An emergency locator transmitter (ELT) is a battery-powered device required to be carried aboard most general aviation aircraft. Senior Vice President of Media and Communications Senior Vice President ...

The FAA ordered the sudden prohibition of touch-and-goes, restrictions on parallel departures, and limitations on pattern work at Centennial Airport, near Denver, around the first weekend of October.

Eight decades after the Beechcraft Bonanza made its first flight, Textron Aviation confirmed production will soon end on the venerable six-seat single—along with the Bonanza's twin-engine piston ...

I recently asked some fellow flight instructors to tell me about their student pilot pet peeves. And oh, boy, did they deliver. Pilar Wolfsteller is a former Air Safety Institute senior editor. She ...

Draco Aircraft, a company working on a production version of Mike Patey’s modified Wilga PZL-104 short takeoff and landing aircraft known as Draco, said it chose the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A ...

The Super Decathlon, now back in production at American Champion, has shorter wings than the company's Citabrias, and that increases roll rate — about 180 degrees per second. Spades on the ailerons ...

What is the difference between ‘expiration date’ and ‘recent end experience date’?

A Beechcraft King Air collided with a New Mexico mountain ridge while attempting an instrument approach shortly after midnight on a moonless May 14, killing four people and igniting a wildfire that ...

Editor's note: This story was updated June 11 to include additional information and clarification. Just as pilots were getting used to the "Single Entry Authorization" procedures implemented in early ...

If you love piston aircraft but want to go far and fly at altitude and in comfort, look no further than the Cessna 421 Golden Eagle. Sharing a type certificate with a lot of Cessna 400-series aircraft ...

After the post-pandemic hiring surge, the pace has settled back to more typical levels. What looked like a sharp drop was really a return to normal. By 2026, both the data and industry conversations ...

As airlines prepare for mandatory retirements and long-term staffing needs, pilot hiring is expected to remain an operational focus through 2026. Digital Media Content Producer Janine Canillas is a ...