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Fifteen years ago, Graham Mountford woke up one day and thought, “All I ever do is work.” Even when he wasn’t working he was still thinking about work, and so he realized that he needed a new hobby or interest to break up the monotony. As fate would have it, a friend had recently learned […]

A drone struck a plane on one of its wings while on approach to Québec City’s Jean Lesage International Airport on Thursday. The plane was operated by local charter airline Skyjet. “This is the first time a drone has hit a commercial aircraft in Canada. I am extremely relieved that the aircraft only sustained minor […]

Just two weeks after an Air France Airbus A380 enroute to Los Angeles from Paris made an emergency landing at Goose Bay Labrador, following the failure of an engine fan hub, the FAA issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive against the airplane’s Engine Alliance GP7200 series powerplants. The Air France A380’s number four engine on September […]

Glasair Aviation USA has handed over the assets of the Glasair II and III to Redding, California-based Advanced Aero Components. The company has purchased the parts inventory, tooling and other intellectual property related to the speedy side-by-side two-seat airplanes. The Sports Class at the National Championship Air Races has been won multiple times by a […]

A number of media outlets in Maine have, over the past few weeks, reported significant financial troubles for Kestrel Aircraft, one of two companies created under the One Aviation parent in 2015. One Aviation is headed by Alan Klapmeier, former co-founder of the successful Cirrus Aircraft company he left in 2009. One Aviation also builds […]

One of the staple features of cities of the future, if we can believe the artists and filmmakers who provide us with images of them, is the airborne taxi that whisks people from one strangely shaped building to another, heedless of the — presumably congested — streets below. These agile and convenient people­ pods, levitated, […]

After a successful maiden flight in September, the fourth test vehicle for Bombardier’s green Global 7000 business jet made its Vegas debut by arriving at NBAA-BACE this week. Outfitted with a full cabin, FTV4, or “The Architect” as the company calls it, took its place the event’s static display and showed off what the “largest […]

The FAA’s panel of experts and law enforcement officials could not agree on the specifics of tracking civilian drones, such as what models should be radio tracked, and whether or not size and weight should be determining factors. The panel is wrapping up as the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the first case of […]

For this week’s Throwback Thursday Flight Chops video, we’re revisiting AirVenture 2015, where the YouTube aviation star got to live every pilot’s dream of flying with the AeroShell Aerobatic team. Simply put, Chops said, being able to see all of Oshkosh from a T6 was “mindblowing” and “ridiculously awesome.” More jealous we could not be. […]

Even aboard business airplanes, there are people who simply don’t like the bumps that often accompany flying. Some passengers tell operators many of the pets flying along these days don’t like the bumps either. Bombardier believes a smooth ride is an important benefit to be had in the right aircraft. The company created a small […]