Aircraft

They say you never forget your first love, and for those of us who fly, there’s usually that one special airplane that first grabbed hold of us and seared itself into our memory like no other. With the countless different types of airplanes that have emerged since the dawn of flight, those first favorites can […]

Cessna on Tuesday announced to a small group of aviation journalists that its Citation Latitude midsize jet is on track for certification and first deliveries early next year. Announced just two years ago, the Latitude is a clean-sheet airplane designed to compete in a new supercharged midsized market characterized by airplanes with bigger cabins and […]

Major airworthiness directives related to aircraft systems aren’t all that uncommon, but a new AD issued by the FAA yesterday that calls for the replacement of the primary flight displays in certain Boeing 737 and 777 airliners raises eyebrows not just for what must be replaced but also the reason why. The FAA on October […]

The Enstone Flying Club, a flight school and flying club in Enstone, U.K., is making progress on an ambitious project to create a squadron of 12 90-percent replicas of the Supermarine Spitfire, one of the most famous Allied warbirds of World War II. Named the “City of Oxford,” the squadron is expected to include not […]

The Dream Chaser, a reusable crewed space shuttle currently under development by Sierra Nevada Corporation, may one day carry people into space with the help of Stratolaunch’s massive carrier plane, the brainchild of aviation legend Burt Rutan and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The news comes on the heels of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s announcement that it […]

Pilots and industry leaders are anticipating the Flying Aviation Expo, a one-of-a-kind fly-in that kicks off Oct. 31 in beautiful Palm Springs, California. The premiere event will bring together aviation enthusiasts from around the world for a weekend filled with airplanes galore, the latest in aviation tech, nonstop educational events and much more. The expo […]

After restarting production in Kerrville, Texas, following a hiatus, Mooney has seen strong interest in the turbo-normalized Acclaim Type S — the fastest single-engine piston airplane on the market — along with its normally-aspirated sibling, the Ovation 3. Mooney announced this week that since the first Acclaim was delivered at AirVenture this summer, where 10 […]

How did a highly advanced avionics system built for multimillion-dollar business jets wind up in the cockpit of a stock Beech Bonanza? Sorry, the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion flight deck isn’t a new option coming soon from Beechcraft. Instead, the Bonanza featured in the video below is serving as a flying test bed for […]

If you saw the red, black and white Sportsman at the Glasair booth at AirVenture this summer, it may not have looked a lot different from the airplanes the company has displayed in the past. But the bright green lettering on the side of the nose and the modified bottom cowl tell a ­different story. […]

After a continued battle between UAV operators and the FAA, the agency has reached a decision to allow for more extensive commercial use of drones for the purpose of film production. The agency said today it has granted regulatory exemptions to six video production companies, the first step in allowing the film and television industry […]