Flying News

The sun this week unleashed a series of X-flares, classified among the most intense solar activity, that each became the most energetic of the year until the next one; none were directed toward earth but that may change next week with possible effects for aviation.

May 11th, 2013 at 9:30 am Pilotless passenger planes ready for takeoff in: Alternative Transportation,Analysis,Robots,Science & Technology News While everyone seems confident that the technical challenges of such visions can be overcome, there is perhaps one more significant hurdle to overcome - persuading the general public that a plane without a ... (more)

From 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday, the Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez chapters of the Experimental Aircraft Association will host Young Eagles Day at the Santa Ynez Airport.

Slovenia's government has put forward a set of economic reforms to quell fears it could become the next EU member to apply for a financial bailout.

The foundation, named for the popular radio and television personality who promoted general aviation throughout his long career, is offering two scholarships.

Wheeling, Ill.-based Ground Effect Advisors has chosen 10 finalists for its first-ever flying club scholarship.

Radar operators find it hard to distinguish between low-flying aircraft and wind turbines, causing confusion for civil and military air traffic controllers.

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Thursday at Joe Nall Week was an RC explosion. Every flight line was packed to the gills, and at any one time, 20 - 30 aircraft could be seen in the air.

Richard Roberts, a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association, gets Mykala Thomas, 8, of Richmond, ready for a plane ride during the Young Eagles Kids Fly Free event held at Buchanan Field in Concord, Calif., on Saturday, April 20, 2013.

Pilots in the central Texas skies can now log-on to airnav.com to see that Hearne Municipal Airport is selling AvGAS fuel for $4.79 a gallon which is one of the lowest aviation fuel prices in this area.

AOPA Vice President of Advertising Carol Dodds and AOPA President Craig Fuller get a briefing from John F. "Cub" Marion, Beechcraft Corp.

The Charleston County Aviation Authority board approved a $30.5 million budget that includes a modest increase in revenues during a board meeting today.

DTC DUAT, the popular pilot-weather and flight-planning information service, has stepped forward to support AOPA's core mission to protect the freedom to fly.

The Macon Fower Memorial Airport is getting a major facelift. Through grants from the Missouri Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration the runway will be expanding to 75 feet wide and 4,200 feet long.

Police investigate on Wednesday an incident that some netizens claimed was "the country's first case of a hijacked helicopter", in Dezhou, East China's Shandong province.

Piper Aircraft, Inc. has received Type Certificate approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to incorporate the Garmin G1000 avionics suite into new twin-engine Piper Seneca V aircraft models for delivery beginning this year.

The FAA has updated its guidance for pilots planning flights across international borders to mandate the use of International Civil Aviation Organization flight plans in any case where an international border will be crossed, even if the flight begins and ends in U.S. airspace.

The City of New Braunfels is pleased to announce that the New Braunfels Regional Airport has won top recognition from the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division.

Standing by a long workbench in his Derby basement, Paul Fiebich shows visitors the wooden fuselage of the replica 1930s biplane he's building.