Response To Reagan National Mid-Air, Some Say It’s Not Enough

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and has been a reliably staunch supporter of the aviation industry. In response to the January mid-air collision near Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) that killed 67 people, he has introduced legislation intended to prevent such accidents in the future.

Signature Evo For Carbon Cub, Evolution X For XCub

CubCrafters, manufacturer of backcountry adventure aircraft, announced at this year’s EAA AirVenture airshow and fly-in at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, two cool new paint schemes for 2025: the Signature Evo for Carbon Cubs and the Evolution X for the XCub and NXCub.

Developing A Brave New World

By Gene Yarbrough Stralis Aircraft is at the forefront of a burgeoning industry: high-performance, hydrogen-electric aviation, according to Stralis Aircraft. Their innovative approach centers around developing next-generation, high-temperature proton-exchange membrane (HTPEM) fuel cells, a technology poised to revolutionize not only aircraft but also various heavy-duty sectors like long-haul trucking and mining.

Insta360 Unveils ‘Antigravity’ Just Days Before DJI’s Design is Set to Launch

Drone manufacturer DJI and prominent camera maker Insta360 are both looking to become the ‘first’ in the 360-degree drone market. And, with Insta360’s Antigravity debut coming just 3 days before DJI planned to release a design of its own, it’s going to be a close race.

Investigators Examine the January Crash, Which Claimed 67 Lives

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are gearing up for a three-day public hearing that aims to help narrow down the probable cause of a January mid-air collision. The accident, which involved a regional jet and a US Army helicopter, left 67 people dead.

Rustom Bhagwagar Booked With Bail Set at $5 Million

A Delta Airlines First Officer was arrested on July 26 directly from the cockpit of a commercial flight at San Francisco International Airport, following a months-long investigation into serious child sex abuse allegations. The pilot was identified as 34-year-old Rustom Bhagwagar of Florida.

Agency Weighs National Security Concerns With the Growing Staff Gap

The FAA is reportedly looking into some more bold methods of filling the US’s pressing air traffic controller (ATC) shortage: recruiting experienced international personnel. Doing so would put a big question mark on whether understaffed towers could be more dangerous than placing foreign nationals in incredibly safety-sensitive positions.

Welcomes Senate Committee Passage

The National Business Aviation Association said it welcomes the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee passage of the FY2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies bill that includes funding for a number of aviation industry priorities and policies.

4-Person Crew On Mission To ISS

SpaceX will launch NASA’s Crew-11 astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday August 1, at 11:43 am EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the NASA Kennedy Space Center just outside of Titusville, Florida. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster B1094 will lift the Crew Dragon Endeavor on its way to orbit and then docking with the Station. Cloud cover resulted in a July 31st abort shortly before a previous launch attempt. 

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The Avidyne Vantage 12 is finally certified and will shortly be shipping out so that aging Cirrus airframes can get updated with big 12 inch screens, stunning synthetic vision and a list of capabilities that can’t but help to impress. Avidyne’s Dan Schwinn gives us an update. Want to travel with your plane and have all the aero-comforts of a pilot home, to boot, Fly-Inn has a rental program that matches traveling pilots with rental homes on or near airports, often with hangars and other attractions…. Kind of an AeroBnB kind of thing…. And we can’t wait to try it. The history of WWII and the aircraft that fought a global war is a storied one… at best, glorious, and often sad… But the warbirds that remain are ample proof that Freedom Is Not Free… and that brave men and women paid a high price to allow us to keep ours&h