- Unable To Make It To E63, The Pilot Initiated A Forced Landing To A Field With Tall Desert Vegetation On December 22, 2024, about 1639 mountain standard time, an experimental amateur-built Van’s RV-7A, N1FB, was substantially...
- Aero Linx: HH-60G Pave Hawk The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night personnel recovery operations into hostile environments to recover isolated personnel during war. The HH-60G is also tasked to...
- Dead Reckoning Dead reckoning, as applied to flying, is the navigation of an airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course, heading, wind direction, and speed, groundspeed, and elapsed time.
- Aero Linx: X-51A Waverider The experimental X-51A Waverider is an unmanned, autonomous supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight test demonstrator for the U.S. Air Force. The X-51A is designed to be launched from an airborne...
- Also: 727 Sold 4 $10K, Hartzell Carbon Voyager, Duffy Supported, FL Airpost Name Change The FBI is not kidding around with the pilot of the drone that was involved in a mid-air collision with a firefighting aircraft over Los Angeles on...
- Also: Daher Delivers 82 in '24, Boeing Deliveries, Missing Pilot Found, New Glenn Orbits It's been a week of highs and low for the space biz... but none quite as heart-breaking as the loss of the orbital ‘ship’ of Starship...
- Also: Pilot Stalker, Wildfire Drone Incident, Senate Commerce Leadership, Airline BK Woes Despite a brief period of pilot oversupply following the COVID-19 pandemic, new data from the FAA indicates a concerning decline in certifications....
- Also: USAF Contractor Suit, Secret Service UAVs, Delta/Joby/Uber, Ferrovial Acquired Vertical Aerospace announced the testing program of its prototype VX4 took another significant step by completing low-speed forward maneuvers during its...
- Also: Starship Threatened, SAOC Replacement, Navy Helos To CA Fires, 12 Planes Of Christmas A firefighting aircraft operating over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles is grounded and out of service due to a mid-air drone strike by a...
- “EAA appreciates the FAA’s action in responding to our feedback and reversing this change. Needlessly limiting airports during flight testing is detrimental to safety and the flight testing process itself.” Source: Tom...
- There Are SO Many Ways To Get YOUR Aero-News! It’s been a while since we have reminded everyone about all the ways we offer your daily dose of aviation news on-the-go...so here is a full list of ways you can subscribe to our...
- Brand New! Avoid The Need For A Comeback... Get Your Marketing Right, Right Now! Some time ago, the Aero-News Network, responding to numerous requests, established a marketing and communications sister company by the name of...
- BIG Upgrades In The Works --- ANN Is Seeking EXCEPTIONAL New Staffers The last few years have been about as challenging a time as we can recall... but we survive (yeah, we're kinda surprised, too) and look forward to 2025 and what we see...
- Massive Aviation News Event Started 2024 Off With a Plethora of Exciting Info Last year, we introduced the SnF Innovation Preview in which 25 companies introduced over 30 new planes, products, engines, accessories, and more… in...
- With The eSPRG Only Weeks Away From Its Start Date, A-AF Will Help To Support Sport Flyers, Worldwide With the all-new and all-digital SportPlane Resource Guide getting ready for publication early next year, the Aero-News Network is...
- Dennis Kirkwood submitted this photo and note: "Late afternoon flight in my Hummel Ultracruiser as I taxied for takeoff. Photo taken by Bob Komjathy with a high powered zoom lens at Brighton Airport (45G) in Brighton, Michigan."
- From a farm in Illinois to flying a 747 across the ocean, Lynn Ripplemeyer celebrated her 50th year of flying by going up in a seaplane at Jack Brown's Seaplane Base.
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CAPA- In the video, George Braly, a company co-founder and the person in charge of engineering, says the company conducted a 10-day simulation of a slow leak of the fuel "and no paint damage resulted."
- The demand for airline pilots remains strong, driven by more than 17,000 mandatory retirements projected through the end of the decade.
- The company, which has 27 FBOs across North America and Europe, acquired Kemp Jet Services, marking its first location in the state of Utah. The FBO has been renamed Avflight Ogden.
- Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s decision to taxi behind a large multi-engine airplane, which resulted in an encounter with propeller blast and a loss of airplane control on the ground.
- Stephan Hattingh submitted this photo and note: "A Zenith CH750 in Koppieskraalpan in South Africa, adjacent to the more famous Hakskeenpan where land speed records are attempted."
- Electric aircraft can’t match the range and speed of piston-powered planes like the Beech Baron for long flights, but they might excel in specific missions, such as short-haul routes with time for charging. While batteries lag behind...
- The documentary follows FlyteCo Brewing founder Eric Serani, who demonstrates how general aviation flights across the Rocky Mountains enable his business to pick up hops and brew the freshest beer possible.
- At the new Aerospace Innovation Center, "companies can test and further their products, while students and entrepreneurs make discoveries and create new technologies to help move the industry forward,” according to officials.
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CAPA- Today, global aviation training leader CAE has inaugurated its first Air Traffic Services (ATS) Training Centre, on its campus in Montreal, Canada. As the largest provider of civil aviation training worldwide, CAE trains pilots, aircraft...
- New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions. The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to pollinate fruits and vegetables.
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CAPA- Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies and a business of Smiths Group, today announces it has expanded its partnership with Fukuoka International Airport Co., Ltd. Smiths Detection will...
- The National Police Agency (NPA) of Japan has taken delivery of two Airbus H160 helicopters, making it the first para-public operator of the type in Japan. The first H160 was delivered at the end of last year, with the second delivery in...
- HENSOLDT has strengthened its long-standing collaboration with Airbus by winning a new contract to supply a Functional Integration Bench (FIB) based on its ALYSA® solution. The contract is part of Airbus' ZEROe project, which aims to...
- Aviation Capital Group LLC (ACG), a premier global full-service aircraft asset manager, announced the delivery of one Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft to Air India Express. Featuring CFM International LEAP-1B engines, this is the first aircraft...
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CAPA- The first Austrian Airlines Boeing 777-200ER equipped with the innovative AeroSHARK surface technology has successfully completed its maiden flight. The long-haul aircraft, registered OE-LPC, took off from Bangkok International Airport...
- A new study overcomes a key obstacle to switching commercial aircraft from their near-total reliance on fossil fuels to more sustainable aviation fuels. The study details a cost-effective method for producing ethylbenzene -- an additive...
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CAPA- In September 2024, Turbotech, Safran and Air Liquide completed ground demonstration testing of a hydrogen-fueled gas turbine aeroengine based on an ultra-efficient regenerative cycle and fed from a liquid hydrogen tank. This...
- STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has placed a firm order with Airbus for five more A350F freighters. This doubles an initial order from the airline last year for five of the all-new cargo aircraft. The A350F fleet will be operated by STARLUX...
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CAPA- Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) is excited to announce the signing of a significant extension to the existing Power-By-the-Hour (PBH) contract with Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. Air France Industries has...
- World’s number one regional aircraft manufacturer ATR, and leading turboprop lessor Abelo, have strengthened their partnership with significant fleet updates. Abelo has converted its initial order for 10 ATR 42 STOL (Short Take-Off and...
- Indra plays a pivotal role in the extension of Avinor’s Remote Tower Centre (RTC) in Bodø, Norway, owned and operated by Avinor, the Norwegian air navigation service provider. Currently, the centre manages 11 regional airports, a number...
- Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today announces it signs an agreement with STARLUX Airlines for 10 Trent XWB-97 engines to power five Airbus A350F aircraft, firming up the options it made at the Singapore Airshow in February 2024....