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.
SpaceX structures engineer Cassandre Roos is learning to fly, and her aerospace safety philosophy exposes a critical gap in how GA pilots approach the preflight.
The NTSB is investigating a Learjet crash in Florida - here's what investigators have confirmed, what remains unknown, and what every pilot should take from it.
A CFI's named Cessna 172 captures what the soul of general aviation actually looks like - one flight, one student, one relationship at a time.
Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing Limited has closed after three decades of producing backcountry kit aircraft, following a 2022 acquisition by a Chinese conglomerate.
NetJets is expanding its Columbus, Ohio global headquarters by over 365,000 square feet and adding 800 jobs, signaling sustained confidence in the post-pandemic business aviation market.
Radio Hangar explores NTSB finds evidence of in-flight breakup before Florida Learjet crash.
Radio Hangar explores NTSB: Possible In-Flight Breakup in Learjet Accident.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby publicly confirmed Boom Supersonic will miss its 2029 entry-into-service target for the Overture supersonic airliner, and the reasons why run deeper than a schedule slip.
The FAA has issued an Airworthiness Directive requiring door hinge and latch inspections on nearly 1,000 U.S.-registered Diamond DA40s after multiple in-flight door separations.
A fourteen-year effort to build a new regional airport in Iowa is collapsing over an unresolved land dispute, leaving millions in federal funding without a runway to show for it.
On January 5, 2024, a door plug separated from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 at 16,000 feet - four missing bolts revealed a systemic documentation failure across Boeing's entire production chain.
FlyErbil is preparing to operate under its own Air Operator Certificate for the first time, shifting away from the virtual airline model that defined its early operations.
Jersey Airport was shut down by unidentified drone activity on two consecutive nights in late October 2026, exposing the enforcement gap that leaves regional airports worldwide vulnerable.
A Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County on November 1, 2026, killing all nine aboard after the crew reported icing and turbulence - a reminder that certification for known icing is not a guarantee against all icing conditions.
Radio Hangar explores Nine Killed in Florida Learjet Accident.
REIL marks the runway threshold with two synchronized strobes while RAIL guides centerline alignment with sequenced flashers - two systems that look alike at night but serve entirely different regulatory and visual purposes.
The black nose on early radar-equipped aircraft wasn't a design flaw - it was the visible result of three simultaneous engineering problems that took three decades to solve.
An Akasa Air 737 MAX 8 struck its tail on the runway during a go-around at Kolkata, triggering an DGCA investigation and a broader lesson about pitch control for every pilot.
The FAA's MOSAIC rule raises the Light Sport Aircraft weight ceiling to ~3,600 lbs and opens night flight and instrument approaches to Sport Pilots for the first time.
The US State Department's approval of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors for Ukraine confirms that eastern European airspace will remain closed to civil aviation for the foreseeable future.