Aircraft

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association released its quarterly shipment report last week — a report that compares general aviation aircraft delivery numbers year over year. This latest report compares the first half of 2015 to the same time period in 2014, and the results will not make the aviation industry jump for joy. The total […]

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As a child, Jessica Cox wasn’t allowed to climb the slide at the playground. Born without arms, she was limited — not by her own abilities, but by protective grown-ups who told her, “Oh, you can’t do that.” “I wanted to be up high,” Cox said, but because she had no way of holding onto […]

Amazon is proposing a “drone zone” in the airspace below 400 feet to facilitate high-speed delivery of packages to customers who just can’t wait to get their hands on the latest gadgets from the online retailing giant. The proposal calls for crafting new operating rules in Class G airspace below 500 feet to keep unmanned […]

With Oshkosh behind us momentum is growing for the next major show on the aviation calendar, Flying Aviation Expo in Palm Springs, California, October 15-17. The expo at the Palm Springs Convention Center is slated to feature more than 300 brands, 75 aircraft and 50 educational seminars and tech talks. A major draw again this […]

If you made the trip to Oshkosh this year for EAA AirVenture, nobody has to tell you how good it was. You and around 550,000 of your closest aviation-crazy friends lived airplanes day and night as the crowds at Wittman Regional Airport were inundated with the sights and sounds that only the big Wisconsin airshow […]

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 […]