Aviation news and analysis with Tower. FAA policy changes, industry trends, safety data, and what the headlines mean for the pilots who fly every day.
Boeing delivered 475 commercial aircraft in the first nine months of 2026, an 8% year-over-year increase, as the 737 MAX leads a closely watched production recovery.
A supply chain crisis stretching to 2030 is keeping new jets grounded at Toulouse and Renton - and its effects reach all the way to your local FBO.
Congress is urging the FAA to pause an AI-assisted traffic management tool at Washington-area airports while the January 29 midair collision investigation remains open.
A jet-powered WACO biplane stole the show at AirVenture 2026, embodying the collision between classic aviation heritage and modern performance technology.
Members of Congress have formally asked the FAA to pause its SMART automated decision-support tool rollout until safety testing, controller training, and oversight gaps are addressed.
Saying 'student pilot' on the radio isn't an admission of weakness - it's a safety tool that triggers trained ATC adjustments and keeps everyone in the airspace safer.
The Tillamook Air Museum in Oregon reopens October 29, 2026 after a $1 sale saves the largest wooden structure in America and its irreplaceable WWII blimp history.
Airbus and Kratos Defense completed a joint rocket-launched test flight of the XQ-58A Valkyrie in Europe, advancing autonomous combat aviation toward operational reality.
Radio Hangar explores AOPA Meets Governor’s Office Over Airport Evictions.
AOPA met with senior advisors to NJ Governor Mikie Sherrill on October 8, 2026, to challenge NJDEP tenant evictions threatening Aeroflex-Andover Airport's survival.
Avidyne pioneered the large-format glass cockpit, approach plate GPS overlay, datalink weather, and the certified straight-and-level button - technologies now standard in every modern GA aircraft.
A federal jury awarded Aerosonic nearly $117 million against Joby Aviation for trade secret misappropriation - a verdict Joby is now fighting to overturn in federal court.
Mesa, Arizona is proposing a weight-based landing fee structure at Falcon Field (FFZ) that would eliminate the 10 free monthly landings currently available to based aircraft.
NetJets plans three new dedicated private terminals and an expansion at Palm Beach International, signaling a long-term commitment to elevated post-pandemic demand in business aviation.
Sikorsky's Nomad One Hundred Fast Pack deploys four autonomous aircraft from a standard shipping container, signaling a shift from technical to logistical barriers in autonomous aviation.
The Army's internal report on the January 2025 DCA collision identifies systemic crew, command, and training failures that apply far beyond military aviation.
The Piper Comanche's production was ended not by design failure but by a 1972 flood - and its owner community has kept thousands of classic retractables airworthy ever since.
Air Astana announces new direct service from Almaty to Salalah, Oman, and Tokyo Narita, expanding Kazakhstan's role as a Eurasian aviation hub.
The 1994 crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 near Roselawn, Indiana killed 68 people and exposed a 50-year blind spot in icing certification that took 20 years and new federal regulations to close.
October 11, 2026 aviation recap: a missile strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International, icing season arriving in the northern tier, and three technology stories pointing in the same direction.