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Textron Aviation last week told audiences at the European Aviation Business Convention and Exhibition in Geneva that the prototype for Cessna’s Denali single-engine turboprop is nearing completion, as are the first two flight and ground test aircraft. The prototype and the first two production conforming aircraft will be used in the flight test program set […]

The FAA last week warned aircraft operators of potential problems if they had their McCauley constant speed propellers serviced by Sensenich Propeller Services, Inc., North Windham, Connecticut. The agency says the company was re-installing equipment without fully following the recommended methods, techniques, and practices prescribed in the current McCauley constant speed propellers maintenance manual. The […]

When the Bader Bus Company flight team was cleared for takeoff at the Duxford Airfield in England last weekend during the Air Festival, they orbited in the same airspace in which the famous Blades flight team performed their demonstration—right in front of their eyes. That’s when the reality hit home for Bader 1, flight leader […]

BlackBird, an online air charter broker that has visions of becoming an “Uber for the skies,” has placed an order with Bye Aerospace for more than 100 electric airplanes that it says will one day make flying more affordable than driving for trips up to about 300 miles. Bye Aerospace announced that BlackBird has agreed […]

The month of May has been big in the Lindbergh family ever since Charles Lindbergh successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927. This week, his grandson, Erik Lindbergh, and business partner/wife Lyn Lindbergh, celebrate the launch of their podcast, “Second Chances,” which aims to inspire those within the aviation industry and beyond. Many […]

Two fatal accidents, both involving Cessna Citation jets, occurred within two days of each other last week. In the first accident on May 22nd, a Citation 550 SII crashed shortly after takeoff from Indianapolis Regional Airport (MQJ) killing the two people aboard. The second accident on May 24th involved a Citation 560 Encore being flown […]

The U.S. aviation industry’s hard work to reduce the accident rate of air carriers shows. Over the past decade, Part 121 flight operations have experienced just a single death. That puts the industry safety record just a notch short of perfect when measured by the number of fatalities. But earlier this month, the industry came […]

The FAA today issued an airworthiness directive effective immediately that grounds all Cessna Citation CJ 525, 525A and 525B models operating with Tamarack active load alleviation system (ATLAS) winglets installed in accordance with STCSA03842NY. The agency said malfunctioning of the ATLAS could lead to loss of control of the entire aircraft. The European Aviation Safety […]

EASA, the European Union’s aviation safety agency, has certified Daher’s TBM 940 single-engine turboprop, allowing deliveries to begin in the coming days, the manufacturer announced at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The TBM 940’s certification comes two months after the airplane’s launch in March. So far, 25 orders have […]

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday released the preliminary report of its investigation into the May 13, 2019, mid-air collision approximately seven miles northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska between a float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver and a float-equipped de Havilland DHC-3 Turbine Otter. The DHC-2’s commercial pilot and four passengers were fatally injured and the […]