which specializes in “integrated display systems for general aviation, business aviation, air transport and regional aircraft,” in 1998. He is credited with being “the creative force behind the company’s complete product line” […]

In a move sure to cause tension between Boeing and arguably its best customer in the U.S., the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association filed suit against the planemaker today, alleging that Boeing misled the union when it claimed the 737 MAX flew just like its predecessor aircraft. Southwest flies a fleet made up exclusively of Boeing […]

The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that it is wrapping up Operation Matterhorn, the program it put in place to return more than 140,000 people to the country after they were stranded by the liquidation of tourism company Thomas Cook on Sept. 23. According to the CAA, the operation involved 150 aircraft from […]

Together the more than 375 V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft in service have logged in excess of 500,000 flight hours, according to maker Bell Boeing. The V-22 was begun in 1983, first flew in 1989, and was finally entered into service with the U.S. Marine Corp in 2007 as the MV-22B. The U.S. Air Force got […]