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Team From Georgia Wins Challenge To Modify Cessna 208 Caravan For Flying In The French Alps With Maximum Weight

The team from Cambridge High School in Milton, Georgia, is the first-place winner of the 2026 General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Aviation Design Challenge. This year’s mission was to modify a Cessna 208 Caravan to complete a test flight, carryin

Safety Guidance Highlights On-Scene Hazards For First Responders

Ballistic parachute recovery systems are designed to save lives, but their presence at an accident site introduces hidden risks that can threaten first responders long after impact. These rocket-powered systems are installed on some aircraft as optional safety

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Could Be First Astronaut Crew To Receive Congressional Gold Medal In 40 Years

Two U.S. lawmakers are behind new bipartisan legislation that would award the Artemis II astronauts a Congressional Gold Medal. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona – a former astronaut himself – is joining retiring Nebraska GOP Rep. Don Bacon to introduce bills Wednesd

Designed For Lower Costs And Higher Rates Of Production

Lockheed Martin has announced a new hypersonic glide body that represents the future of defense through deterrence. Designed to provide an affordable, rapidly producible and operationally relevant long-range strike option, the next-generation glide body (NXGB)

New ‘Living In The Space Age’ Exhibit Will Open On July 1

The National Air and Space Museum will open five new and renovated galleries on July 1 as part of its 50th anniversary celebration and transformation project. “We celebrate the nation’s remarkable achievements in aviation and space exploration every day,” said

Preliminary Report Shows No Anomalies With Aircraft, Weather In The Area In The Mountains

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released preliminary findings on the fatal Robinson R66 helicopter crash in Georgia that killed a groom on his wedding day and seriously injured the bride. The helicopter took off late Friday May 29 leaving t

Tests Of Lower-Grade Fuel With Warnings Aviation Gasoline Could Become Scarce

Operators of light aircraft in Russia have begun testing automobile gasoline in their planes as aviation gasoline becomes more expensive and harder to find, even as it may pose a danger to the aircraft’s engine, Russian media outlet Kommersant reported. The pr

Reports Say Aircraft Belonged To Shuangyue General Aviation, A Regional Flight-Training Provider

A small aircraft flew into the tallest building in Beijing on Friday, sending huge chunks of debris and plane parts plummeting onto the streets below and prompting crowds to flee, according to the New York Times. Video shared on social media and verified by Th