Aircraft

Bye Aerospace says it completed a $5 million strategic investment by a venture capital group earlier this year. That investment was followed by the completion of a $5 million venture raise. Bye Aerospace is the developer of the all-electric eFlyer family of FAA Part 23-certified aircraft. George E. Bye, CEO, of Bye Aerospace, said in a […]

Orlando-Sanford International Airport-based Vertical Aviation Technologies, Inc. recently purchased type certificate 1H2 from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, which represents the FAA design approval for the S-52 series helicopters Sikorsky originally developed and certified. Vertical plans to release its own version to the commercial marketplace as the new four-place S-52L Hummingbird. Brad Clark, president of Vertical Aviation, […]

Bombardier is celebrating on July 9 the 350th delivery of its best-selling Challenger 350 business jet. In a news release, the company said, “The Challenger 350 aircraft is a force in the business jet industry, strengthening its position year after year with enhancements and upgrades to its winning combination of performance and cabin experience.” The […]

Flying in the marvelous high country of the United States and around the world has drawn pilots into it for decades for its adventure and requirement for developing skill. With those masters of the craft posting their stories on social media, more and more pilots have expressed the desire to join them. American Legend Aircraft […]

Redmond, Oregon-based Stratos Aircraft completed the first flight of its latest prototype, taking another step toward bringing the sleek 716X, a single-engine jet, to market. Powered by a Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5, the 716X will be offered as an experimental; however, Stratos designed the airplane with certification in mind. While the process has not yet […]

The editors at Flying announced today that Epic Aircraft’s E1000 has won the 2020 Flying Innovation Award. The new turboprop combines power with passion to earn our highest honor, amongst a strong field of 2020 Editors’ Choice Award winners. “We’re really pleased to be in a position to award the 2020 Innovation Award to Epic […]

Daher has introduced a new program for its 2020 Kodiak 100 models, including financing and two years’ free scheduled maintenance. The Kodiak Care Maintenance program is part of an overall alignment of the company’s customer support efforts for both the Kodiak and the TBM series of turboprops. “The Kodiak Care Maintenance coverage offers some of […]

Bombardier Aviation and the International EPD System, an environmental declaration program based in Sweden, recently published the environmental product declaration (EPD) for Bombardier’s Global 7500 jet. The EPD, the first for a business airplane, provides detailed information about the Global’s life cycle as it relates to CO2 emissions, noise, water consumption and other key environmental […]

Hawker Beechcraft has received an order for up to 12 Hawker 800XPRs from San Francisco-based charter operator XOJET. The agreement includes a firm order for seven aircraft, slated to be delivered next year, with the option for five additional airplanes.The deal constitutes a potential $50 million sale for Hawker and is the result of steady […]

On Thursday, June 25, Diamond Aircraft Industries announced the latest update to its single-engine piston airplane line, the DA50 RG—the five-seat version of the DA50 in a retract formulation. Like others in its family, the airplane will be powered by a diesel powerplant, the Continental CD-300 turbocharged, fadec engine, with a max power output of […]