Pia Bergqvist

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association and Build A Plane‘s annual Aviation Design Challenge for high school students has come to a close, culminating in the selection of Olney High School from Olney, Texas as the winner. Four students from the school, along with one teacher and one chaperone, will soon travel to Arlington, Washington, to […]

Aerion’s supersonic jet project is beginning to pick up speed as the company is completing its evaluation of engine makers for its 12-passenger AS2 jet. After assessing more than a dozen military and civilian engine makers for the past two years, Aerion has teamed with GE to define and evaluate the final configuration for the […]

In an effort to reduce the chances of a drone causing injuries or getting into the flight path of manned airplanes, something that has happened even at major international airports, Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) is sending out flyers to local residents and providing information on its website regarding appropriate drone operations. With the recent legal […]

Continuing to expand its market presence in the business jet world, Garmin announced a head-up display system to supplement its integrated flight decks. The Garmin Head-up Display (GHD 2100) delivers a 30-degree wide-angle view of pertinent flight information right in front of the pilot’s head, minimizing the time spent looking down and easing the transition […]

The NTSB has released its preliminary report regarding last week’s tragic Icon A5 crash that killed Icon Aircraft’s engineer fellow and chief test pilot Jon Karkow, who had been with the team for a decade, and the recently hired director of engineering Cagri Sever to whom Karkow was providing a familiarization flight in the A5. […]

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association released its quarterly aircraft shipment report showing a mix of ups and downs for the market. While total billings dropped by 12 percent, from $4.63 billion in the first quarter of 2016 to $4.09 billion this year, the report was far from bleak. The total number of airplanes delivered in […]

Most airports around the country have at least one airplane that sits unused, its tires flat, paint fading and engine deteriorating. There are also many kit airplanes taking up space in hangars and garages. If you are the owner of one of these derelict airplanes, you can turn that asset into a double positive. By […]

The British company Hybrid Air Vehicles has resumed flight testing on what has been called the largest aircraft in the world – the Airlander 10. Though this was the first flight since last summer and only the third test flight of the massive helium-filled structure, it flew for about three hours and the crew accomplished […]

The Icon team out of Vacaville, California, suffered a tragic loss yesterday as two employees died in a crash on the shores of Lake Berryessa, where the company conducts water operations for its amphibious LSA, the A5. Lead engineer and chief test pilot Jon Karkow, and Cagri Sever, who recently joined the Icon team, were […]

An Icon A5 crashed on the shoreline of Lake Berryessa in northern California around 9 a.m. on Monday morning under “unknown circumstances,” FAA public affairs manager Ian Gregor confirmed to Flying. While Gregor said he did not know the fate of the occupants of the single-engine amphibian, local news outlets reported that two people died […]