The former president of KanRus Trading was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for illegally exporting controlled aviation equipment to Russia - a case every aviation business owner needs to understand.
TowerKLM Royal Dutch Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 on October 2, 2026, naming the new widebody 'The Night Watch' after Rembrandt's iconic masterpiece.
TowerThe FAA set a record for ATC hiring in fiscal year 2026, but the agency remains hundreds of controllers short of its own staffing targets - with real consequences for pilots flying today.
TowerVFA-41 returned to NAS Lemoore on October 1, 2026 with a submarine kill marking after Operation Epic Fury - one of the rarest designations in modern naval aviation.
TowerThe FAA flagged a software issue on some Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and determined it poses no flight-safety risk - a finding that deserves careful context, not alarm.
TowerThe Diamond DA40 NG burns Jet-A at 6.5 gallons per hour, cutting fuel costs by over $13,000 annually compared to a typical avgas piston aircraft.
TowerAn Iowa airport dispute involving an ultralight pilot has drawn FAA and TSA scrutiny, raising federal questions about whether public-use airports can restrict Part 103 operations.
TowerNASA's F-5 Tiger at Oshkosh 2026 isn't a warbird display - it's an active research platform behind laminar flow and sonic boom technology pilots will fly someday.
TowerTenants at Aeroflex-Andover Airport (12N) in Sussex County, NJ face a December 31 eviction deadline from the state agency that owns the field, raising closure concerns.
TowerBlackhawk Group has demonstrated a 72-hour bench overhaul for turbine engines, potentially cutting aircraft downtime from three months to two or three weeks.
TowerAOPA's profile of pilot and author Caroline Paul reframes the question 'why fly?' as one of aviation's most revealing - and hardest - conversations.
TowerDoorDash's FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate and planned Northern California drone delivery launch signals a meaningful shift in low-altitude airspace that every GA pilot should understand.
TowerStratolaunch is adding a Boeing 777 to its carrier fleet, expanding hypersonic test capacity by 35% as U.S. defense programs compete for flight-test infrastructure.
TowerThe FAA has certified Garmin Autoland on the Epic E1000 AX, making it the fourth turboprop to carry autonomous landing capability that can fly and land the aircraft without any human input.
TowerBoeing's MH-139A Grey Wolf entered full-rate production in September 2026, marking a generational shift as the Air Force retires its last UH-1N Hueys from missile field operations.
TowerPurdue University is backing a new deep-sea expedition to investigate potential wreckage from Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra, nearly 89 years after her 1937 disappearance over the Pacific.
TowerA REACH Air Medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island on October 1, 2026, killing two - here's what every pilot needs to know about over-water risk.
TowerA United Express E175 returned to Houston on September 27 after the first officer's windshield shattered into the cockpit, raising critical safety questions for all pressurized aircraft operators.
TowerAnduril's Barracuda-M cruise missile earned WOSA certification from the Air Force Research Laboratory, marking a pivotal shift toward plug-and-play military weapons integration.
TowerBelgium confirmed its first three F-16AM/BM jets are transferring to Ukraine as of September 29, 2026, while Kyiv simultaneously explores acquiring the modern Block 70/72 variant.
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