General aviation aircraft shipments increased by 1.7% to 1,458 airplanes through Q2 2026, with billings rising 15.5% to $14.3 billion. Airplane deliveries were driven by an 8.2% rise in business jet ...
TSB research indicates helicopters are more than twice as likely as airplanes to experience accidents due to loss of visual reference, often caused by conditions like flat light or whiteout in VFR.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is suspending the use of visual separation between helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in busy Class B, C, and Terminal Radar Service Areas. Instead of ...
ICON Aircraft plans to resume production of its A5 amphibious light-sport aircraft in 2027. The relaunched A5 will integrate a new flight safety system called ICON Sense, developed with Avilution and ...
Los Angeles County is controversially using aircraft tracking data (ADS-B), initially intended for safety, to identify and tax privately owned aircraft, expecting to generate an estimated $38 million ...
Four prominent aviation groups are urging the FAA to implement stricter limits on the public release of private aircraft owners' personal information, such as names and addresses. They advocate for ...
The FAA issued an Unapproved Parts Notification for 3D printed aircraft accessories sold by "MadeByMike3D" (Michael Graham). These accessories were sold for installation on type-certificated aircraft ...
FedEx has begun returning its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo aircraft to service after the FAA lifted a grounding order, following the replacement of a required structural component. The grounding was ...
Wisk Aero and NASA completed a simulation evaluating if one ground-based supervisor could oversee three autonomous aircraft interacting with conventional air traffic control. The exercise involved ...
Hyde County, North Carolina, has become the first in the U.S. to successfully deploy an eVTOL aircraft (Pivotal BlackFly) for routine emergency medical response on live 911 calls. A paramedic flew the ...
Cosmic Aerospace unveiled Cosmic One, a four-seat electric airplane designed for certification under the FAA's new MOSAIC rules, with Centennial Flyers announced as the first U.S. launch customer. The ...
The FAA has released a draft Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline, mandated by the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act, to eliminate leaded avgas from the general aviation fleet. The plan ...