Anduril Unveils Thunder, the Autonomous Tiltrotor That Made Its Debut at Farnborough
Anduril unveiled Thunder, an autonomous tiltrotor, as a full-scale model at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow - here's what pilots should know.
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Boeing's Twenty Twenty-Six Outlook and the Six Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand Pilots the World Needs
Boeing's 2026 outlook projects 674,000 new pilots needed over 20 years - here's what the forecast means for your aviation career.
TowerDynon Expands the SkyView HDX IFR Package at Oshkosh
Dynon expanded its SkyView HDX IFR package at Oshkosh with a remote audio panel, dual com support, and a standalone engine monitor.
TowerPhilippine Airlines Confirms Its Boeing 787 Dreamliner Order at Farnborough
Philippine Airlines confirmed its Boeing 787 Dreamliner order at Farnborough 2026, signaling a real widebody market recovery.
TowerRiyadh Air Firms Up Six More Airbus A350-1000s at Farnborough, and What a Brand-New Airline Building From Scratch Tells Us
Riyadh Air firmed up six more Airbus A350-1000s at Farnborough 2026 - here's what it signals for the global aviation pipeline.
TowerRiyadh Air Firms Up Twenty-Eight More Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Adds the Dash Ten at Farnborough
Radio Hangar explores Riyadh Air Firms Up Twenty-Eight More Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Adds the Dash Ten at Farnborough.
TowerSeaplane Bases That Really Make a Splash - From Alaska's Lake Hood to Manhattan's East River
A tour of America's standout seaplane bases - from Alaska's Lake Hood to Manhattan's East River - and why water flying matters for pilots.
TowerSMBC Aviation Capital Orders One Hundred Boeing Seven Thirty-Seven MAX Jets at Farnborough
SMBC Aviation Capital ordered 100 Boeing 737 MAX jets at Farnborough, a vote of confidence that shifts pressure onto Boeing's factory floor.
TowerThe Helicopter Company Orders Eight More Airbus H145s, and What Saudi Arabia's Rotorcraft Boom Signals for the Industry
Saudi Arabia's The Helicopter Company ordered eight more Airbus H145s - here's what the deal signals for rotorcraft pilots and the industry.
TowerVertical Aerospace, Sigma Air Mobility, and the Business-Aviation Bet on the V X Four at Farnborough
Radio Hangar explores Vertical Aerospace, Sigma Air Mobility, and the Business-Aviation Bet on the V X Four at Farnborough.
TowerBoeing's North Line and the Long Road Back to Rate
Boeing opened a fourth 737 MAX assembly line at Renton called the North Line, but the FAA's 38-per-month production cap remains the real benchmark for recovery.
TowerCircling Rainier: Mountain Flying and the Volcanic Summits of the Pacific Northwest
A late-June orbit of Mount Rainier captured in AVweb's July 6 Picture of the Day illustrates both the appeal and the serious operational demands of flying the Pacific Northwest's volcanic summits.
TowerCirrus Bets on the Training Pipeline with the Three-Seat TRAC10
Cirrus Aircraft has announced the TRAC10, a three-seat primary trainer with a built-in airframe parachute system, targeting U.S. flight school fleets with deliveries planned for 2027.
TowerCirrus TRAC10 and the future of flight training aircraft design
Cirrus Aircraft's TRAC10 is a clean-sheet primary trainer built around safety, efficiency, and native connectivity - the first serious challenge to legacy trainers in decades.
TowerEdgewing, GCAP, and the Six-Point-One Billion Dollar Push Toward the Next Generation Fighter
A $6.1 billion Edgewing contract signals the UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Programme has moved from concept into active development of a sixth-generation fighter.
TowerEmbraer's Best Second Quarter in Sixteen Years and What It Signals for Business Aviation
Embraer posted its best Q2 delivery numbers in 16 years, driven by higher executive jet shipments and stabilized production - a strong signal for business aviation.
TowerFAA moves to block states from writing their own airline crew rest rules
The FAA is moving to preempt state labor laws on crew rest, arguing federal uniformity under Part 117 is the appropriate safety standard for airline crews.
TowerRob Holland, the NTSB Final Report, and What We Owe to the Pilots Who Push the Limits
The NTSB's final report on the August 2024 death of 12-time national aerobatic champion Rob Holland cites G-induced loss of consciousness as the probable cause.
TowerThe Ohio Pilot Who Drew USA 250 Across the Sky in a Cessna Skylane
An Ohio pilot spent months planning and six hours flying a Cessna Skylane R-G to trace 'USA 250' as a readable ground track across the American landscape on July 4, 2026.
TowerAmerica at two-fifty and the flight display that owned the sky
America's 250th anniversary flight display over Washington D.C. on July 4, 2026 put 123 years of powered flight history in the sky at once.
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