Aircraft

Daher-Socata announced that the introduction of the TBM 900 single-engine turboprop translated into a 27 percent increase in sales from 2013 to 2014. Since the French airplane manufacturer’s launch of the new version of the speedy turboprop last March, it delivered 51 of the airplanes before the end of the year. 2014 ended up closing […]

Canada’s Bombardier said today it is halting its Learjet 85 development program amid weak business jet demand and will lay off about 1,000 employees at its sites in Querétaro, Mexico, and Wichita, Kansas. The Lear 85 is the first all-composite business jet from Bombardier, and was to become the new flagship of the Learjet division […]

The Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology has entered into an agreement with Aero Electric Aircraft Corp., reserving the first 20 production slots for the Sun Flyer solar-electric training aircraft. “This agreement signifies our commitment to innovation and to serving the next generation of pilots,” said Peter Harris, CEO of Spartan College based in Tulsa, […]

Crop dusters and firefighter pilots in Europe now have a new airplane option as Thrush Aircraft Company has received the sign off from the European Aviation Safety Agency for its Thrush 510G. With a price tag of around $900,000, the turboprop single received FAA certification in 2012 and has also been approved in Canada, Argentina […]

Some things you just can’t understand unless you were there. So, it’s fitting that a pair of crash survivors are most responsible for one of the most notable and controversial recent aviation safety innovations. They were there. The first, Boris Popov, had his day of motorboat-towed hang gliding over Lake Owasso, Minnesota, go topsy-turvy after […]

The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo kicks off tomorrow in Sebring, Florida, with a renewed emphasis on showcasing dozens of affordable light aircraft including LSAs, Experimentals and even refurbished airplanes. On display for the first time at the Expo will be AOPA’s “Reimagined 152,” a partnership with Aviat to build and sell fully refurbed Cessna 152s […]

CNN has become the first news organization in the United States approved to use UAVs for reporting after the FAA granted the cable news network a special flight exemption. CNN is partnering with the Georgia Tech Research Institute to test camera-equipped drones for newsgathering and reporting. The FAA will analyze data from the tests to […]

After our story last year on great values in used aircraft “Aftermarket Stars,” January 2014 our readers told us they wanted more. So here’s Part II. Only this time we’ll focus on airplanes that are in our opinion historically underrated. It’s no secret that over the past three decades the prices of new airplanes have […]

Terrafugia has petitioned the FAA for an exemption from the limitations of the light-sport aircraft regulations for its Transition flying car to allow for an increase in the gross weight and stall speed. A notice of petition for exemption has been published by the FAA, allowing for public comment on the issue until January 20. […]

Since we launched our second “Flying Is…” video contest late last year, we’ve received a slew of amazing aviation footage submitted by our readers. Here are five great videos that showcase the amazing kinds of flying performed by pilots like you around the world on any given day. Flying Is a Door to New Worlds […]