Briefing: February 2021
KING AIR 260 ANNOUNCED
Textron has introduced an updated 200-series King Air. The King Air 260 has Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) ThrustSense autothrottle, a...
Briefing: January 2021
ELECTRIC WINGSUIT FLOWN
Electric propulsion is showing up in every corner of aviation and an Austrian skydiver has launched an electrically boosted wingsuit. Peter Salzmann...
Briefing: December 2020
NTSB INVESTIGATING REMOTELY
The NTSB hasn’t sent staff to an accident scene since last March and it’s unlikely to start doing so anytime soon. The...
Briefing: November 2020
OWNERS TAKE OVER MOONEY MANAGEMENT
Mooney announced in August that a new management group made up of “pilots and Mooney owners” has taken over operations...
Briefing: October 2020
SUPERSONIC DESIGN FLOATED
Virgin Galactic has jumped into the supersonic aircraft business with a Mach 3
intercontinental jet that will seat up to 19 people and...
Briefing: September 2020
PILOT DATABASE EXPANSION OPPOSED
NBAA is fighting a proposed FAA pilot record database that will require airlines and so-called “gateway operators” to keep files on...
Briefing: August 2020
FLIGHT DIRECTOR “CONFLICT” LED TO CRASH
The struggle to find balance between pilot input and autonomous control of aircraft added another chapter with the revelation...
Briefing: July 2020
AIRVENTURE 2021 ALSO IN QUESTION
To no one’s surprise, EAA cancelled this year’s AirVenture and there’s no guarantee the big show will go ahead in...
Briefing: June 2020
PAX GRABBED BAGS DURING EVACUATION
A video distributed by Russian government investigators showed passengers escaping a burning Aeroflot Superjet 100 leaving the aircraft with carry-on...
Briefing: May 2020
206 DOOR AD MAY BE COMING
A longstanding design issue with the Cessna 206 might end up resulting in an AD after it was implicated...
Briefing: April 2020
BRYANT CRASH RAISES HELICOPTER EQUIPAGE QUESTIONS
Crashes that kill celebrities tend to be a catalyst for safety changes in aviation and the tragic crash of...
Briefing: March 2020
Fuel Dump Raises Questions
The FAA says it will “thoroughly investigate” the circumstances of an emergency landing by a Delta 777 at LAX that involved...