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.
France's Archange signals intelligence aircraft arrived at its permanent base in Évreux in early October 2026, beginning operational trials with the French military's evaluation authority.
GPS spoofing silently feeds aircraft false position data with no warnings - here's how to recognize it, where it's happening, and how to navigate when the moving map lies.
Riyadh Air has shifted operations from Riyadh's main international airport to a regional facility, signaling key questions about the Saudi startup's timeline and strategy.
SpaceX's public decision to throttle and restore Starlink service for Ukrainian military users exposes a contractual risk every aviation operator needs to assess now.
The back course approach reverses your CDI needle on raw data - here's the physics behind it and the one briefing habit that prevents the wrong correction.
How the 1954 de Havilland Comet disasters and a water-tank test at Farnborough permanently rewrote aircraft certification standards worldwide.
The FAA air traffic controller shortage is causing staffing-driven ground stops and delays across U.S. airspace - and it won't be fully resolved until 2028–2029.
Western Sydney International Airport - officially named for Nancy Bird Walton - opened for commercial operations on 26 October 2026 with Jetstar's inaugural flight.
On July 23, 1983, Air Canada Flight 143 lost both engines at 41,000 feet after a kilogram-to-pounds fuel conversion error left the crew with less than half the fuel they needed.
Allegiant Air has exercised a purchase option for six Boeing 737 MAX jets, with delivery slated for 2028, signaling continued confidence in the low-cost leisure travel market.
Your fuel sump check reveals far more than water - here are five things every pilot should look for on every preflight.
The primary NAVAID on a Jeppesen approach chart is the anchor for your entire pre-approach brief - here's how to find it, use it, and why it matters.
McKinsey's 2027 business aviation outlook finds strong core demand colliding with multi-year production backlogs and structural labor shortages that won't resolve quickly.
A five-nation CISA advisory on a critical PHP vulnerability illuminates the same principle that made stealth aircraft effective: reduce what you emit, and you reduce what an adversary can find.
The FAA's MOSAIC final rule triples the light sport aircraft weight ceiling to 3,600 lbs and raises the speed limit to 250 knots, fundamentally reshaping the sport pilot category.
The 1,000 fpm descent rate threshold isn't arbitrary - it marks the point where approach geometry doubles, and non-precision approaches are where most pilots cross it.
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin announced a 10-year framework agreement on October 22, 2026, covering 850 F-35 aircraft and long-term sustainment - a deal designed to fix readiness problems as much as buy jets.
The Air Force's October 2026 report to Congress calls for 1,509 combat-ready fighters by 2035 - more than it currently has mission-capable.
Archer Aviation is proposing metropolitan-scale eVTOL air taxi operations across Dallas, Houston, and Austin - here's what it means for pilots flying Texas today.
Radio Hangar explores Archer Plans Electric Air Taxi Operations at GA Facilities in Texas.