Russia Shuts Down St. Petersburg Airport Due To Airspace-Intruding Drone According to Russian news sources, the airport at Saint Petersburg was temporarily shut down on the afternoon of Feb. 28 (local time) and jet fighters were scrambled to respond to an “unidentified flying object” intruding on the airspace. The object[…] Read this article
JetBlue Flight's 'Evasive Action' Avoids A Learjet At Boston Logan Airport A JetBlue flight from Nashville was landing at Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS) when it took evasive action to avoid a Learjet 60 that was taking off from an intersecting runway. Flight data provider Flightradar24 estimated the two jets came[…] Read this article
MyGoFlight's Head-Up Display Division Sold To Partner, AeroBrigham “Long-standing partner” AeroBrigham, located in Decatur, Texas, has acquired MyGoFlight’s SkyDisplay division, which marketed the low-cost head-up display (HUD) developed by MyGoFlight’s late founder Charlie Schneider. Now to be known as AeroDisplay, the division will continue to develop the affordable[…] Read this article
DOT Awards $1 Billion In Aviation Infrastructure Grants The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today (Feb. 28) close to $1 billion in grants to support aviation infrastructure nationwide. While the bulk of the spending will go to airline airports and large-airport air traffic control facilities, general aviation and[…] Read this article
Veteran Cirrus Engineer Dies In SR22 Crash On A Personal Flight Cirrus Aircraft is mourning the loss of longtime employee David Rathbun, who died last Friday (Feb. 24) in the crash of a privately owned 2016 Cirrus SR22 on a personal flight. The Cirrus went down in the St. Louis River[…] Read this article
Short Final: What I Mean I was flying into David Wayne Hooks Airport, north of Houston. Hooks is a busy airport with business jets and constant flight training, both initial and advanced. Thus, the controllers there must be sharp and keep their sense of humor[…] Read this article
