Going Direct: Urban Air Update: Kitty Hawk Gives Up, Well, Pretty Much
The maker of autonomous aircraft figured certificating clean-sheet, electric aircraft that fly themselves would be a quick process. Woopsie …
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Going Direct: Insanity? Boeing Launches New Version of 737 Max While Plane Still Grounded
Also, news that some regulators are calling for MCAS not to be fixed, but to be trashed. How will this …
Going Direct: Why Did Mooney Fail? It’s Simple! (Not)
There are a number of causes for iconic GA plane maker shuttering its assembly line, and some of them we …
Going Direct: The Aviation Culture Wars Are Here, Thank Goodness
A new wave of younger pilots is already here, and they see the world differently than pilots before them. So …
Going Direct: Beyond Garmin Autoland: What The Future Looks Like
The revelation that we are within weeks of having certificated aircraft that can land themselves keeps everybody from seeing the …
Going Direct: A Legacy Of A Different Kind, Cirrus Welcomes A New Leader And Farewell To A Co-Founder
This summer, Cirrus Aircraft announced that CEO Dale Klapmeier would be retiring from the leadership of the company he co …
Going Direct: B-17 Crash Ignites Warbird Controversy
The best and the worst impulses were on prominent display after the deadly Hartford crash …
Going Direct: How People Are Talking About The B-17 Crash At Bradley Airport
The horrible tragedy and its aftermath has given us all plenty to think about …
Going Direct: People Are Saying They’ll Stop Flying To Save The Planet
A child eco-activist ditches planes and sails to America to preach climate change. Is this the end of aviation …
Going Direct: Explosive New York Times Story Lays Blame For Boeing 737 Max Crashes
The feature by pilot William Langewiesche paints a horrific picture of the cockpit of Lion Air 610 as its pilots …
