Northrop Grumman's E-2D Hawkeye Block II Clears Critical Design Review
Northrop Grumman's E-2D Hawkeye Block II upgrade cleared Critical Design Review, signaling the open-architecture future shaping all of aviation.
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Seven Killed in an EC130 Safari Helicopter Crash in Northern Kenya
Seven people, including five Americans, died in an EC130 helicopter crash in northern Kenya - here's what pilots should know.
TowerThe FAA, Lake Chelan Airport, and Why a Few Degrees of Runway Alignment Can Send an Entire Master Plan Back to the Drawing Board
The FAA flagged runway alignment concerns at Lake Chelan Airport, sending its master plan back for revision over terrain and wind safety.
TowerWhisper Aero's Ultra-Quiet Electric Propulsion Takes Flight on the Swift Three Glider
A modified Swift Three glider completed its first piloted flight using Whisper Aero's ultra-quiet electric propulsion, targeting aviation's biggest threat: noise.
TowerAmerican Airlines Brings Back Seatback Screens and What the Reversal Says About Betting Against the Passenger's Own Device
American Airlines is reinstalling seatback screens, reversing its bet that passengers' own phones and tablets were good enough.
TowerBedford Pushes Back On The Burke Lakefront Closure And Why Cleveland's Plan Runs Through Federal Review First
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford opposes closing Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport, and grant assurances mean the city can't simply shut it down.
TowerBETA Technologies Brings Its Electric Alia to Galveston for Three Weeks of Texas Test Flights
BETA Technologies launched a three-week electric aircraft flight test campaign at Galveston's Scholes International Airport.
TowerCaution, Low Flying Aircraft: The AVweb Picture of the Day and What Minimum Safe Altitude Really Means
FAR 91.119 sets minimum safe altitudes: 1,000 ft over congested areas, 500 ft elsewhere, and a 500-ft bubble over open terrain.
TowerCirrus Vision Jet Gear Collapse on a Closed Runway - What the Preliminary Details Mean for the Rest of Us
A Cirrus Vision Jet suffered a gear collapse attempting takeoff on a closed runway - here's how the safety layers fail and how to avoid it.
TowerDoug Taylor, Avtopia, and the Problem That Followed Him From the Ramp to the Runway
AOPA profiles Doug Taylor, cofounder of Avtopia, a new platform built to solve general aviation's oldest problem: connection.
TowerElectra's EL2 Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator Flies the Mid-Atlantic, Blown-Lift STOL, and What a Two-Hundred-Foot Takeoff Would Actually Change for the Rest of Us
Electra's EL2 hybrid-electric demonstrator uses blown lift to take off and land in a couple hundred feet, promising new access to small fields.
TowerHow PGA Tour Pro Maverick McNealy Buys Back Time in a Cirrus
PGA Tour pro Maverick McNealy uses a Cirrus to compress two-day travel into two-hour flights, redistributing time back to his family.
TowerSketch for Mastery, Why Drawing Your Aircraft's Systems From Memory Is the Systems Knowledge That Saves You When the Engine Quits
AOPA's 'Sketch for Mastery' tip says drawing your aircraft's systems from memory reveals the knowledge gaps that matter most in an emergency.
TowerThe Vietnam Airlines Seven Eighty-Seven at Munich and the Brake Problem Investigators Are Now Looking At
Investigators are examining a possible brake malfunction after a Vietnam Airlines 787-9 struggled to slow on landing at Munich - here's what pilots should learn.
TowerConstruction on the Field, the Vision Jet at Driggs, and the NOTAM That Was Trying to Warn You
A Cirrus Vision Jet struck construction equipment at Driggs, Idaho - here's what pilots must know about NOTAMs and airport construction hazards.
TowerGE's T901 Engine Clears Preliminary Flight Rating, and What the Army's New Black Hawk Powerplant Means for the Rest of Us
GE's T901 turboshaft cleared Preliminary Flight Rating in 2026, clearing the Army's next Black Hawk and Apache engine to begin flight testing.
TowerL3Harris Removes CEO Christopher Kubasik, and Why a Defense Giant's Boardroom Shakeup Reaches All the Way to Your Panel
L3Harris removed CEO Christopher Kubasik for a code of conduct violation - here's what it means for the avionics in your panel.
TowerNASA's New Vomit Comet and the Secret Air Force Life of a Boeing Seven Thirty-Seven
NASA's new 'Vomit Comet,' a Boeing 737-700 registered N837NA, once flew as a secretive U.S. Air Force testbed before joining the Artemis program.
TowerThe Airplane Farm and the PowerWing, a Nevada Startup Betting One Electric Module Can Build a Personal eVTOL, an Aerobat, and a Tactical Drone
A Nevada startup, The Airplane Farm, says its modular PowerWing electric module can power a personal eVTOL, an aerobat, and a tactical drone.
TowerThe FAA Hands Its Air Traffic Backbone to AT&T, and What a Multibillion-Dollar Network Deal Means for the System You Fly In
The FAA awarded AT&T a multibillion-dollar contract to rebuild the telecom backbone of the national airspace system - here's what it means for pilots.
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