Apollo Funds has acquired a major stake in Atlantic Aviation from KKR in a deal valuing the FBO chain at approximately $10 billion, reshaping the economics of business aviation ground services.
TowerThe FAA has authorized commercial air service at Manassas Regional Airport (HEF), Virginia's busiest GA airport - here's what it means for pilots in the DC corridor.
TowerKenya Airways CEO George Kamal resigned after less than nine months, deepening a leadership instability crisis at one of Africa's most strategically significant carriers.
TowerOtto Aviation plans to build a Florida manufacturing facility by 2028 to produce the Phantom 3500, a laminar-flow business jet targeting first deliveries around 2030.
TowerGermany officially attributed an August 2026 explosive drone strike on a Ukrainian An-124 at Leipzig-Halle Airport to Russia's hybrid warfare campaign.
TowerA $444.5 million Boeing 737 MAX criminal restitution fund is beginning to pay out six years after two crashes killed 346 people and exposed systemic failures in aircraft design and certification.
TowerThe U.S. State Department has approved an $800 million proposed foreign military sale to Iraq covering Bell 412 EPX and Bell 407M helicopters, pending Congressional review.
TowerThe U.S. Navy has issued a Request for Information for a carrier-based autonomous combat aircraft capable of catapult launches, arrested landings, and carrying up to 10,000 lbs of weapons.
TowerOn August 26, 2026, a ShinMaywa US-2 and CV-22B Osprey flew the first joint scenario in Rescue Flag history, pairing Japan's open-ocean amphibian with the US military's special operations tiltrotor.
TowerAVweb's September 1, 2026 photo of a Super Decathlon maneuvering over AirVenture captures why aerobatic training remains essential for every pilot, not just competitors.
TowerCRAFT - Clearance limit, Route, Altitude, Frequency, Transponder - is the five-part structure behind every IFR clearance, and knowing each element is essential before your first instrument departure.
TowerGreece is investing €3.1 billion in a nationwide integrated air and missile defense network built with Israeli technology, reshaping airspace dynamics in the eastern Mediterranean.
TowerRussia imported 70,000 metric tons of Jet A-1 from South Korea and Egypt after Ukrainian drone strikes degraded domestic refinery output.
TowerA former Aeroflot employee was convicted in US federal court for smuggling $900,000 in controlled American aircraft parts to Russia, exposing the black market sustaining sanctioned Russian jets.
TowerThe certified replacement for 100LL avgas exists - GAMI's G100UL STC was approved in 2022 - but distribution and adoption lag behind the regulatory and supply pressures closing in.
TowerThe FAA's 2024 MOSAIC final rule nearly tripled the Light Sport Aircraft weight limit to 3,600 lbs, fundamentally changing what a Sport Pilot certificate can legally fly.
TowerTurkey's TAI has flown the first production-standard Hürjet supersonic jet trainer, entering the competitive global race to replace aging Cold War-era training fleets.
TowerUzbekistan officially confirmed it operates China's J-10CE fighter jet on August 28, 2026, marking a significant shift in Central Asian military aviation alignment.
TowerLouisiana is breaking ground on dedicated test facilities for precertified electric and autonomous aircraft, positioning the state as a hub for next-generation aviation development.
TowerA pilot's guide to the four main flap designs - plain, split, slotted, and Fowler - and how each one shapes approach behavior, pitch characteristics, and go-around procedures.
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