Small plane lands itself in first-ever use of automated aviation tech during mid-air emergency

The Dec. 20 landing marked the first confirmed real-world use of Garmin G3000 Autoland during an actual in-flight emergency.

How Seuk Kim’s tragic plane crash built a volunteer army of pet rescuers

A group of volunteer pilots and animal lovers, known as Seuk’s Army, has been conducting weekly airlifts to rescue pets from overwhelmed Southern shelters.
The Aviationist

Leonardo’s Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor Demonstrator Makes First Flight in Italy

The NGCTR demonstrator is designed to mature key novel technologies that could support the development of a larger civil tiltrotor with lower emissions.
Jane's Information Group

Proteus RWUAS completes ground runs ahead of flight tests

Leonardo's Proteus RWUAS technology demonstrator completed ground runs in November. (Crown Copyright) Leonardo Helicopters UK has successfully completed ground runs ...
KTVU

Airbus orders A320 fixes following flight-control incident

Airbus ordered fixes on a large number of A320-family aircraft after discovering that intense solar radiation can corrupt data essential to flight-control systems. The recall may cause travel ...
Flightglobal

A320 grounding linked to software update designed to protect against in-flight loss of control

Investigations into an October in-flight upset involving a JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 have yet to reach any firm conclusions, but suspicions of a solar particle strike have proven sufficient to order ...
Game Rant

Star Citizen: Beginner Flight Tutorial

Marc Santos is a Guides Staff Writer from the Philippines. He's a seasoned writer with over four years of industry experience, and he is an enjoyer of all things difficult in gaming. If Marc's not ...
Reuters

US freezes flight cuts at 6% as air traffic control absences shrink

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The Trump administration late on Wednesday froze government-imposed flight cuts at 40 major airports at 6% after air traffic control absences fell sharply, hours ahead ...
Charlotte Observer

CLT flight delays, cancellations soar as FAA issues ‘ground stop’ on Saturday

Flight cancellations and delays skyrocketed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport during a ground stop ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration over the weekend . As of 5 p.m. Sunday as ...
Tennessean

FAA issues ground delay at Nashville airport amid air traffic controller shortage

Nashville International Airport announced on Nov. 8 that there will be delays for incoming flights at BNA due to the ongoing shortage of air traffic control staff. The Federal Aviation Administration ...
Reuters

Crew of fatal UPS cargo flight tried to control aircraft before crash, NTSB says

Nov 7 (Reuters) - As a bell sounded in the cockpit, three UPS (UPS.N), opens new tab pilots tried to control a cargo flight that crashed this week in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least 13 people, ...
The New York Times

Flight Cancellations Begin Ahead of F.A.A. Air Traffic Cuts

Flight cancellations: Airlines have begun canceling flights ahead of the Federal Aviation Administration’s mandated cuts to flight traffic, set to begin Friday. The cuts, which officials say were ...