Aircraft

Following recent successful transcontinental missions, the newly FAA-certified Cessna Citation Latitude, with a range of 2,850 nautical miles, demonstrated its first trans-Pacific flight this week, between the Santa Barbara, California (KSBA) and Maui, Hawaii (PHOG). “With certification achieved, we see the Citation Latitude demonstrating its impressive capabilities and performance during common customer missions,” said Kriya […]

Since 1995, Women in Aviation International (WAI) has been handing out scholarships to women in an effort to encourage them to enter into or advance their careers in aviation fields. WAI’s founder Dr. Peggy Chabrian announced at the organization’s AirVenture breakfast this week that the scholarship program is about to reach a milestone, elevating the […]

Safe Flight Instrument Corp. received FAA approval for its SCc angle of attack system, launched at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh this week. The product, which is a follow-on to a similar AOA indicator introduced for the Experimental market last year, is available now for installation in Part 23 certified aircraft. The product includes a lift […]

Blackhawk Modifications is far and away Pratt & Whitney Canada’s best non-OEM customer, having taken delivery of 1,000 PT6A engines over a 16-year collaboration. Senior executives from Blackhawk and Pratt & Whitney Canada commemorated the milestone engine at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. P&WC executives including company president John Saabas congratulated Blackhawk president and CEO Jim Allmon […]

South African kit airplane maker The Airplane Factory (TAF) announced a program to help customers get into Sling 4 ownership without having to assemble the kit in its entirety. TAF has partnered with experimental aircraft builder Synergy Air, based in Eugene, Oregon, to assist customers with building the four-seat experimental airplane. The first airplane in […]

Quest Aircraft is wasting no time planning for the future after being acquired earlier this year by Japan’s Setouchi Holdings. The manufacturer is nearly doubling the size of its Kodiak production facility in Sandpoint, Idaho, where it has been building the rugged utility single-engine turboprops for nearly a decade. Construction of the new factory is […]

SocialFlight, which, just like it sounds, is a website/application for finding social opportunities in the flying world, has added a new spin to its services that lets pilots find cool new places to fly into. These new SocialFlight destinations, called Hotspots, include both famous and little known sites to flight plan to, along with member […]

Flight Design gave an update on its anticipated C4 certified airplane at EAA AirVenture this week. The proof of concept prototype of the four-seat high-wing model made its first flight this spring, but the first of three conforming prototypes has not yet been completed. Flight Design said its EASA certification target has been pushed to […]

Lancair continues to make improvements to its single-engine Evolution turboprop, modifying the engine inlet and adding a BRS parachute. The modifications will be included as standard equipment in the experimental airplane kit starting with Serial Number 70, the build of which will begin at the Lancair factory in the end of August, Lancair’s sales and […]

BRP announced at EAA AirVenture its intent to produce a more powerful version of its immensely popular Rotax 912/914 series of engines. The turbocharged four-cylinder Rotax 915 iS is designed to produce up to 135 horsepower continuously as high as 15,000 feet and continue to climb to a service ceiling of 23,000 feet. The 915 […]