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With the demise of the space shuttle program nearly 20 years ago, Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft, being developed with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, was designed to fill the gap and to return human spaceflight launches to the International Space Station from American soil. The reusable Starliner will carry as many as seven […]

While many pilots know General Electric as a company with significant history—it was founded in 1892—they may not realize that GE’s Aviation division just celebrated 100 years in 2017. Its first product, in July 1919, was a supercharger for the then-popular Liberty engine. The division evolved to the point that by 1937, while it installed […]

An airborne human-factors experiment conducted by researchers from Oklahoma State University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University concluded in a recent published study that certificated pilots failed to see a common type of quadcopter during approach to a runway, and in most cases, could never detect motionless drones. In the testing, skilled pilots usually could see small […]

Sean D. Tucker flew his last performance in his bright orange Oracle Challenger III—a custom built 400-horsepower aerobatic biplane—last week. The airplane is now officially becoming a piece of aviation history. The Oracle Challenger III will be hung in the “We All Fly” exhibit, currently under construction at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum […]

CAL Fire, California’s emergency response air program, is currently battling the explosive Kincade Fire in Sonoma County, which has burned 76,138 acres and was only 15% contained at press time. While that fire has destroyed 189 structures and damaged 39 other buildings, figures could have been much higher if not for the work of CAL […]

Aviators understand that aircraft accidents seldom occur because of a single misstep in the human or technological chain. They usually occur when a flight crew is overwhelmed by multiple human or technological failures within a short time span. The Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi of Indonesia, also known as the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC), issued […]

Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) became the first space tourism company to be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, October 28, following the completion of a merger with holding company Social Capital Hedosophia (SCH). The total SCH investment of $800 million adds to the $1 billion already invested in Virgin Galactic since it was […]

At the Women in Aviation Conference in 1993, a group of corporate pilots, dispatchers, technicians and other business aviation professionals gathered to swap stories and advice on professional development in their segment of the aviation industry. For more than 25 years, Women in Corporate Aviation has fulfilled that role—and delivered not only mentorship, but scholarships […]

Jetnet iQ revealed its market outlook at NBAA-BACE this week in Las Vegas. The results include the company’s third-quarter survey of business jet owner/operators. Overall, the report delivered mixed news. “We call them as we see them,” said Jetnet iQ’s Paul Cardarelli, vice president of sales. “And we see some challenges now.” The good news? […]

Aircraft Performance Group (APG) announced the inclusion of graphical engine-out features to its iPreflight Genesis app, as well as executive appointments and new sales agreements at NBAA-BACE 2019. The app, launched in 2018, is tailor-made for business aviation, and focused on single-pilot operators and small flight departments. The iPreflight Genesis app now includes engine-out performance […]