Aviation News

What better way to introduce a pair of disruptive new business airplanes than to create a press conference outside the normal Monday NBAA routine? The Brazilian aircraft builder yesterday brought people together at Orlando Executive airport to hear about the Praetor 500 and 600 super midsize business aircraft soon to be added to the company’s […]

Cessna Citation owners can now take advantage of Garmin International’s advanced avionics technology as the Olathe, Kansas-based company’s G700 Txi is now available for the light business jet series. Citation owners can get a single or dual 10.6-inch display installed through an STC made available by JETTECH, based in Broomfield, Colorado, and can be installed […]

FlightSafety International’s chairman, president and CEO Bruce Whitman, whose career with the flight training company spanned 57 years, died this week at the age of 85. During Whitman’s tenure, he made it his mission to reduce aviation accidents by creating programs that train pilots, not only for proficiency, but to increase their abilities to handle […]

Bombardier Business Aircraft’s flagship Global 7500 ultra-long range business jet was recently awarded a Transport Canada Type Certification, paving the way for entry-into-service later this year. The company said certification by the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency is expected to follow shortly. Transport Canada’s stamp of approval followed more than 2,700 flight test […]

Despite recently filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, One Aviation plans to continue day-to-day operations according to a news release issued yesterday. One Aviation Corporation, the parent organization of Eclipse Aerospace and Kestrel Aircraft, says the company entered into a consensual restructuring with support from 100% of its voting first lien lenders. Part of the […]

A historic three-ship formation flight featuring aircraft flown by Tuskegee Airmen, past and present, took place recently over Moton Field Municipal Airport (LID) just north of Tuskegee, Alabama, honoring the brave African-American pilots who fought layers of obstacles to fight for their country in World War II. Moton Field was one of the primary training […]

The Airbus A321LR was last week certified by both the FAA and EASA, a move that allows the aircraft to hit a 4,000 nm destination with reserves, as well as ETOPS approval for flights on one engine while more than 180 nm from a suitable airport. That maximum range is possible with 206 passengers aboard. […]

Eric Allison will deliver a talk on opening day of the NBAA convention in Orlando, October 16. He’ll address the developing industry for electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing aircraft on. Allison is Head of Aviation Programs at Uber and leads the Elevate initiative that’s reimagining aerial urban transportation. Allison previously spent eight years at […]

Michael Goulian had a perfect run in the Final 4 round at the first of two Red Bull Air Race venues on American soil, topping the podium at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. An emotional Goulian kissed the bricks on the Speedway, following a tradition started by car racers he’s admired since he […]

The weather is looking great for this year’s Wings & Wheels show at Essex County Airport, which for the second year in a row is being hosted at the northern New Jersey airport by the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum and sponsored by Flying magazine. The show October 6 and 7 will […]