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Cirrus Aircraft named Zean Nielsen, a former senior executive with Tesla Motors, James Hardie and Bang & Olufsen, as its new CEO. Nielsen succeeds Cirrus cofounder Dale Klapmeier, who has stepped back to take a more strategic role with manufacturer, which is the number one producer of high-performance piston airplanes for the general aviation market. […]

The Russian Ministry of Transport’s initial findings into the May 5 Sukhoi Superjet accident at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport said the crew received a windshear alert in the final minutes of the flight. Moments later, Aeroflot Flight 1492 landed hard on Runway 24 Left and bounced several times before bursting into flames. Forty-one people on board […]

Kent Holsinger learned to fly to fulfill a dream—and he intends to use that skill to illustrate the marvelous landscapes of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California—and the resources they hold—through an attempt at the speed record between the highest airport in the continental United States (Leadville, Colorado) and the lowest (Furnace Creek Airport at […]

The editors of Flying Magazine are excited to announce the launch of FlyingTV.com, an on-demand video service offering 24/7 access to a vast library of more than 700 high-definition aviation titles including original series, live events, historic footage and more, all accessible from viewers’ smartphones, computers, tablets and TVs. This exclusive programming was developed in […]

The event took years to plan, months to prepare, weeks to position and practice—and one day to execute. On the early evening of June 5, 2019, as clouds brooded over the Normandy countryside, a formation of Douglas C-47s and other DC-3 variants delivered on the mission to re-create a critical paratrooper drop commemorating the 75th […]

Inflight internet provider Gogo announced plans to bring 5G data service to the North American market starting in 2021. The new 5G air-to-ground (ATG) service is designed to power faster inflight Wi-Fi for business jets and turboprops as well as airline customers in the United States and Canada even on smaller regional jets. Gogo says […]

New York City-based Wheels Up, a private member-based aircraft operator, today said it was adding Travel Management Company (TMC) to its portfolio. The acquisition is responding to the increasing demand from Wheels Up members for high-quality light jets that meet Wheels Up’s stringent safety and operational standards. TMC is the largest wholesale-focused light jet operator […]

A series of recent events involving the mixing of an incorrect additive into jet fuel dispensed at a Florida airport has triggered safety warnings to both turbine operators and fuel handlers. Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) is a colorless fluid derived from urea and is injected into the exhaust on diesel-burning vehicles, but is not approved […]

For a heart-pounding, on-the-edge-of-your seat adrenalin rush, the Red Bull Air Race Championship series was hard to beat. Outside the aviation community, however, the races failed to attract the same level of interest as other Red Bull events. For this reason, Red Bull announced on Wednesday that its Air Race World Championship that began in […]

Women in Aviation International (WAI) furthered its mission to #HonortheWASP with a commemorative drive to recognize the Women Airforce Service Pilots on Memorial Day 2019, visiting grave sites and meeting with families. WAI has a long history of supporting and honoring the WASP. WAI, the organization founded to promote and expand the interests of women […]