FAA Administrator Nominee Dixon lied to the Senate committee charged with confirming him and, had a whistleblower pilot reporting safety issues at Delta fraudulently declared unfit for duty. Later the FAA validated the reported safety issues. IS THIS WHO WE WANT GOVERNING THE SAFETY OF AIRLINE...

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/boeing-engineer-says-corporate-culture-change-behind-max-issues/ Boeing Engineer Says Corporate Culture Change Behind MAX Issues Russ Niles July 6, 20190 A spokesman for the union that represents some of the workers who build Boeing airplanes claims the...

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/20/business/electric-planes-paris-air-show/index.html Electric planes herald new era for aviation at the Paris Air Show By Charles Riley, CNN Business Updated 1425 GMT (2225 HKT) June 20, 2019 London (CNN Business)Airlines ordered tens of billions of dollars worth...

https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/experimentals/nasa-electric-x-plane-reaches-development-milestones/ NASA Electric X-Plane Reaches Development Milestones Kate O'Connor June 20, 20190 NASA X-57 Maxwell Mod II Image: AFRC TV / Steve Parcel NASA’s all-electric X-plane has made significant...

https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/business-military/paris-air-show-siemens-sells-electric-propulsion-business/ Paris Air Show: Siemens Sells Electric Propulsion Business Kate O'Connor June 20, 20191 Serial Hybrid Engine Illustration Image: Rolls-Royce

https://www.avweb.com/news/pipistrel-unveils-801-evtol/ Pipistrel Unveils 801 eVTOL Paul BertorelliJune 11, 20190 Slovenia-based Pipistrel Vertical Solutions threw its hat into the eVTOL ring Tuesday by revealing a multi-fan electric airplane with vertical takeoff and landing capability. At...

https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/29/alakai-technologies-unveils-skai-a-hydrogen-powered-air-taxi/ Hopkinton, Massachusetts-based Alaka’i Technologies, which was founded in 2006, might not have high-profile backers or a coffer full of capital, but that’s not to imply the air mobility startup hasn’t...

Here is a video of some astounding flying cars. It's not to be missed. Top 7 Most Amazing Real Flying Cars Coming Before 2020: https://youtu.be/hE93u40ONwk ----------------------- Rolls-Royce Flying Car (eVTOL): https://youtu.be/xwBqhsZwF2Y -----------------------

On Thursday, June 26, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Andrew M. Sarangan wrote: Folks, What's with all these acronyms in for-sale ads ? I am considering buying an airplane, and I still don't understand much of the terminology used in aircraft sale ads. For instance, what are TTA, TSMOH,...

http://flash.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Aero-Electric-Airplane-Racing-Starts-Next-Year-232631-1.html Electric Airplane Racing Starts Next Year April 12, 2019 Formula 1 racing is a popular event at the Reno Air Races, among other sites, and beginning late next year, it will evolve into...

On Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 5:23:17 PM UTC-8, wrote: Please humor me... What's with this group known as the "Quiet Birdmen"? I'm a free-lance writer with little or no interest in aviation. However, through a fortuitous turn of events, I stumbled across...

https://newatlas.com/flying-motorcycle-jetpack-aviation-speeder/58752/ The Speeder: Jetpack Aviation opens pre-orders on jet powered flying motorcycle Loz Blain March 6th, 2019 An audio version of this article is available.

Dream Chaser® Space Vehicle The Dream Chaser spacecraft is a multi-mission space utility vehicle designed for transporting crew and cargo to low-Earth orbit (LEO) destinations such as the International Space Station scheduled for first launch in...

(CNN)An off-duty pilot in the cockpit of a Boeing 737 Max 8 jet jumped in to help crew disable a malfunctioning flight-control system as it experienced difficulties in October, according to Bloomberg. The next day, with a different crew, the same plane crashed into the sea off Jakarta, killing...

As the pilots of the doomed Boeing jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia fought to control their planes, they lacked two notable safety features in their cockpits. One reason: Boeing charged extra for them. For Boeing and other aircraft manufacturers, the practice of charging to upgrade a standard...

It is the first time the voice recorder contents from the Lion Air flight have been made public. The three sources discussed them on condition of anonymity. Just two minutes into the flight, the first officer reported a “flight control problem” to air traffic control and said the pilots...

Boeing jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia lacked two safety features in their cockpits because the company charged extra to install them. The features could have helped the pilots detect erroneous readings, which some experts believe might be connected to the planes’ failures, The New York Times...

On Monday, February 18, 2019 at 12:46:08 PM UTC-6, Larry Dighera wrote: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/february/14/could-meigs-make-a-comeback COULD MEIGS FIELD MAKE A COMEBACK? LONGSHOT MAYORAL CANDIDATE SUPPORTS REOPENING THE CHICAGO AIRPORT February 14, 2019...

https://newatlas.com/flying-motorcycle-jetpack-aviation-speeder/58752/ The Speeder: Jetpack Aviation opens pre-orders on jet powered flying motorcycle Loz Blain March 6th, 2019 5 PICTURES Jetpack Aviation is taking orders now on its US$380,000 jet

https://newatlas.com/boeing-transonic-wing-concept/57940/ Boeing shows off new transonic wing concept Boeing has taken the wraps off of a new ultra-thin wing concept designed to improve the performance of transonic aircraft traveling at speeds of Mach 0.8 (593 mph, 955 km/h). The latest version...