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- Malaysia Aviation Group Orders Drug Testing For 1,260 Pilots
by Matt Ryan on August 7, 2026 at 20:26The screening follows the arrest of an off-duty Malaysia Airlines second officer in Indonesia.
- FAA Proposes Dropping Third-Class Medical For Military Pilot Traineesby Matt Ryan on August 7, 2026 at 19:31
Proposal would allow qualifying trainees at civilian flight schools to rely on their military flight physicals.
- Robinson Sells 5,000th R44 Raven IIby Matt Ryan on August 7, 2026 at 18:31
Milestone helicopter will go to a Robinson dealer in Ecuador.
- Catalina Plans Vero Beach Engineering Centerby Matt Ryan on August 7, 2026 at 18:14
Facility will support development of the company’s clean-sheet Part 25 amphibious aircraft.
- AI Flies X-62 VISTA Live-Target Interceptsby Matt Ryan on August 7, 2026 at 16:44
A modified F-16 used infrared sensor data to guide itself into intercept positions against a T-38.
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- Embry-Riddle Aviation Safety Study Puts Viral Flying Fears Into Perspectiveby Dave Hartland on June 6, 2026 at 17:21
A new aviation safety report from Embry-Riddle shows why fear of flying often outpaces the data, especially in the age of social media. If recent aviation headlines have made you more anxious about flying, you are not alone. In this day and age, aviation incidents do not stay local for long. A mechanical issue, an The post Embry-Riddle Aviation Safety Study Puts Viral Flying Fears Into Perspective appeared first on Avgeekery.
- The Dassault Mercure: The French Boeing 737 Twinby Robert Waldvogel on June 5, 2026 at 13:42
Design Origins Although the short-range, low-capacity segment of the market was saturated with twin-jet designs, inclusive of the Sud-Aviation SE.210 Caravelle, the British Aircraft Corporation BAC-111, the McDonnell-Douglas DC-9, the Boeing 737, and the Fokker F.28 Fellowship, Dassault-Breguet believed that a larger twin, accommodating at least 150 passengers and operating over sectors no longer than The post The Dassault Mercure: The French Boeing 737 Twin appeared first on Avgeekery.
- MetroJet: The Bright Red US Airways Experiment Built to Take on Southwestby Dave Hartland on June 1, 2026 at 19:51
A look back at MetroJet, the US Airways low-cost brand that launched in 1998 and became one of the era’s most memorable airline experiments. On 1 June 1998, a bright red Boeing 737-200 pushed back from the gate at Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) and carried US Airways into a fight it could no longer avoid. The The post MetroJet: The Bright Red US Airways Experiment Built to Take on Southwest appeared first on Avgeekery.
- Blue Origin Explosion, Starship Mishaps May Delay NASA’s Artemis Moon Plansby Mike Killian on May 29, 2026 at 18:04
Next year, NASA hopes to launch Artemis-3 alongside two commercial contractors Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, and SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk. However, neither company is anywhere close to ready, and after last night’s explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, both rockets to launch the landers next year are currently grounded The post Blue Origin Explosion, Starship Mishaps May Delay NASA’s Artemis Moon Plans appeared first on Avgeekery.
- Boeing CEO: 737 MAX Production Increase Is Underway as 787, MAX 7 Certification Milestones Nearby Dave Hartland on May 28, 2026 at 01:58
Boeing is moving toward higher 737 MAX production as CEO Kelly Ortberg says 787 output is rising and MAX 7 certification is nearing. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg used his appearance at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York on 27 May 2026 to lay out what may be one of the clearest snapshots yet The post Boeing CEO: 737 MAX Production Increase Is Underway as 787, MAX 7 Certification Milestones Near appeared first on Avgeekery.