Naturalized U.S. Citizen Provided Private FAA, Solar Energy Info

An Iranian-born naturalized U.S. citizen pleaded guilty to providing non-public information to Iranian government and intelligence officials when he was working for a contractor to the FAA between 2017 and 2024.

Light Helicopter Depot Owner Allegedly Installed Damaged Parts in Helicopters

The owner of California-based maintenance facility Light Helicopter Depot is facing decades in prison after he replaced a customer’s old parts with even older, more damaged ones. He and his company are charged with 10 counts, including eight related to this incident and two for wire fraud.

Performance Capabilities Exceed Original Projections

Gulfstream Aerospace announced that its all-new Gulfstream G800 long range bizjet has received type certifications from both the U.S. FAA and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA. Its certification performance capabilities were higher than anticipated.

Type Certifications Enable Expansion In East Asian Markets

Embraer announced that its E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft have received type certification from the Mongolia Civil Aviation Authority or MCAA, presenting an opportunity for the aircraft manufacturer to further expand in East Asian markets as Mongolia’s aviation sector grows.

Leveraging Existing Heliports And Airports To Cut Travel Time

Archer Aviation announced a blueprint for an eVTOL network in New York City that would connect travelers between Manhattan and nearby airports in New York and New Jersey that would use existing aviation assets like helipads in the city and airports as nodes for travelers looking to save travel time.

Space Forge Ships Tech to the US for In-Space Advanced Manufacturing

In preparation for an upcoming In-Space Advanced Manufacturing (ISAM) mission, UK-based startup Space Forge has officially shipped its ForgeStar-1 satellite to the US. The work aims to harness space’s extreme conditions to create materials unavailable here on the blue planet.

Tesla VP Investor Relations Until 2024

Skyryse, developer of flight automation technologies, announced that Martin Viecha has joined the company as strategic advisor. Viecha, formerly the VP of Investor Relations at Tesla until he left in June 2024, helped transform that company’s capital markets strategy in redefining the future of mobility.

From 2020 (YouTube Edition): Designed To Compete Head-To-Head With Cirrus, Cessna TTX…

Lancair had its newest airplane on display at AirVenture in July. The 4-place Mako is the company's first new product since the relocation of the experimental aircraft pioneer to Texas. First flown on July 18, 2017, the Mako has logged several dozen hours of flight time, and has met or exceeded all performance expectations. Fully instrumented flight testing was planned shortly after the close of the AirVenture show. The new design features 25 improvements, including dual gullwing cabin doors, a first for a Lancair model. Newly designed low-drag "scim

Pilot Noticed An Alternator Caution Light And Corresponding Indication On His Primary Flight Display

On March 16, 2025, at 1741 mountain daylight time, a Beech V35 airplane, N7987R, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot noticed an alternator caution light and corresponding indication on his primary flight display (PFD) while enroute to his destination. He performed electrical load shedding procedures and arrived at his destination with enough remaining battery power to maintain radio communications and extend the landing gear and flaps.

Aero Linx: The Cradle of Aviation Museum The Cradle of Aviation Museum is an aviation and spaceflight museum located in East Garden City, New York on Long Island to commemorate Long Island's part in the history of aviation. It is located on land once part of Mitchel Air Force Base which, together with nearby Roosevelt Field and other airfields on the Hempstead Plains, was the site of many historic flights. In fact, so many seminal flights occurred in the area, that by the mid-1920s the cluster of airfields was already dubbed the "Cradle of Aviation", the origin of the museum's name. The museum originally opened

DETRESFA (Distress Phrase) [ICAO] The code word used to designate an emergency phase wherein there is reasonable certainty that an aircraft and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger or require immediate assistance.

“The New York region is home to three of the world’s preeminent airports, serving upwards of 150 million passengers annually. But the drive from Manhattan to any of these airports can be painful, taking one, sometimes two hours. We want to change that by giving residents and visitors the option to complete trips in mere minutes.” Source: Adam Goldstein, CEO and Founder of Archer,  in comments made as Archer Aviation announced a blueprint for an eVTOL network in New York City that would connect travelers between Manhattan and nearby airports in New York and New Jersey that would use existing aviation assets like helipads in the city and airports as nodes for travelers looking to save travel time.