Dead Airbus A three eighties and the superjumbo spare parts gold rush
Retired Airbus A380 superjumbos are now worth more as spare parts than they were as flying aircraft, reshaping the aviation aftermarket.
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FAR ninety-one dot two eleven and the oxygen rules that change at twelve thousand five hundred feet
FAR 91.211 requires crew oxygen after 30 minutes above 12,500 feet, immediately above 14,000, and passenger oxygen above 15,000.
PatternJoby Aviation and the tilt-rotor air taxi closing in on FAA certification
Joby Aviation leads the eVTOL race with over 1,400 test flights and the most advanced FAA certification path of any electric air taxi.
VectorLilium and the thirty-six fan ducted electric jet rewriting the eVTOL speed equation
Lilium's 36-fan ducted electric jet targets 170-knot cruise speeds, betting on a novel architecture that trades hover efficiency for regional range.
VectorLincoln Beachey and the man who owned the sky until San Francisco Bay took him back
Lincoln Beachey was America's first airshow pilot, drawing crowds of 250,000 before his death at 28 changed aviation safety forever.
TaildraggerPicking checkpoints that actually work from three thousand feet and the pilotage skill your GPS wants you to forget
Learn how to pick VFR cross-country checkpoints that actually work from altitude using size, uniqueness, and spacing.
PatternSun N Fun Aerospace Expo at Lakeland and the Florida fly-in that kicks off every pilot's spring
Sun N Fun Aerospace Expo at Lakeland Linder is the fly-in that kicks off spring flying season for pilots across America.
RampThe Dynon SkyView HDX and the experimental avionics company that broke into the certified world
The Dynon SkyView HDX brings experimental-quality glass cockpit avionics to certified Cessnas at 30-40% less than Garmin.
VectorThe unexpected ice at seven thousand five hundred feet and the four decisions you make in the next sixty seconds
How a VFR pilot should handle unexpected icing at 7,500 feet using a four-decision framework built from real NTSB scenarios.
PatternWhiskey Seven the C-forty-seven that flew back to Normandy seventy years after D-Day
Whiskey Seven, a D-Day C-47, was restored by volunteers and flew back to Normandy 70 years later to drop paratroopers over the same fields.
TaildraggerWisk Aero and the autonomous air taxi that decided it does not need a pilot at all
Wisk Aero is building a fully autonomous electric air taxi with no onboard pilot, backed by Boeing's $450M+ investment.
VectorBeryl Markham and the solo westbound Atlantic crossing that nobody remembers
Beryl Markham became the first woman to fly solo westbound across the Atlantic in 1936, a feat harder than Lindbergh's or Earhart's crossings.
TaildraggerCebu Pacific resumes Manila to Dubai service after safety review
Cebu Pacific resumes Manila-Dubai flights July 2, 2026, after completing safety assessments that grounded the long-haul route.
TowerElectra dot aero and the blown-lift hybrid that wants to land where runways do not exist
Electra.aero is building a blown-lift hybrid-electric aircraft that needs just 150 feet of ground roll, targeting regional routes without runways.
VectorEVA Air and the invention of premium economy class
EVA Air invented premium economy in 1992, reshaping airline cabin design worldwide and continuing to innovate today.
TowerEve Air Mobility and the Embraer-backed eVTOL entering its certification flight test campaign
Eve Air Mobility leverages Embraer's 50-year manufacturing legacy to pursue eVTOL certification with a pragmatic lift-plus-cruise design.
VectorFAR ninety-one dot three and the two sentences that make you the final authority every time you fly
FAR 91.3 makes you the final authority over your aircraft—here's what that means and how to use it.
PatternFuel planning for your first long cross-country and the math that keeps the engine running when the headwind doubles
Learn step-by-step fuel planning for your first long cross-country, from POH numbers to real-world buffers that keep the engine running.
PatternHarry Hawker and Mackenzie-Grieve and the transatlantic attempt that ended in the North Atlantic on May nineteenth, nineteen nineteen
On May 19, 1919, Harry Hawker and Kenneth Mackenzie-Grieve ditched in the North Atlantic, failing to cross but proving it could be done.
TaildraggerIndonesia's new Rafale and A four hundred M fleet and what a major Indo-Pacific defense deal means for the region
Indonesia took delivery of its first Dassault Rafales and A400M airlifters from France, reshaping Indo-Pacific airpower.
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