Aviation News

Aireon, the joint partnership of a number major air navigation service providers and Iridium Communications, said recent validation tests of the company’s new satellite system have been very successful. Aireon conducted the test jointly with the FAA and NavCanada from the agency’s William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The coordinated effort […]

Salinas, California-based Bob Hoover Academy has received a nice boost to its goal to inspire at-risk youth to reach higher in their educational potential. Austin, Texas-based Redbird Flight Simulations donated a full motion Redbird FMX simulator, worth nearly $65,000, to the program. “Our partnership with Redbird is multiplying the scope and impact of the academy,” […]

An aviator known as Rachelle is breaking new ground on fundraising techniques to raise money for a scholarship that aims to bring more women to the field of aviation. On January 21, the funds from Jeanne King’s class at Pilates of Pasadena, in Pasadena, California, will go toward Rachelle’s I Hart Flying campaign. The class […]

BendixKing has received FAA certification for the AeroVue integrated flight deck in the Beechcraft King Air B200, the first STC for the retrofit cockpit and one of a number of planned certification programs in general aviation airplanes. The new flight deck is available now, BendixKing notes, adding “business jet technology and functionality” to the GA […]

For his first video of 2018, Flight Chops (AKA Steve Thorne) is conducting a sort of victory lap for what he says is probably his best accomplishment of 2017. The feat? “Actually starting and finishing something.” We all know how good that can feel. More specifically, he earned his multi engine rating, and now his […]

The point of last fall’s Info17015 circular was to remind pilots that some instrument approach procedures demand specialized training before they’re authorized to use them. A few of the airports that fall into this category are Aspen and Rifle Colorado and Lebanon Region New Hampshire. Despite the friendly reminder, the NBAA says, “a number of […]

Christa Lucas, the NBAA’s VP of Government Affairs, yesterday shared timely bits of information about happenings on Capitol Hill in the new legislative session with members of the Chicago Area Business Aviation Association at a meeting near Chicago Executive Airport. While Lucas gave credit to the White House and Congress on provisions in the new […]

More than 7,000 attendees of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas stopped by Bell Helicopter’s exhibit to get a sneak peek at “the future of urban air transportation.” Among the guests lined up for the Air Taxi virtual reality ride were Silicon Valley guru Guy Kawasaki and Avengers actor Anthony Mackie, though they […]

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity last week completed its seventh flight over the Mojave Desert, the first since last summer. The flight was designed to validate work completed during recent months of downtime, including transonic flight performance, stability and control to ensure the vehicle is ready for the higher loads and forces of powered test flight. […]

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s final report of the March 2016 crash of a U.S-registered MU2 at Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (CYGR), Quebec, points to a pilot who let the aircraft get way ahead of him. Plagued by a high workload and unable to manage the aircraft’s energy state, the approach became unstable and the pilot […]