Aircraft Forced to Land in California’s Riviera Country Club
The Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, which also happens to be a host for the 2028 Summer Olympics, turned into an emergency landing site for a Cessna 172 on May 2. The pilot was apparently experiencing engine issues and was unable to make it to Santa Monica as planned.
Manufacturer Coordinates Ninth Special Olympics Airlift
Mega general aviation aircraft manufacturer Textron Aviation is calling all Cessna, Beechcraft, and Hawker owners to coordinate athlete transport for the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. This will be the ninth airlift event since 1987. Since the inaugural event, the SOA has carried upwards of 10,000 people to the Special Olympics World Games and USA Games.
Wichita Supplier Pauses 737 Work as Backlog Clogs Production Line
Spirit AeroSystems is temporarily laying off between 250 and 350 employees at its Wichita facility, citing an overproduction of parts for the Boeing 737. The furloughs, which begin May 12 and are expected to last about 30 days. They will affect employees working in 737 fabrication and composite thrust reverser components.
By Ted Luebbers
The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 in Leesburg, Florida announced that the 2025 Ray Aviation Scholarship winner is Abdiel Hernandez from Tavares, Florida, a 16-year-old finishing up his sophomore year at Tavares High School.
Two Cessna Caravans Move Dev, Testing, Certification Forward
Merlin, with its global headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and developer of autonomous fixed-wing aircraft flight technology, announced the start of flight operations at Quonset State Airport (KOQU) in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, bringing its testbed program closer to home where the company’s two Cessna Caravans will continue flight test and development operations.
California Firefighters Watch Water Drops On Test Fires
Sikorsky and Rain demonstrated autonomous wildfire suppression techniques on test fires using a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter equipped with its MATRIX flight autonomy system and Rain’s wildfire suppression planning software. The firefighting flights were conducted in Southern California on both propane and burning piles of brush.
From 2019 (YouTube Edition): Learning To Paint Without Getting Any On Your Hands
PPG's Aerospace Coatings Academy is a tool designed to teach everything one needs to know about all our aerospace coatings technologies. It combines both classroom and hands-on training. In the class, PPG’s newest coatings technologies and product features are highlighted. In the spray booth, hands on allows you to learn proper preparation and practice the best application techniques. But paint can be expensive, so PPG is now employing a virtual reality painting simulator to help teach technicians to paint in much the same way that a simulator can help a pilot learn to fly.
Also: AMA Names Tyler Dobbs, More Falcon 9 Ops, Firefly Launch Unsuccessful, Autonomous F-16s
The Air Force has begun ground testing a future uncrewed jet design in a milestone towards pilotless dogfighting. The YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A will be used to evaluate proposed focusing on propulsion systems, avionics, autonomy integration and ground control interfaces, helping to validate the performance of things as they are now while the USAF plans for future developments. A recent analysis claims that drones are responsible for up to two-thirds of near-misses with commercial aircraft at America’s busiest airports. The FAA has taken steps to avoid these events, but the spike in unauthorized drone flights certainly is not aiding their cause. Joby Aviation has reason to celebrate, recently completing its first full transition from vertical to horizontal flight with a pilot on board. This puts the aircraft one step closer to achieving c
Aero Linx: International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA)
We aim to be the most internationally respected independent authority on the subject of Airworthiness. IFA uniquely combines together all those with responsibility for policies, principles and practices concerned with the continuing airworthiness of civil transport aircraft throughout the world. IFA’s mission is to contribute to the debate and formation of policies, which affect the Airworthiness of civil aircraft worldwide, and to influence Regulators, Airlines, Maintenance Organisations and Governments to constantly improve aviation safety.
Ultrahigh Frequency (UHF)
The frequency band between 300 and 3,000 MHz. The bank of radio frequencies used for military air/ground voice communications. In some instances this may go as low as 225 MHz and still be referred to as UHF.
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