Expensive Stealth Fighter Goes Down Near Naval Air Station Lemoore

A US Navy F-35C fighter jet crashed in a rural part of Fresno County, California, on July 23. While it sparked a fire and a flurry of federal attention, thankfully, it did not result in a tragedy. The pilot safely ejected before the aircraft slammed into a cotton field just miles from Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore.

Pilot Landed Safely After Taking Midair Gunfire; FBI and FAA Join Probe

Authorities are still confused after a crop-dusting aircraft was shot at while flying over Boone County, Indiana, on Friday, July 18. The Thrush S2R-510, registered as N912MC and owned by Mid Continent Aircraft Corp, was conducting agricultural operations near State Road 32 and State Road 75 when the incident occurred.

EAA Launches Tailwheel Scholarship to Honor the Life of Pilot Joseph Ermel

Joseph "Joey" Ermel, a dedicated aviation student at Southern Illinois University, lived by a simple, heartfelt motto that his mother often told him: “Just do your best.” In 2021, only two months after earning his license, Joey’s life was tragically cut short in a motorcycle accident.

Designing And Building A Novel Engine From Scratch Is A Whole ‘Nother Thing!

By Gene Yarbrough Spirit Engineering, known for its innovative approach to aircraft design, has developed the Spirit V2, a two-cylinder engine specifically crafted for their single-seater SE-1 aircraft. This engine represents Spirit Engineering's dedication to creating integrated solutions, designing the aircraft and engine in tandem to ensure optimal performance.

Carrier Reducing Capacity By 13% Over 25 Routes

Ryanair announced plans to cease flights at three French regional airports and cut its total capacity in response to the French government’s excessive hikes in air taxes.

Trump, Von der Leyen Agree On Zero-For-Zero On Strategic Products

The aviation industry caught a big break in the historic trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union when President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met in Scotland on July 27.

2027 Deliveries Will Bring Total To 35 New Skyhawks

Textron Aviation announced that Infinity Flight Group has signed a purchase agreement to acquire 10 new Cessna 172 Skyhawks for 2027 delivery. That will increase Infinity’s Cessna fleet to a total of 35 new Skyhawks over the past three years to significantly increase its capacity to train new pilots.

Chinese Labor Issues Keep Imports Hung Up at Port

The DJI Neo was a surprising hit amongst content creators, acting as an autonomous cameraman and lightweight tag-along, but the regulatory environment of 2025 may keep its sequel away. But drone fans have been eyeing shipments of DJI gear with nervous eyes, since a reinvigorated US Customs and Border Protection agency has been more willing to hold Chinese goods up in transit. Surprisingly, amidst all the talk of tariffs and trade wars, this is an older issue, having to do with CBP’s enforcement of the ‘Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act’...

Unions Commit to Transparency as the Merger Proposal Moves Forward

As merger plans between Mesa Airlines and Republic Airways develop, the pilots at both carriers are taking a proactive step to get on the same page early. Leaders from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), representing Mesa’s roughly 600 pilots, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 357 (IBT), representing Republic’s much larger staff, ratified a unity agreement designed to ease the merger transition process in the cockpit.

Custom Patch Unveiled in Preparation for New Shepard’s NS-34 Mission

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin is gearing up to send its 14th crew to space, setting a tentative launch date of August 3 and revealing its symbolic mission patch. This will be the 34th flight in the New Shepard rocket program. The six-person civilian crew will climb above the Kármán line: the 62-mile boundary that technically qualifies as “space”.