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With the coming age of very light jets (or whatever you want to call them) just around the corner, the question has been repeatedly raised but never really answered: How will pilots fare when transitioning from piston-powered airplanes to this new breed of little jets? It’s a much more complicated question than it at first […]

In the mercilessly cruel financial world of small airplane companies, and the new companies that plan to build airplanes, bankruptcy may offer the only chance of success. Nobody can, you see, sell enough airplanes quickly enough to recover the development costs of starting a company and designing and certifying an airplane. That means somebody needs […]

“Hey, Dick, whatever happened to your Mustang purchase?” I hear this all the time. And, after reporting in the January issue that I’d plunked down $10,000 at the NBAA Convention as a down payment on Cessna’s new jet, I got a burst of mail, not all of it supportive. So I thought I’d tell you […]

Fractionals is the informal name for companies that operate shared ownership business jets, a service that is rapidly growing. An owner purchases a fraction, typically one-sixteenth or more, of an airplane and is entitled to fly a set amount of hours in that airplane or any of its companions in the fractional fleet. The fractional […]

Manufacturer claims model is first light jet and largest business jet certified with Garmin Emergency Autoland.

Textron Aviation aims to certify its third-generation CJ3 and M2 light business jets in 2027.

Expanded knowledge and career paths open up when you combine maintenance expertise with time in the cockpit.

Fresh cosmetics and updated avionics make the trainer an excellent find.

Four outstanding products earn general aviation’s most trusted editorial recognition, with trophies presented at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on July 20.

Aircraft owners always seem more excited to talk about what is in the second hangar.