Search Results for: Cessna 172

A showdown between two high-wing utility haulers.

Lana’i Air plans to operate the twin turboprop in interisland service in Hawaii.

The $16.25-million Cessna Citation Ascend by Textron Aviation will be the fifth-generation Citation 560XL when it arrives in 2025.

For more than 75 years, the Businessliner lives on through a persistent confluence of capability and flair, with a tinge of nostalgia thrown in.

The flight school has a fleet of 43 Cessna 172, which is its exclusive single-engine airplane.

Three piston-powered Cessna models are now approved to use more environmentally friendly aviation gas, according to Textron Aviation.

Most pilots are introduced to tailwheel flying in small, two-place types such as the Piper Cub, Aeronca Champ and Cessna 140—airplanes that are perfectly suited to initial training and short pleasure flights. But as they build experience, more than a few pilots begin to recognize the limitations of these bantamweights and begin searching for an […]

The FAA published its final AD on inspections for a long series of single-engine Textron Aviation (Cessna) aircraft. The airworthiness directive goes into effect on November 12, 2020. The AD was prompted by cracks found in the lower area of the forward cabin doorpost bulkhead, and it requires repeated inspections of the lower area of […]

When you venture into the world of airplane ownership and evaluate different aircraft models for purchase, it quickly becomes clear that each offers various combinations of strengths and weaknesses. Some have outstanding payload at the expense of increased fuel burn. Some are capable of accessing very short runways at the expense of cruise speed. But […]

ATP flight school signed on the dotted line on Monday to add 100 new Cessna 172 Skyhawks to the company’s existing fleet of 375 training airplanes for use in ATP’s Airline Career Pilot Program. Some of the new aircraft will replace older 172s while others will be used to expand the training fleet. This fresh […]