Since 2017, three different instances of jet fuel contamination have led to engine failures in jets, most recently in May […]
Month: June 2019
Ampaire 337 'parallel hybrid' unveiled
Los Angeles-based Ampaire recently unveiled and demonstrated its Ampaire 337 at Camarillo, California. The three-year-old company claims the aircraft is the […]
Fire heavily damages Belite Aircraft facility
Fire ripped through the Belite Aircraft facility in Wichita, Kansas, late June 7, causing about $150,000 worth of damage, fire […]
Amazon unveils flying delivery robot
It uses computer vision and artificial intelligence to pick its way through obstacles, and Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke […]
Aircraft Maintenance: Repair or replace?
If you’ve read my columns before, then you know that I’m a huge fan of repairing versus replacing items during […]
AOPA APPLAUDS CONGRESS AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON AIRPORT FUNDING
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) applauded Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) following the announcement that […]
Reflections from Normandy
Just as happened 75 years ago when troops from America, Britain, Canada and a host of other Allied nations stormed […]
New rule ends private flights to Cuba
Two years after President Donald Trump first announced his intent to reverse Obama-era changes easing restrictions on travel to Cuba, […]
House committee backs funding aviation workforce programs
The House Appropriations Committee has voted to recommend full funding of two workforce development grant programs supported by AOPA and […]
Apple announces iOS 13 and iPadOS – what pilots need to know
Apple kicked off their annual developer’s conference this week with an information-packed keynote, focused on sharing the new software updates […]