Uber, Zipline, and the Bet on a Million Drone Deliveries a Day by Twenty Twenty-Nine
Uber and Zipline are targeting one million drone deliveries a day by 2029 - here's what it means for pilots flying low.
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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.
A Spanish Hornet, a Drone Over Romania, and What NATO's Eastern Air Policing Means for the Rest of Us
A Spanish Hornet downed a drone over Romania - here's what NATO air policing means for civil aviation and why NOTAMs matter more than ever.
Avianca Cargo's Miami Airlift and Sixty More Tons Into Earthquake-Hit Cali
Avianca Cargo flew 60 additional tons of aid from Miami to earthquake-hit Cali, Colombia - here's what it means for pilots.
BasicMed Grows Up, the Expansion to Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Pounds and Seven Seats, and What Flying Without a Third-Class Medical Actually Costs You in Responsibility
BasicMed is expanding to 12,500 lbs and 7 seats under the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act - here's what it changes and what it doesn't.
British Airways Flight Fifty-Three Ninety, the Windscreen That Blew Out at Seventeen Thousand Feet, and the Wrong Bolts That Nearly Cost a Captain His Life
How wrong bolts nearly killed a BAC 1-11 captain over England in 1990 - and the maintenance lessons every pilot should carry.
The False Glideslope, Why It Lives Above the Real One, and How to Keep From Chasing It Into the Ground
The false glideslope sits above the real ILS path at steeper angles - here's why it exists and how to avoid capturing it.
The Long Goodbye to One Hundred Low Lead, GAMI's G One Hundred U L, and the Unleaded Fuel That's Finally Showing Up on the Ramp
100LL leaded avgas is being phased out - here's what GAMI's G100UL, EAGLE, and local bans mean for your piston aircraft right now.
The Shuttleworth DH.88 Comet Racer Grosvenor House Nosed Over at Old Warden
The Shuttleworth Collection's DH.88 Comet 'Grosvenor House,' the world's only airworthy original, nosed over landing at Old Warden - pilot unhurt.
The VOR Minimum Operational Network, the Ground Stations the FAA Is Switching Off, and Why the FAA Is Keeping Just Enough of Them Alive to Get You Home When GPS Quits
Radio Hangar explores The VOR Minimum Operational Network, the Ground Stations the FAA Is Switching Off, and Why the FAA Is Keeping Just Enough of Them Alive to Get You Home When GPS Quits.
Two Retired Luftwaffe Transall C-160 Airlifters Reborn as Armored Firefighting Aircraft
Two retired Luftwaffe Transall C-160D airlifters are being converted into armored aerial firefighting aircraft for a demanding second career.
Beta Technologies Posts Record Revenue on Parts and Chargers, and What Electric Aviation's First Real Cash Flow Tells GA
Beta Technologies posted record Q2 revenue - up to $50M for FY2026 - not from selling aircraft, but from motors, batteries, and open-standard chargers.
CENTCOM Stands Up Task Force Falcon Strike and What the Drone Era Means for the Rest of Us
CENTCOM's new Task Force Falcon Strike signals a drone era that will reshape civilian airspace - here's what pilots need to know.
Decision Altitude Versus Minimum Descent Altitude, the One Word That Changes How You Fly the Bottom of an Approach
DA vs MDA explained: one lets you descend through it to decide, the other is a hard floor you never bust.
MOSAIC Takes Effect, the Fifty-Nine-Knot Stall Speed That Redraws the Light Sport Line, and the Cessna One Seventy-Two a Sport Pilot Can Suddenly Fly
The FAA's MOSAIC rule replaces the light sport weight limit with a 59-knot stall speed, opening many certified aircraft to sport pilots.
Pilatus Bets One Hundred Twenty-Three Million on Composites in Stans, and Why a Swiss Factory Floor Matters to the Person Flying a P C Twelve
Pilatus invested $123 million in a new composite manufacturing center in Switzerland, signaling where general aviation airframes are heading.
Six Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Flight Training, Even the Days You Never Leave the Ground
Six proven ways to get more out of flight training - including on days you never leave the ground - that cut cost and speed up progress.
The Army Picks the Robinson R sixty-six, and What a Ten Billion Dollar Training Contract Says About the Future of Rotary Flight
The U.S. Army selected the Robinson R66 as its next primary helicopter trainer under a contract reported at up to $10 billion.
The One Two Three Rule, FAR Ninety-One Point One Sixty-Nine, and When an IFR Flight Actually Needs a Filed Alternate
Radio Hangar explores The One Two Three Rule, FAR Ninety-One Point One Sixty-Nine, and When an IFR Flight Actually Needs a Filed Alternate.
The Whiteman Sentencing, Photographing an Air Force Base, and Where the Line Actually Sits Between a Hobby and a Federal Crime
A Chinese national got six months for photographing Whiteman AFB - here's the legal line between aviation photography and a federal crime.
What That Symbol Means: Reading the Language of the Approach Plate
Learn to read instrument approach plate symbols - from the maltese cross to the barb - and why chart fluency keeps IFR pilots alive.