Aviation news and analysis with Tower. FAA policy changes, industry trends, safety data, and what the headlines mean for the pilots who fly every day.
Greece is investing €3.1 billion in a nationwide integrated air and missile defense network built with Israeli technology, reshaping airspace dynamics in the eastern Mediterranean.
Russia imported 70,000 metric tons of Jet A-1 from South Korea and Egypt after Ukrainian drone strikes degraded domestic refinery output.
A former Aeroflot employee was convicted in US federal court for smuggling $900,000 in controlled American aircraft parts to Russia, exposing the black market sustaining sanctioned Russian jets.
The certified replacement for 100LL avgas exists - GAMI's G100UL STC was approved in 2022 - but distribution and adoption lag behind the regulatory and supply pressures closing in.
The FAA's 2024 MOSAIC final rule nearly tripled the Light Sport Aircraft weight limit to 3,600 lbs, fundamentally changing what a Sport Pilot certificate can legally fly.
Turkey's TAI has flown the first production-standard Hürjet supersonic jet trainer, entering the competitive global race to replace aging Cold War-era training fleets.
Uzbekistan officially confirmed it operates China's J-10CE fighter jet on August 28, 2026, marking a significant shift in Central Asian military aviation alignment.
Louisiana is breaking ground on dedicated test facilities for precertified electric and autonomous aircraft, positioning the state as a hub for next-generation aviation development.
A pilot's guide to the four main flap designs - plain, split, slotted, and Fowler - and how each one shapes approach behavior, pitch characteristics, and go-around procedures.
Slope winds form wherever terrain tilts relative to the sun, creating invisible updrafts and downdrafts that standard weather briefings often miss entirely.
South Korea has launched a formal concept study for a sixth-generation fighter, signaling its ambitions to build on the KF-21 Boramae program with a next-era combat aircraft.
Radio Hangar explores South Korea Launches Next Generation Fighter Program.
Four instrument departure briefing items every IFR pilot should cover before wheels-up - obstacle procedures, engine-out plans, minimums, and lost comm.
The FAA's RECAT-US program changed wake turbulence separation standards at major hubs - here's what GA pilots need to understand about the new categories and their limits.
The US military confirmed the first operational use of a high-energy laser to destroy cartel drones near the southern border - a development every pilot flying that airspace needs to understand.
NTSB investigators are focusing on pitch trim configuration and a non-functioning cockpit voice recorder in the fatal 2025 Philadelphia Learjet air ambulance crash.
NTSB Vice Chairman Thomas Graham retires October 2, dropping the safety board to its three-member legal minimum with no confirmed replacement in sight.
The FAA has issued proposed special conditions for Skyryse's fly-by-wire retrofit of the Robinson R66, forcing a fundamental question: can pilots safely fly without mechanical feedback?
Saab's Gripen F two-seat fighter completed its maiden flight in Linköping, a milestone that closes out Brazil's decade-long fighter acquisition and offers lessons in efficient aircraft design.
The 2022 Tecnam P2010 TDI makes a compelling case for diesel piston ownership with Jet-A fuel, 900+ nm range, and factory Garmin G1000 NXi avionics.