Pia Bergqvist

There has been a lot of talk about the potential for general aviation in China, and it appears that Chinese entrepreneurs are hungry for American aviation companies. In the past decade, established American GA businesses such as Cirrus, Mooney, Glasair and Continental Motors have become subsidiaries of Chinese companies. However, very limited infrastructure, strict airspace […]

The University of North Dakota announced it will give away $1.5 million to students in its aviation program to help with tuition costs. The money — three equal $500,000 contributions — comes from the UND Aerospace Foundation, UND Promise Scholarship Program and James C. Ray Foundation. The endowment was named the James C. Ray Memorial […]

Last week, aerobatic flight champ Rob Holland tied the record for the number of U.S. National Aerobatic Championships won. Holland won for the seventh consecutive year, the same number as the legendary Leo Loudenslager. The Championships were held at the Whitman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where Leo Loudenslager won the World Championship in 1980. […]

As Tecnam is closing in on certification of it’s 11-seat multipurpose P2012 Traveller high-wing airplane, the company scored a big win last week as Cape Air committed to an order for 100 Travellers. The east coast commuter airline plans to put the first 20 P2012s in operation beginning in early 2019. “What we asked of […]

As Women in Aviation International’s Girls in Aviation Day was celebrated this weekend at various locations around the country to inspire young women to enter aviation careers, an extraordinary round-the-world flight with the same mission is coming to an end. Shaesta Waiz, who claims to be the first civilian pilot from Afghanistan, is scheduled to […]

Paul Allen’s enormous aircraft project has taken a big step toward success. With six Pratt & Whitney engines of the same kind used on a Boeing 747 strapped to its massive fuselage, the engine tests for Vulcan Aerospace’s Stratolaunch is a critical step in the development process. This week, the engines were run for the […]

In one of the most exciting finales in years, legendary P-51 race airplane Strega, piloted by James Consalvi, beat Voodoo to claim the coveted National Championship Air Race trophy in the Unlimited class Gold heat. Voodoo, flown by Steven Hinton, beat Consalvi (then in Czech Mate) last year by 10 seconds, was a step ahead […]

Pilots at the National Championship Air Races at the Reno-Stead Airport are getting deeper into the game of pylon racing as the weekend approaches. The excitement is building as the racers attempt to get faster and faster laps times to move up to the next group or get into a better position to reach the […]

Gogo has become well known to business travelers for its in-flight Internet service available on a long list of airlines. But Gogo is also taking a bite into the business jet market with its connectivity service products. The company recently achieved Supplemental Type Certification and Parts Manufacturer Approval for its AVANCE L5, formerly known as […]

Steven Hinton, the exceptional pilot who has won the Unlimited Class in the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada, multiple times, added his name to the record books this weekend as he broke the speed record for an internal combustion engine-powered airplane, Class C-1e, on a 3 km closed course. Hinton was flying a […]