Aviation News

As spring moves towards summer our weekly review of what’s going on in aviation on SocialFlight reveals more and more events, especially pure, grassroots, small airport fly-ins. The first one we ran across, right in the heart of the country, is in Central City, Neb., where there will be a fly-in breakfast and lunch, on […]

Federal border security agents have sharply reduced intercepts of general aviation aircraft, following complaints by pilots that excessive police action at small airports is restricting the freedom to fly and a meeting with AOPA President Mark Baker according to a report by National Public Radio. An official with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of […]

If all goes as planned next month, scheduled seaplane service from downtown New York City to Washington, D.C. and Boston will again be a reality. Targeting business travelers on the northeast corridor who despise security lines and the transit time from Manhattan to LaGuardia or Newark Airports, Tailwind Air Serviceis gearing up to offer 90-minute […]

Gulfstream has filed a patent application for a new nose gear design that is claimed to reduce overflight noise when the landing gear is extended. According to the patent application, Noise generated by an aircraft as it approaches a runway while landing can be a nuisance to surrounding communities. The noise generated by an aircraft […]

That’s not a Beech, and it didn’t just roll off the line. It’s Joe Shepherd’s immaculately restored Lockheed 12A Electra Junior. We got story on this aircraft (and a good look at it) at Sun ‘n Fun 2014. Learn more here. view on YouTube

Our weekly review of whats new in aviation found that a replica of the Bugatti 100P air racer is on display, the NTSB issued recommendations regarding lithium batteries, NATA has announced scholarship winners and Disney Planes characters are joining a national wildfire prevention education program. The Mullin Automotive Museum, a Southern California institution devoted to […]

A U.S. District Judge in Denver, Colo., has approved a $6.15 million settlementof a lawsuit between United Airlines and 1,160 United pilots who served in the military from 2000 to 2010-resulting in one of the largest reported payments to resolve a claim brought under the federal veterans reemployment rights law, known as the Uniformed Services […]

At last weeks UAV show in Orlando, the pre-day was held at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. Ostensibly, the AUVSI had a flight display line there, but because of what Id call overbearing safety concerns from the FAA, they chased us too far away to see them flying. Disappointing for sure, but also a […]

Our weekly review of SocialFlight found fly-ins that run the gamut from a night airshow through a fly-in that’s been going on for over half a century, a gathering of classic Meyers aircraft and a fly-in dedicated to gumbo. The nonprofit Discover Aviation Center is holding Discover Aviation Days on Lorain County Airport, Lorain, Ohio, […]

Cessna Aircrafts Citation Latitude midsize business jet has received type inspection authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration, and the first production airplane has joined the flight test program. Obtaining type inspection authorization is a significant step toward certification from the FAA. It allows Cessna to begin accumulating flight hours that will apply toward official certification. […]