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United States Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander Capt. Zoe Kotnik was removed from command on Monday after only two weeks in the position. Kotnik, who took command of the team on Jan. 29, 2019, is the Air Force’s first female single-ship tactical demonstration pilot and was the team’s first female commander. Her first […]

Airbus is on the verge of closing the line on the outsized A380 following reports that Qantas was officially canceling its A380 orders and Emirates is likely to cancel its order for 36 A380s. New reports via airlinerwatch.com indicate that Airbus in on the verge of announcing closure of the line when it reports its […]

It was my Sunday morning to pick up the doughnuts on the way to the pilot’s lounge at the virtual airport, so I wanted to get there early. If it’s your doughnut day and you show up after the regulars are already ensconced in the ratty old recliners, swilling coffee and telling flying lies, you’re […]

Eyeing the possibility of being the first airport in Europe to “harness the potential of electric air taxis,” Fraport AG has announced its intention to join with Volocopter to develop dedicated “Volocopter Ports.” (Fraport is the German company that operates the Frankfurt airport.) For its part, Fraport has significant experience managing unmanned flying devices. “Via […]

The Sling Pilot Academyis set to induct the first round of students this week to its Accelerated Airline Pilot Program based at the Torrance airport in Southern California. The school has also announced a $20,000 scholarshipto be offered to one student who applies before Aug. 5, 2019. Using the S-LSA Sling 2 as the initial […]

Ever thought about building your own kit plane? Finally settled on the right ADS-B equipment for your mission? We want to hear about it. From jets and LSAs to avionics and headsets, AVweb‘s pilot survey is seeking information on what kinds of aircraft you’ve been flying and the equipment you use in the air. “The […]

Poznan, Poland-based Jetson Aerohas completed initial flights of what it hopes will be a personal drone fast and nimble enough to make for entertaining racing. For now, though, the Jetson Speeder is less an aerial go-kart and more an eight-motor aircraft-aluminum H with a carbon-fiber seat in the middle. In the video below, the proof-of-concept […]

Boeing’s iconic airliner first flew 50 years ago this Feb. 9, and to carry the celebration into summer EAA will have “special programming taking place throughout the week” of EAA AirVenture 2019. While the 747 is no longer the largest airliner in the skies, for a generation of passengers it stands as a physically imposing […]

Low level wind shear has been the cause of many accidents, some of them catastrophic, but a British Airways 787 crew muscled out of a pretty nasty example during a storm in the U.K. on Friday. The wind on the nose goes away briefly when the big Boeing is in the flare. Note the full […]

A large field of contenders from the full range of aviation and aerospace endeavors have been nominated for the 2018 Collier Trophy, arguably the most prestigious award in the industry. A total of 11 nominees have been approved for consideration and include: Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (AGCAS), Bell V-280 Valor, Boeing T-X, Draken International […]