A Russian attack drone autonomously selected and killed three civilians in Ukraine - a threshold moment with direct implications for how aviation regulates autonomous systems worldwide.
TowerA satellite communicator outperformed a required 406 MHz ELT in an Alaska Cessna rescue - here's why GA pilots should carry redundant emergency signaling gear.
TowerThe 2026 World Aerobatic Championship is underway at Mason City Municipal Airport, Iowa, with more than 35 pilots from 8 countries competing at the sport's highest level.
TowerUPS is investing more than $2 billion in air hub infrastructure and healthcare logistics as Amazon's in-house airline reshapes cargo industry economics.
TowerHow metal fatigue tore the roof off Aloha Flight 243 at 24,000 feet in 1988 - and what it means for every pilot today.
TowerArgentina has retired the Super Étendard, the Exocet-armed strike jet that sank HMS Sheffield in 1982, ending nearly 40 years of service.
TowerBoom Supersonic's XB-1 broke the sound barrier over Mojave with no boom reaching the ground - here's what it means for civil supersonic flight.
TowerNorway reversed its HH-60W purchase to pursue up to 21 UH-60M Black Hawks in a deal valued at up to $2.3 billion.
TowerOn a back course, a raw CDI reverse-senses - fly away from the needle; set the front course on an HSI and it flies normally.
TowerSaab unveiled an uncrewed combat air system on Aug 22, 2026, joining the loyal wingman race that will shape civil airspace within years.
TowerSyberJet says its SJ30-2 light jet set a coast-to-coast speed record on Aug 21, 2026 - here's what that claim actually means for pilots.
TowerGerman startup Polaris flew the Cobra 600, a jet-powered drone built to launch IRIS-T air-to-air missiles, on August 22, 2026.
TowerA laptop battery fire on an American Airlines flight burned four people - here's what lithium cells do when they fail and how pilots should prepare.
TowerRadio Hangar explores The Navy Reveals the Aim Four Twenty-Four Malice, America's Answer to the Long-Range Air-to-Air Gap.
TowerYes - you can fly a visual go-around off an instrument approach, as long as you communicate and square away your IFR clearance first.
TowerChina's Shaanxi Y-15 tactical airlifter appears in the clearest photos yet, revealing a four-turboprop design built for rough, short-field military cargo runs.
TowerDensity altitude can make a 5,000-foot runway perform like 9,000 feet on a hot day - here's how to compute it and fly safely.
TowerUnder MOSAIC, legacy airplanes are cheaper to buy but variable to own, while new-builds cost far more upfront with predictable ownership.
TowerSaab unveiled the A3-001 unmanned fighter and aims to fly a demonstrator within 18 months - here's what it means for pilots.
TowerThe six things every piston pilot should brief passengers before flight, and why skipping them causes preventable ramp accidents.
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