Mon, 07 Sep 2026 Registration is now available for participants to lead MOSAIC-focused events November 13-15 in Lakeland. The next major phase of the 2026 Affordable Flying Expo is officially here, with online tickets now on sale for the November 13-15 event at the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo campus in Lakeland, Florida. And with MOSAIC now fundamentally changing the landscape of personal aviation, this year’s AFE may be one of the most exciting times the sports and recreational flying community has seen in decades. The Affordable Flying Expo was created from a fairly simple idea: Affordable personal aviation deserves an event where it isn’t relegated to the background of someone else’s show. AFE unites MOSAIC Light class aircraft Read more Mon, 07 Sep 2026 DHS Secretary on board as a C-37A makes an emergency landing at Reagan National Airport A Coast Guard Gulfstream aircraft carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin was forced to divert toward Washington after losing an engine mid-flight. The crew declared an emergency and landed safely at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The event also brought new attention to the aircraft, which served the Coast Guard for more than two decades. Read more Mon, 07 Sep 2026 Gravity Industries will be bringing its Human Jet Suit to the first Hampshire Air Festival at Thruxton Airfield The future of aviation will take an unusually personal form at the inaugural Hampshire Aviation Festival. Gravity Industries will bring its human jet suit to Thruxton Airfield on September 12 and 13, giving spectators the opportunity to get a closer look at the technology developed to make controlled body-jet powered flight possible. The look adds a distinctly futuristic element to an event built on the evolution of aviation over generations. Read more Mon, 07 Sep 2026 The Oshkosh program features former NYPD Chief Pilot Ken Soloski and recovery specialist Mike Feigel. A retired New York Police Department chief pilot who captured some of the first live footage of the 9/11 attacks and an emergency management specialist who helped with New York City’s recovery efforts will lead the EAA Museum of Aviation’s annual 9/11 Memorial presentation at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 in the museum’s Founder’s Wing, according to a community announcement. Ken Solosky, a retired 21-year veteran of the NYPD, served as a lieutenant, chief pilot and director of training during his law enforcement career. During the attacks, Soloski coordinated air operations across multiple agencies and flew helicopters while recording video and photographs that became the primary real-time news feed used by broadcasters around the world. Mike Fagel will join Soloski as a guest speaker. Fagel worked for the New York City Fire Department for more than 100 days after the attacks after being assigned there by the U.S. Department of Justice. Read more Mon, 07 Sep 2026 The Australian Fatigue Management System shows five controllers were at high risk at the time Several air traffic controllers on duty when two Qantas planes nearly collided at Sydney Airport in July were flagged as being at high risk of fatigue, according to internal reports and call recordings obtained by Reuters. The July 27 incident, in which a landing Qantas turboprop narrowly avoided a Qantas Boeing 737 that had been cleared to cross the runway, was the first of six near misses at Sydney Airport in about a month, prompting further scrutiny by air traffic control officials. Of the 10 controllers on duty at the time, five were rated “H” for high fatigue risk under Australia’s fatigue management system, according to an internal log reviewed by Reuters. One was rated “M” for medium risk and the other was rated “L” for low risk. The remaining three were not classified as at risk for fatigue. Read more Mon, 07 Sep 2026 Counter-drone operations show growing role of military technology along southern border In August, US forces shot down about 100 drones suspected of cartel involvement. The discovery provides an unusual insight into the scale of the anti-UAV fight along the southern border. It also highlights how quickly drone defense has become part of modern national security operations. Read more Mon, 07 Sep 2026 Aero-News Network Industry Briefing Series The FAA’s MOSAIC initiative represents one of the most significant changes in the regulation of modern sports and general aviation. Its implications will impact aircraft design, certification pathways, pilot access, training models and the economic future of many market segments. Yet despite its importance, the discussion about MOSAIC remains fragmented—often driven by speculation, incomplete information, or hype rather than by empirically based analysis. To fill this gap, Aero-News Network is launching a new full-fledged webcast and editorial initiative. The FAA’s MOSAIC initiative represents one of the most significant changes in the regulation of modern sports and general aviation. Its impact will be felt in aircraft design, certification pathways, pilot access, training models and the long-term sustainability of the industry. However, much of the current dialogue around MOSAIC remains fragmented, speculative, or driven more by marketing narratives than Read more Mon, 07 Sep 2026 High-performance telecommunications spacecraft in Mars orbit NASA has awarded Blue Origin a contract to develop the Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will provide reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for current and future missions to Mars. The firm-fixed-price contract has a maximum potential value of approximately US$700 million and calls for delivery of a high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiter to NASA no later than December 31, 2028. The architecture will consist of a high-performance telecommunications spacecraft orbiting Mars, providing science data, imagery, navigation information and mission-critical communications to spacecraft operating on and around the planet. Read more Mon, 07 Sep 2026 Also: Aeroflot spare parts diagram, CAF Warbirds Go Miniature, Rising prices for Starlink BizAv, South Korean air conditioners For homebuilders, one of the latest changes in FAA certification could mean more freedom when it comes time to take the first flights of a newly built aircraft. The updated guidance also changes how original airworthiness certificates are handled. The FAA has issued Revision “M” of Order 8130.2, the aircraft airworthiness certification manual. The update comes as the agency implements the second phase of the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification, or MOSAIC, rule, which went into effect for airworthiness certification on July 24, 2026. The next big milestone for Affordable Flying Expo 2026 is officially announced, with online ticket sales now open for the November 13-15 event at the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo campus in Lakeland, Florida. And now that MOSAIC is fundamentally changing the landscape Read more Mon, 07 Sep 2026 Congress is considering several aviation safety bills to address NTSB concerns Some airlines are not waiting for a U.S. legal mandate to consider equipping planes with ADS-B In to help prevent mid-air collisions, according to the CEO of Acron Technologies, which equips Airbus planes with the equipment. Acron, which has “equipped American Airlines’ Airbus narrowbody jets with ADS-B,” is in talks with most U.S. carriers and could receive another order by the end of the year, Acron CEO Alan Crawford told Reuters. “We’re having active conversations right now where the customer is indicating they want to place orders by the end of the year, but you never know. I don’t think the industry is waiting to see what ends up happening from a legislative standpoint,” Crawford said. 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