Separate Lawsuit Claims Up To $1B For Predatory And Deceptive Practices

A federal Jury in Delaware has ruled against Gogo Business Aviation and found the company liable for infringing four patents held by its competitor SmartSky Networks. The decision orders Gogo to pay $22.7 million in damages.

Booster 18 Experienced a Major Structural Failure During Initial Tests

A day after its Starship Version 3 booster experienced an abrupt structural failure, SpaceX took to social media to share that it was both a blessing and a curse that the incident happened so early into testing. Engines had yet to be installed, no propellant was on board, and all personnel were stationed safely away from the facility.

Current Orders To Be Fulfilled As Support Will Continue Textron Aviation has confirmed it will be ending production of two of its most recognizable piston aircraft, the Beechcraft Bonanza G36 and Baron G58, after nearly 80 years of continuous manufacturing of the venerable models. The company is moving toward new products such as the Beechcraft Denali, but will continue to support the thousands of Barons and Bonanzas currently flying worldwide.

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EHang has logged a major milestone in the development of its pilotless air taxi, logging its first human-carrying flight in the urban Middle East. Working alongside Qatar’s Ministry of Transport, the company flew its EH216-S autonomously between the Port of Doha and Katara Cultural Village in a series of trials designed to validate real-world air taxi operations. The Army’s 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade is running with the service’s push to boost drone integration by pairing Apaches, Black Hawks, and Chinooks with small unmanned aircraft to handle reconnaissance, route surveillance, and other jobs that used to rely on pilots squinting out the window. One of the bigger shifts is happening in the field workshops. The debut of SpaceX’s Starship Version 3 booster didn’t exactly go as planned, with its test campaign starting an

Agency Advisory Cites Troublesome Security and Increased Military Activity

The FAA has issued a fresh advisory urging airlines to use caution when flying in or above Venezuela, citing a “potentially hazardous situation” driven by deteriorating security conditions and increased military activity. The notice applies to all operations in the Maiquetia Flight Information Region (SVZM FIR), where tensions have escalated since early fall.

Milestone Comes Just Over Three Years into the Safran Engines Partnership

Bell Textron has logged a new sustainability landmark, announcing that its dedicated Bell 505 helicopter has surpassed 700 flight hours using blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The milestone, revealed at European Rotors 2025 in Cologne, comes just three years after Bell and Safran Helicopter Engines partnered to study how SAF affects performance and operating economics.

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An interesting moment came about this past Sunday as ANN CEO, Jim Campbell, noted that the Aero-News Network came into being 30 years ago. ANN was the first actual aviation online news service, and in the ensuing 30 years, has amassed an extraordinary record... over 600,000 stories, a total of videos, podcasts, Airborne and Aero-TV features surpassing 10,000 programs... The debut of SpaceX’s Starship Version 3 booster didn’t exactly go as planned, with its test campaign starting and ending before the sun even rose. Booster 18 suffered a major structural failure partway into what was supposed to be a long list of cryogenic checks and pressure trials at Massey’s Test Site. The US National Archives has declassified more than 4,600 pages of radio communications, maps, tables, and logs related to the disappearance of legendary aviator

Yes... We Will Be On A Holiday Schedule, Starting With 'Turkey Day' As the Aero-News staff observes the US holiday of Thanksgiving on Thursday, we wanted to let our readers know that ANN will still be on the job, reporting breaking news in the aviation and aerospace fields as it happens -- in Real Time -- just like always -- for over 30 years. Aero-TV will present a few of our classic episodes over the rest of this week, while still shooting and editing furiously during non-Turkey-consumption periods. New Aero-TV programing resumes on Monday. It is also our 30th year of publication and we'll have a few more things to say about that shortly...

Community Group Fights Against Its Skies Becoming an AI Test Bed

Archer Aviation’s plan to turn Hawthorne Airport into the heart of its Los Angeles air-taxi network earned it a big “WELCOME” from the mayor… and exactly the opposite from locals. Members of the community started the “Hawthorne Quiet Skies” group to express both confusion and disappointment with the decision.

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Like most of the industry, kit manufacturer Sonex has been hit by the ever-increasing costs of parts and materials, and is being forced to pass some of the burden off to customers beginning December 15. Still, Sonex’s prices remain well under par, with many of its complete airframe kits available for under $40,000. The company detailed the price shifts for Complete Airframe Kits, Quick Build Kits, and AeroVee engine packages. Produced jointly by the Aero-News Network and SUN ’n FUN—in addition to the pre-show SNF Innovation Preview, the all-week SUN ’n FUN Digital Daily, Saturday Flight Live coverage, and our extensive daily news and video output—we are introducing something significant. MOSAIC Day Debuts Thursday at SUN ’n FUN and will designate Thursday as MOSAIC Day, featuring a full day of f