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For personal aviation the biggest stories of the year had nothing to do with the 737 Max saga, well, though if you look more closely, a few of them did.

Despite an on-again, off-again start, the flight succeeded in beating one of the oldest records in aviation.

It wasn’t what investigators thought. The safety board publishes the final word on the uncontained engine failure that caused the death of a passenger.

The first flight is exciting, but let’s not get carried away (which is an apt metaphor for this plane).

Guess who’s footing the bill for this unprecedented perk?

Is the move more about a slumping market or business strategy?

There remains one big question nobody has answered yet.

The much-lampooned boxy truck design from Tesla has airplane types having fun, too.

Two weeks ago, we reported that Mooney had closed shop at its factory in Kerrville, Texas. Today there’s news on that front.

Pilots are reporting that, out of the blue, they’re getting bills for landing fees at airports they never landed at. The news has privacy proponents and aviation consumer groups very concerned.