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.
AIR integrates Elmo servo drives into its 550-lb, eight-motor cargo UAS - a quiet engineering step with significant implications for certification and shared airspace.
AOPA guidance confirms most pilots are wearing the wrong sunglasses - here's what lens tint, UV rating, and polarization actually mean for flight safety.
An MH-60 Black Hawk from the elite 160th SOAR crashed in wooded Colorado terrain on August 25, 2026 - crew walked away, and here's what that means for every pilot flying high country.
SpaceX's planned $100 billion, 10-pad Louisiana Starship spaceport will fundamentally reshape Gulf Coast airspace management and pilot preflight planning.
Embraer's Phenom 300EV becomes the first light jet certified with Garmin Emergency Autoland, earning simultaneous FAA, EASA, and ANAC approval.
On August 25, 2026, planespotters tracking callsign REACH 4555 spotted a USAF C-17 in Russian airspace hours before the diplomatic story broke.
Swift Fuels' 100R unleaded avgas now covers 1,200 engine types and 1,600 airframes, marking a significant milestone in general aviation's transition away from leaded fuel.
The US removal of Syria from its terror designation list reopens legal pathways for American carriers, suppliers, and insurers to re-engage with Syrian aviation for the first time in decades.
SpaceX's shift from Falcon Nine to Starship will bring larger, more frequent airspace closures - here's what pilots need to know and do right now.
Pilots face unique retirement risks - late career earnings, cyclical furloughs, pension failures, and a hard stop at age 65 - that demand systematic financial planning.
Brian Rohloff is taking over as CEO of Textron Aviation as Ron Draper retires, with a company restructuring planned to follow the leadership transition.
The FAA's legal definition of night begins at the end of evening civil twilight - not sunset - and the currency window for carrying passengers runs from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
Israir Airlines has cleared its final FAA regulatory hurdle to launch scheduled commercial service between Tel Aviv and New York, opening competition on one of the world's most significant transatlantic corridors.
The RAF's unarmed, pink-painted Photo Reconnaissance Unit Spitfires gathered the intelligence that shaped Allied strategy across every major WWII campaign.
The UK released classified Storm Shadow cruise missile production data to Ukraine on August 24, 2026, receiving autonomous systems combat data in exchange.
SyberJet's SJ32 flew Jacksonville to San Diego at 505.3 mph average - a transcontinental speed record set ahead of the SJ36 debut.
A Russian attack drone autonomously selected and killed three civilians in Ukraine - a threshold moment with direct implications for how aviation regulates autonomous systems worldwide.
A satellite communicator outperformed a required 406 MHz ELT in an Alaska Cessna rescue - here's why GA pilots should carry redundant emergency signaling gear.
The 2026 World Aerobatic Championship is underway at Mason City Municipal Airport, Iowa, with more than 35 pilots from 8 countries competing at the sport's highest level.
UPS is investing more than $2 billion in air hub infrastructure and healthcare logistics as Amazon's in-house airline reshapes cargo industry economics.