A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 veered off the runway at Mashhad International Airport after nose gear collapse - a case study in how excursions rarely begin at the moment of impact.
TowerWyoming's Teton County CAP squadron has been dissolved after a dispute with state leadership, pulling its Cessna 206 from one of the most demanding search and rescue environments in the country.
TowerThe FAA is exploring centralized voice switch hub facilities that could let certified controllers work multiple facilities remotely, addressing a 3,000-controller staffing deficit.
TowerWisk Aero broke ground on an autonomous eVTOL vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport - a development with direct implications for GA pilots at uncontrolled fields nationwide.
TowerAIR integrates Elmo servo drives into its 550-lb, eight-motor cargo UAS - a quiet engineering step with significant implications for certification and shared airspace.
TowerAOPA guidance confirms most pilots are wearing the wrong sunglasses - here's what lens tint, UV rating, and polarization actually mean for flight safety.
TowerAn MH-60 Black Hawk from the elite 160th SOAR crashed in wooded Colorado terrain on August 25, 2026 - crew walked away, and here's what that means for every pilot flying high country.
TowerSpaceX's planned $100 billion, 10-pad Louisiana Starship spaceport will fundamentally reshape Gulf Coast airspace management and pilot preflight planning.
TowerEmbraer's Phenom 300EV becomes the first light jet certified with Garmin Emergency Autoland, earning simultaneous FAA, EASA, and ANAC approval.
TowerOn August 25, 2026, planespotters tracking callsign REACH 4555 spotted a USAF C-17 in Russian airspace hours before the diplomatic story broke.
TowerSwift Fuels' 100R unleaded avgas now covers 1,200 engine types and 1,600 airframes, marking a significant milestone in general aviation's transition away from leaded fuel.
TowerThe US removal of Syria from its terror designation list reopens legal pathways for American carriers, suppliers, and insurers to re-engage with Syrian aviation for the first time in decades.
TowerSpaceX's shift from Falcon Nine to Starship will bring larger, more frequent airspace closures - here's what pilots need to know and do right now.
TowerPilots face unique retirement risks - late career earnings, cyclical furloughs, pension failures, and a hard stop at age 65 - that demand systematic financial planning.
TowerBrian Rohloff is taking over as CEO of Textron Aviation as Ron Draper retires, with a company restructuring planned to follow the leadership transition.
TowerThe FAA's legal definition of night begins at the end of evening civil twilight - not sunset - and the currency window for carrying passengers runs from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
TowerIsrair Airlines has cleared its final FAA regulatory hurdle to launch scheduled commercial service between Tel Aviv and New York, opening competition on one of the world's most significant transatlantic corridors.
TowerThe RAF's unarmed, pink-painted Photo Reconnaissance Unit Spitfires gathered the intelligence that shaped Allied strategy across every major WWII campaign.
TowerThe UK released classified Storm Shadow cruise missile production data to Ukraine on August 24, 2026, receiving autonomous systems combat data in exchange.
TowerSyberJet's SJ32 flew Jacksonville to San Diego at 505.3 mph average - a transcontinental speed record set ahead of the SJ36 debut.
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