Category: Aviation News

Turbine helicopter proves itself in extreme conditions. Robinson’s turbine-powered five-seat R66 helicopter has passed testing required by the FAA and Transport Canada to fly in snow conditions. Flying in falling […]

Aerobatic world champions crowned over the weekend. The FAI World Air Games, essentially the Olympics of aerial sports conducted every four years in different parts of the world, are now […]

Unmanned models of the TF-X will test hover ability. Terrafugia is still tweaking the design of its TF-X, an electric, semi-autonomous, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flying car, which is […]

Round-the-world journey to resume in April 2016. Solar Impulse has finally raised enough money — $20 million — to resume its record-setting round-the-world trip, according to co-founder and pilot André […]

Regulator cites safety ‘deficiencies.’ Transport Canada has grounded Buffalo Airways, the Northwest Territories airline made famous for the past six seasons on TV’s “Ice Pilots: NWT.” In a press release, […]

Independence Plaza brings space exploration closer to home. Space Center Houston is getting ready to open a whole new section called Independence Plaza. The interactive exhibit features a shuttle replica […]

Airline plans to recruit non-pilots. JetBlue Airways is considering a new training program to get pilots ready for the copilot and captain’s seats. The program would take pilot candidates with […]

Public unveiling set for May. Builders of a Ryan NYP replica that has just been completed at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in upstate New York tell us the homage to […]

Moving toward a minimum operational network. The FAA has announced a list of the first VORs to be removed from the national airspace system in its effort to reduce the […]