The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General announced Thursday that it will begin an audit of air traffic controller training at the Federal Aviation Administration’s Academy. The office cited efforts to increase the number of certified controllers supporting the National Airspace System. The review follows a February 2025 hiring campaign the Secretary of

Federal aviation safety inspector Paul Asmus filed a civil lawsuit against United Airlines after he was removed from a flight and was later barred from traveling with the carrier. The complaint, filed Jan. 30 in U.S. District Court in California, stems from a May 2022 flight departing San Francisco and seeks millions in monetary damages

A police helicopter crashed while responding to the scene of a shooting in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Wednesday, killing both people on board. In a statement, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said the crew was providing “tactical air support” for the Flagstaff Police Department and other police agencies who were responding to the shooting. The

Aerospace solutions provider Fokker Services Group (FSG) and Falcon Aviation Services (Falcon) have signed a nose-to-tail power-by-the-hour component support agreement for Falcon’s DHC-8 Q300 fleet. The agreement covers two aircraft operating from Falcon’s Abu Dhabi base, with FSG providing guaranteed component availability and repair support through its Abacus component support programme. The scope includes all

Saudi Arabian low cost carrier flyadeal has renewed its Aircraft Production Inspection Program (APIP) cooperation with Lufthansa Technik, signing an exclusive five-year agreement that significantly expands the scope of the partnership. Under the renewed contract, APIP will now cover flyadeal’s incoming fleet of 51 Airbus A320 aircraft and 10 Airbus A330neo, with options for a

Dynon Certified has received approval to offer its SkyView HDX autopilot for additional Mooney models, including the M20C, M20D, M20E and M20F. The system was already available for M20J and M20K aircraft equipped with SkyView HDX. When installed, the three-axis autopilot system includes a yaw damper and can be used for instrument approaches when paired

AutoFlight on Wednesday said it had conducted a public demonstration flight of its Matrix electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft at the company’s low-altitude test facility in Kunshan, China. During the event, the aircraft completed a full transition sequence from vertical takeoff to forward cruise flight and back to vertical landing while operating alongside the