Business jets lift general aviation shipments for 2025 to record $35.7B
The general aviation industry closed 2025 with record billings as business jet shipments climbed to new heights. The General Aviation…
Spirit moves to auction 20 Airbus jets, sets $533.5M bid floor
Spirit Airlines has asked a New York bankruptcy court to approve a plan to auction 20 Airbus jets in a…
US National Aeronautics Association names Collier Trophy finalists
The National Aeronautic Association has announced the finalists for the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy, a list that…
Repainted Air Force Two aircraft signals start of VIP fleet makeover
After more than 60 years, the robin’s egg blue paint scheme that defined the US presidential aircraft fleet…
Albatross 2.0 deal signals return of modernized HU-16 amphibian
A classic flying boat that first flew in the late 1940s may be headed back into production. Amphibian Aerospace…
Divergent Technologies, Mach Industries unveil Venom autonomous strike aircraft
Two California defense startups designed, built, and flew a new rapid-build autonomous strike aircraft in just 71 days, a timeline that…
Four killed in Epic E1000 crash in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Four people were killed just after midnight on February 13, 2026, when an Epic E1000 turboprop crashed on…
Aurigny ATR 72 suffers ‘total electrical failure’ on Guernsey flight
Aurigny Air Services, an all-turboprop regional airline based in Guernsey in the Channel Islands, confirmed one of its ATR 72-600s experienced what…
Latin America quickly emerging as business aviation’s top growth market
Business aviation in Latin America is moving into a more mature phase, where travel by private jet is increasingly being…
NASA flies new type of laminar-flow wing concept on F-15 testbed
NASA has taken a small but important step toward cleaner, more efficient flight on future airliners by testing a new laminar-flow wing concept that aims to keep…
Southwest to add Starlink Wi-Fi across its fleet starting in Summer 2026
Southwest Airlines has announced that it will begin adding SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service to its fleet in 2026, betting that the fast, low-latency…
Cartel drone or party balloon? What’s known about the El Paso laser story
The internet has latched onto a version of the El Paso airspace shutdown story that’s hard to resist:…
Natilus shifts Horizon Evo design to add lower cargo deck, more overhead space
The blended-wing, hyper-efficient airliner Horizon Evo has redesigned by developer Natilus to include two distinct decks, one for passengers that features larger overhead…
Raytheon tests lower-cost Coyote Block 3NK drone hunter for US Army
Defense contractor Raytheon claims to have successfully tested a reusable version of its Coyote counter-drone system for the…
Pilots jailed in Guinea during fuel stop, families plead for US intervention
Two US pilots of a Gulfstream business jet have been detained in Guinea for nearly six weeks after what they…
Venezuelan airline Avior seeks return to US after five-year ban
Venezuelan airline Avior Airlines has asked US regulators for approval to resume flights to the United States. The…
Garmin opens aviation flight test center at Mesa Gateway Airport
Garmin has expanded its aviation footprint with the opening of a new flight test and office complex at…
Somalian Fokker 50 badly damaged after overrunning onto Mogadishu beach
A Fokker 50 operated by Starsky Aviation was badly damaged on February 10, 2026, after overrunning the runway at Aden Adde…