Union Says Red Flags Raised For Workforce

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy notified FAA headquarters staff employees spread among six locations in Washington, D.C. that they’ll be relocating to the department’s building in the southeastern area of the city. Officials of the union, however, have raised concerns about the plan’s reasonableness and said the workforce was not notified in a timely manner.

Major “SLAB” Krakowian Was the Leader of the F-16 Tiger Demo Team

Just days ahead of Poland’s largest aviation gathering, the leader of the country’s Tiger Demo Team was behind the controls of an F-16 that crashed, unfortunately costing him his life. Major Maciej “SLAB” Krakowian is remembered as one of Poland’s most talented and passionate pilots.

The Air Force Flew its First B-21 in November 2023 and is Finishing Up Test Flights

US Air Force leadership, while clarifying that deadline-less operation is the “secret sauce” of the program, recently revealed that the first flight of its second B-21 Raider may come sooner than expected. The service’s first of the long-range stealth bomber has been airborne since November 2023.

Sibling Power Rivalry? Half-Brother Ordered 2023 Arrest

Ruslan Obiang Nsue, the son of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo who is the President of Equatorial Guinea, was convicted of illegally selling an aircraft owned by the state airline Ceiba Intercontinental. Nsue’s arrest in 2023 was ordered by his half-brother Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, who is the Vice president of Equatorial Guinea.

Las Vegas Airports Director Is Board Vice Chair Of World Fuel’s Air Elite Network

The Clark County Board of Commissioners agreed to delay a fee increase by its Department of Aviation to review questions about whether Ben Czyzewski, Managing Director of General Aviation Airports, is subject to conflict of interest due to his position as the volunteer Vice Chair of the Board of World Fuel’s Air Elite Network.

First North American Location And Initial Production Operation

H55, developer of certified electric propulsion for aviation, opened its new production site and engineering offices in Longueuil in the aerospace innovation zone of Quebec. The new factory is manufacturing battery packs for its aircraft and deliveries are anticipated to begin in 2027.

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Aviation Needs Stability, Credibility, Expertise, and Integrity...

We're coming off one of the most successful, if not THE most successful, Oshkosh special event coverage programs in our 30 year history. It was an uplifting week, despite a few moments of serious heartburn. By now, most of you know that the state of aviation journalism has gone from really really (really) bad... to far worse, as a number of combined publications utilizing practices that disturbed us, appear to be swirling the drain.... taking some good people and a fair amount of the industry with it. 

Also: Spartan Acquires, ICAO Warns, Mesa Standing Strong, Fight Against the ATC Shortage 

India’s primary aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), is forcing IndiGo to the stand after learning that up to 1,700 of its pilots may have conducted training in unapproved flight simulators. The airline has two weeks to respond. The regulator says the lapses involve training for “critical airfield” operations into Leh, Kozhikode, and Kathmandu… all airports that demand extra preparation due to terrain, runway layout, or other unique challenges. Body cam footage was recently pulled from the arrest

Also: New A4A Head, NCAR Still Green Lit, Textron ATAC, E-130J Becomes “Phoenix II”

SecTrans Sean Duffy, shortly after receiving $12.5 billion for the same cause, is looking for lawmakers to put another $19 billion towards the ATC system overhaul. However, it seems that Congress won’t bite until it sees meaningful progress from previous efforts. Duffy is signaling that what’s been allocated so far barely scratches the surface of what he claims is needed for the full modernization effort… lucky for him, the proposal has already earned some high-profile support. The Federal Aviation Administration Office of Airport Com

...Attempted To Reach The Runway But Landed About 15 Ft Short And Impacted A Berm

On July 23, 2025, about 1300 eastern daylight time, N112EF, a Rockwell International 112 airplane, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Burlington, Vermont. The pilot was not injured. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot/owner departed Patrick Leahy Burlington Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, about 0840, with 48 gallons of fuel, and flew to Martha’s Vineyard Airport (MVY), Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. He landed about 1020. The pilot said that he planned to purchase fuel in MVY, but the wait was too long and departed back to BTV abo

From 2023 (YouTube edition): The Resurgent Gyroplane

Existing at the confluence of the airplane, the helicopter, and the pinwheel, the machine known alternately as the autogiro and the gyrocopter is among powered flight’s stranger birds. Invented by Juan de la Cierva, a Spanish engineer seeking to create an aircraft capable of flying safely at low speeds, the gyrocopter is characterized by a free-spinning rotor impelled to rotation by the passage of air across its blades from below. The downward component of the rotor’s total aerodynamic reaction imparts lift to the vehicle while a separate, longitudinally-oriented, powe

Aero Linx: Brodhead Pietenpol Association

The Brodhead Pietenpol Association is a newly reorganized (in 2017) non-profit educational corporation that grew and developed from an earlier type club for owners, pilots, builders, and aficionados of the Pietenpol Aircamper and Sky Scout. The original BPA was started in 1975 (then called the National Pietenpol Association) as a social and builder support group. It has evolved over the years and now, after four decades, has blossomed into a newly re-organized Pietenpol-focused educational organization with part of its mission now including among other activities, promoting aviation safety related to antique amateur-built aircraft, disseminating safe ama

Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) A technique whereby a civil GNSS receiver/processor determines the integrity of the GNSS navigation signals without reference to sensors or non-DoD integrity systems other than the receiver itself. This determination is achieved by a consistency check among redundant pseudorange measurements. 

“For decades, the FAA has been housed under a patchwork of federal buildings separate from the rest of the Department of Transportation. Over the years, this dislocation has created unnecessary complexities between the department and the agency. This distance has made responsiveness, accountability and transparency a challenge. We will work more effectively when we’re together, rather than spread across six different office locations. This consolidation will reduce costs, enable more in-person collaboration and ultimately strengthen our safety culture.” Source: From a memo by by Secretary Duffy as he notified FAA headquarters staff employees spread among six locations in Washington, D.C. that they’ll