Aviation News for the Week of March 1, 2021
SpaceX Fireworks, espionage comes to general aviation, Sporty’s is celebrating a big milestone, and a supersonic bizjet to be gets some orders, kind of.
Breaking news in the world of aviation, from regulations to innovation to mishaps and more.
SpaceX Fireworks, espionage comes to general aviation, Sporty’s is celebrating a big milestone, and a supersonic bizjet to be gets some orders, kind of.
Names of pilots and mechanics were sent to U.S. enemies/rivals ’in a manner not authorized by law’ based on certificate revocations. Here’s the best sense we can make of it.
When the engine failed on takeoff, the pilot’s got a chance to show his chops.
On its third try, the private spaceflight pioneer showed precisely how to land a huge rocket. Except for that last part.
After a coastal patrol for Japanese submarines, a Navy blimp drifts inland and crash-lands near San Francisco. But first responders found the control car empty.
FAAST Blast newsletter updates FAA’s safety efforts on ’wrong-surface’ gaffes
Unlike more conventional uses for airplanes, air racing is a natural for electric power. Here’s why the developers of new racing classes believe they have a winner on their hands.
Mooney pilot shoehorns it onto a freeway overpass after losing power on takeoff
There are physical, safety and quality of life barriers to the future growth of air transport that high-tech fails to understand or is actively ignoring.