"Intense Solar Radiation May Corrupt Data Critical To The Functioning Of Flight Controls"

An inflight incident that took place on a JetBlue flight from Cancun, MX, to Newark, NJ, on October 30 has resulted in serious cautions for the 11,300 aircraft in the Airbus A320 series. The scheduled flight, Flight 1230, required an emergency landing at Tampa, FL, with several people requiring hospitalization after a flight control issue and an sudden uncommanded pitch change. Airbus released a statement concurrent with an EASA Emergency AD, stating "Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls. Airbus has consequently identified a s

Marshall Aerospace Gets Nod For Complex Replacement Procedure

Fat Albert, the perhaps the world’s most well-recognized C-130 Hercules support aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron, is headed to Marshall Aerospace in Cambridge, UK, to have its entire center wing box replaced. This is a complex engineering procedure some liken to spinal surgery.

FAA's MD-11 Grounding Pushes Western Global Airlines to Furlough Pilots

Western Global Airlines (WGA) is facing its most severe operational crisis to date after the federally mandated grounding of all MD-11 aircraft pushed the company to furlough all pilots assigned to its aging tri-jet fleet. The FAA’s order was issued on November 8 following the deadly UPS MD-11 crash at Louisville’s Worldport hub.

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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

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Textron Aviation has confirmed it will be ending production of the Beechcraft Bonanza G36 and Baron G58, after nearly 80 years of continuous manufacturing. The company is moving toward  new products such as the Beechcraft Denali, but promises to support the thousands of Barons and Bonanzas currently flying worldwide. The announcement brings to an end one of the longest production runs in the history of aviation. The first flight of the Bonanza was in December 1945 and production began in 1947. Archer Aviation’s plan to turn Hawthorne Airport into the

Aviation Workers Spent More than 40 Days Working Without Pay

The US aviation system was pushed to its breaking point during the 43-day shutdown, and unions are urging Congressional action to prevent a repeat by passing the Aviation Funding Stability Act. This would allow the FAA to borrow funds from the Airports and Airways Trust Fund to keep critical employees paid for 30 days in the face of another shutdown.

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 tha

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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 P

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The NTSB's preliminary report on the UPS Flight 2976 crash has focused on the left engine pylon's separation and a subsequent fire that started even before impact. Imagery released by NTSB shows a clear left engine and pylon failure as the aircraft rotated for departure. The report indicates that the left engine and pylon separated from the wing shortly after takeoff, leading to a fire that ignited near the pylon's attachment point. NBAA, along with its fellow 60-plus aviation stakeholders in the Modern Skies Coalition issued the following statement supporting legislation that

State-Of-The-Art Research Aircraft To Be Propulsion System Testbed

Diamond Aircraft announced that the Technical University of Dresden has taken delivery of a state-of-the-art research aircraft, the DA62 MPP or multi-purpose platform. The twin-engine aircraft will be utilized as a flying laboratory to conduct research in hydrogen-based propulsion systems.

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Tecnam announced that it successfully delivered two of its P2012 Traveller aircraft to SaiAir Gmbh, an emerging operator in Germany offering flexible air travel with customer-focused solutions. The handover took place at Tecnam’s headquarters in Capua, Italy, where the SiaAir team received their new aircraft, which will initially conduct operations between Lahr and Nürnberg.

From 2024 (YouTube Edition): Volatus Infrastructure Paves The Way

The name “Volatus” seems to be everywhere these days, popping up in a series of partnerships and projects around the country. ANN correspondent Rex Alexander got to the bottom of things by popping in on Volatus Infrastructure’s tent at AirVenture 2023, checking in with CEO Dan Sloat and co-founder Grant Fisk. Volatus wants to be the go-to in building up the charging, refueling, and operational infrastructure required of the next-gen Advanced Air Mobility industry. Their big claim to fame is their distinctive red charger, the keystone of what F

The Pilot Would Often Fly Over Their House At A Low Altitude And That Family Members Would Go Outside To Wave

On November 14, 2025, at 1708 eastern standard time, a Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J230-SP, N755J, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near New Bavaria, Ohio. The sport pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A review of preliminary ADS-B data showed that the airplane departed Fulton County Airport (USE), Wauseon, Ohio, where the airplane was based about 1458. It then flew for about 2 hours around northwest Ohio at geometric altitudes between 3,100 ft mean sea level (msl) and 1,700 ft msl.

Aero Linx: Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven Sentimental Journey Flyin began in 1986 with a group of dedicated volunteers working to provide a sentimental return to Lock Haven, the airplanes built by Piper.  Almost all of the famous “tube and fabric” Pipers made their first flight from this very runway. Now in our 39th year, we are hoping to draw all makes and models of airplanes, especially taildraggers to our Flyin.  This year's event will be bigger and better than ever! All pilots will find a welcoming home on our long grass runway. Special notice: Sentimental Journey welcomes the Short Wing Piper Club Annual Convention, which will run simultaneously with the 2025 Fl

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"Analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls. Airbus has consequently identified a significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted. Airbus has worked proactively with the aviation authorities to request immediate precautionary action from operators via an Alert Operators Transmission (AOT) in order to implement the available software and/or hardware protection, and ensure the fleet is safe to fly. This AOT will be reflected in an Emergency Airworthiness Directive from  the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Airbus acknowledges these recommendat