Stephen Pope

Epic Aircraft in Bend, Oregon, has flown the second and final production conforming prototype E1000, putting the company on short final for FAA certification of the all-composite single-engine turboprop, which is now anticipated to enter the market by this year’s third quarter. Epic Aircraft CEO Doug King said performance of the Pratt & Whitney Canada […]

Schweizer RSG, a newly formed company affiliated with Rotorcraft Services Group in Fort Worth, Texas, plans to restart production of the Schweizer 300 by the end of the year after purchasing the product line from Sikorsky. Sikorsky’s exit from the light helicopter market brings some clarity after years of ambiguity surrounding the S-300’s fate following […]

Pilots who want the most out of their Garmin avionics can attend a number of new, expanded pilot training classes this year. The instructor-led classes are available for the GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigators, the G500/G600 glass flight display systems, and all Garmin integrated flight decks, including the new G1000 NXi platform. Garmin says supplemental eLearning […]

FlightSafety International and Gulfstream announced that the first full-flight simulator for the Gulfstream G500 has received level-C qualification from the FAA, allowing G500 flight crews to start training in Savannah, Georgia, once the new business twin jet enters the market. “We are pleased to announce the FAA qualification of the first simulator for the new […]

Diamond Aircraft has named Scott McFadzean the new chief executive officer of its Canadian operations as Peter Maurer, the former CEO, retires and moves into a global strategy role with company. McFadzean had been Chief Operations Officer at Diamond before the company was sold last month to Wanfeng Auto Holding Group of China after two […]

It was a star-studded affair as John Travolta, Harrison Ford and other Hollywood stars toasted aviation’s best and brightest in Beverly Hills, California, over the weekend at the 15th annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards. This year’s inductees included AOPA president Mark Baker, record-setting helicopter pilot and businessman H. Ross Perot Jr., freefall parachute daredevil […]

BendixKing has received FAA certification for the AeroVue integrated flight deck in the Beechcraft King Air B200, the first STC for the retrofit cockpit and one of a number of planned certification programs in general aviation airplanes. The new flight deck is available now, BendixKing notes, adding “business jet technology and functionality” to the GA […]

Even as sales of new airplanes stumble under the weight of a glut of pre-owned models, good news abounds. Cirrus Aircraft, for one, continues to defy market trends by selling out production of its piston models year in and year out while focusing much of its attention this year on deliveries of its newest product, the […]

It was one of those “Is that even real?” moments on Monday when photos surfaced showing a Boeing 737 dangling from a cliff above the Black Sea in Ankara, Turkey. Yes, the photos of the Pegasus Airlines passenger jet are real, and they show just how close the 737-800 came to ending up in the […]

Gogo Business Aviation introduced Gogo Avance L3, a new inflight connectivity system tailored to the need of passengers and flight departments flying smaller business aircraft and offering “the most affordable pricing options” in business aviation. Gogo says its technology platform lets users customize their inflight experience based on their needs, and can be installed on […]