Bethany Whitfield

Amateur video shot over the weekend captured the dramatic overrun of a Cessna CJ3 trying to land on Runway 35R at Sao Paulo-Congonhas Airport in Brazil. As shown in the footage, the Citation bounced upon reaching the end of the runway before coming to a crashing halt on the perimeter wall that encircles the airport. […]

Piper celebrated its 75th anniversary over the weekend with a fly-in that drew Piper airplanes from every era to the company’s headquarters in Vero Beach, Florida. Several hundred people came out to the event to pay tribute to the storied manufacturer, enjoy a factory tour, visit with aviation vendors and take in the sights and […]

Recently released surveillance video gives a closer glimpse into the final moments of a former SkyWest pilot who stole a Canadair CRJ200 in July before crashing the airplane on the tarmac and shooting himself. Forty-year-old Brian Hedglin — who was suspected in the killing of his girlfriend a week prior — reportedly scaled the gate […]

In a dramatic collision captured on video over the weekend, a Cessna 172 and an SUV crashed into one another at Northwest Regional Airport (52F) as the Skyhawk prepared to land at the private airfield in Roanoke, Texas. As seen in the footage – captured by the Skyhawk pilot’s onlooking wife – the 172’s undercarriage […]

Bombardier unveiled the first NetJets Global 6000 on Sunday at the NBAA Convention. The ultra-long-range jet will be handed over to the company in the coming weeks as part of what will go down as the second-largest aircraft purchase in the history of private aviation. Equipped with the Pro Line Fusion avionics suite from Rockwell […]

As traditional meals on commercial flights go by the wayside, one Atlanta aviation catering company is giving travelers one more reason to fly privately: Handcrafted meals created for the increasingly health-conscious flyer. In an attempt to enhance the bizjet experience, Tastefully Yours has added a full-time nutritionist, Heather Hibbin, to its staff who will be […]

A Brazilian appeals court upheld the guilty verdict against two American pilots on Monday for their involvement in the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 that killed 154 people in 2006, but denied prosecutors’ arguments that the men should serve time in prison. After receiving the guilty verdict last year, the two men were sentenced […]

The NTSB’s official accident report on last year’s G650 test flight crash – released Wednesday – blames the fatal accident on Gulfstream’s aggressive test flight schedule and failure to rectify pre-existing flaws in the ultra-long-range business jet’s takeoff speed. According to investigators, the accident that killed four seasoned Gulfstream employees – which occurred after the […]

Seven decades after flying the Convair-built OY-1 Sentinal (the Naval version of the Stinson L-5) over Iwo Jima, 91-year-old veteran Mert P. Hansen got another ride in his exact WWII aircraft thanks to a unique twist of fate, as well as one man’s commitment to restoring the warbird. While bringing the aircraft back to life, […]

Thousands tuned in online Tuesday morning as Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner prepared to attempt what would be a record-breaking freefall jump from a lofty altitude of 120,000 feet. Strong winds aloft, however, delayed the attempt, in which Baumgartner seeks to become the first person ever to break the sound barrier while in freefall. To complete […]