Boeing’s Improvements Encourage Agency, But More Data Wanted

The FAA said on September 8 that no decisions have yet been made regarding the production cap on Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft family. The production limit stands at 38 per month and has been in place since early 2024.

Scanlon Aviation Hosting Free Seminars, Clinics, Training At Gnoss Field

Scanlon Aviation, a flight training, services, and maintenance provider at Gnoss Field Airport (KDVO) in Novato, California, announced it is hosting a FREE aviation safety awareness training during the weekend of September 18-21.

Pilot Mental Health Campaign Celebrates the Bill Moving to the Senate

The Pilot Mental Health Campaign’s flagship bill, the Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025, is celebrating a major milestone: unanimous approval in the US House of Representatives. The organization is now preparing to take on the more demanding part of Congress, moving to the Senate for consideration.

Includes Options For Up To 50 More

Avelo Airlines, the Houston, Texas-based ultra-low-cost carrier, has placed a firm order with Embraer for 50 of its E195-E2 aircraft, with options for an additional 50, to support the airline’s strategy of delivering affordable and convenient air transportation in the U.S. The order is valued at about $4.4 billion not including the purchase rights, and deliveries of the aircraft are expected to begin in early 2027.

Additional Study Needed To Confirm Whether Life Was Present

NASA announced on September 10 that its Perseverance Mars rover had collected a rock sample from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater that may contain preserved evidence of ancient microbial life on the planet.

Leaves Behind Legacy Of Service And Valor in USAF History

The 920th Rescue Wing out of Patrick Space Force Base near Cocoa Beach, Florida, announced that its last two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters departed on their final flight after almost thirty years of service as a workhorse of combat search and rescue operations for the Wing.

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The recently concluded Midwest Aviation Expo, hosted by the Mt. Vernon Outland Airport is a modest but overtly positive event in the sport aviation scheme of things. Led by Airport Boss Chris Collins, one of the best in the business, the event has been going on for 17 years and emphasizes a close and personal opportunity for companies to display their wares and for potential customers to spend time looking them over... There are a LOT of SportPlanes out there and while ANN’s Chief Test Pilot, Jim Campbell, has flown well over a 1000 unique types, there are still a lot of birds on his “Must-Fly’ List. One of them was the Flight Design F2. Jim says the F2 IS NOT a modified CT series bird... it is distinctively different and is most definitely not your Father’s CT. The Rotax 912iS powered F2 is a spacious, easily accessible h

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Swift Fuels 100R unleaded fuel has earned ASTM production specification approval. This 100-octane blend is the company’s third to pass the milestone, with its UL94 being on the market for over a decade. The Commemorative Air Force’s iconic B-24, Diamond Lil, is working hard to maintain its status as the only regularly flying Liberator. It recently accomplished its first engine run in more than a year and is now progressing through extensive testing and inspections before getting back in the air. Diamond Lil was grounded in April 2024 after routine inspections revealed weather damage to her fabric-covered control surfaces. Who said we can’t be excited for Florida’s favorite airshow year-round? EarlyBird Tickets for SUN ‘n FUN’s 52nd annual aerospace expo, celebrating ‘Red, White, and Blue at 52,’ have offic

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CAF’s Col. Mark Novak has accumulated more than 1,000 flight hours in the two remaining airworthy B-29 Superfortress aircraft, Fifi and DOC, a feat that has not been accomplished in at least 65 years. Col. Novak has been a member of the CAF for more than 30 years and began flying Fifi in 2012 as the Second in Command. One year later he upgraded to Pilot in Command and flew the aircraft until 2022... On Friday, September 5, Texas pilots learned the hard way exactly how important it is to use tie-downs, with one plane being flipped by 75-mile-per-hour wind gusts and coming to rest on another. Several planes and hangars were damaged in the storms, but fortunately, no injuries were reported. The FAA has pushed back the expiration date for the Port-au-Prince flight ban from September 8, 2025, to March 7, 2026. The restricti

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Textron eAviation is putting the development of its Nexus electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft on hold, meaning its first flight is no longer part of the 2025 agenda. The manufacturer claims that its current aircraft lineup takes priority over the Wichita-based eVTOL project. The Nexus, a four-passenger, single-pilot design designed to serve short urban routes, was slated for tethered flight testing this year. Joby Aviation announced the completion of a first-of-its-kind demonstration of its autonomous flight technology in logging more than 7,000 miles of autonomous operations in over 40 flight hours, including the successful completion of a 4,925 mile ferry flight across the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii. The demonstration flights were part of the Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) exercise led by the U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF