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Honeywell has achieved FAA certification for its HTF7700L engine, the model of the highly successful engine family designed specifically for the Cessna Citation Longitude. The certification is a big step toward the certification of the Cessna Citation Longitude, which is powered by two HTF7700L engines. The Longitude is expected to achieve its certification by the […]

If you get the sense that a recovery in the beleaguered business aircraft market always seems to be at least “one more year” away, you’re right. Again this year, Honeywell’s annual business aviation forecast moves the goal post for a return to good times by a year to the right, meaning a notable uptick in […]

Organizers are encouraging NBAA Convention attendees to allow extra time for entry to the show site in the wake of the mass shooting on the Las Vegas strip last week that killed 58 and injured more than 500. Security is always tight for the three-day event, being held this year at the Las Vegas Convention […]

FlightSafety International says customers will soon be able to take advantage of a number of new business aviation training initiatives including simulators, eLearning programs and custom training packages. In an announcement yesterday at NBAA-BACE, the company said its third full flight Gulfstream G280 simulator is expected to come online in Savannah, Georgia, by March 2018. […]

Pilatus, the Swiss aircraft manufacturer of the successful PC-12 single engine turboprop, says development of its versatile PC-24 Super Versatile business jet has entered its final phase. The PC-24, sporting a large cargo door like the PC-12, is one of the few business jets capable of operating from short, unimproved runways such as grass and […]

According to the Santa Monica Airport Association (SMAA), a temporary restraining order from the California District Court has put the brakes on the City of Santa Monica’s plans to shorten the runway at the Santa Monica Airport. The city had planned to start reducing the available runway length from 4,973 to 3,500 feet today, with […]

There has been a lot of talk about the potential for general aviation in China, and it appears that Chinese entrepreneurs are hungry for American aviation companies. In the past decade, established American GA businesses such as Cirrus, Mooney, Glasair and Continental Motors have become subsidiaries of Chinese companies. However, very limited infrastructure, strict airspace […]

The University of North Dakota announced it will give away $1.5 million to students in its aviation program to help with tuition costs. The money — three equal $500,000 contributions — comes from the UND Aerospace Foundation, UND Promise Scholarship Program and James C. Ray Foundation. The endowment was named the James C. Ray Memorial […]

On May 17, 1946, a group of 13 men met at the Wings Club in New York’s Biltmore Hotel with the mission of determining business aviation’s future following World War II. They realized that the establishment of an “organization to promote and protect the interests of business aircraft operators” was a crucial priority, and so […]

Eight leading California aviation groups this week joined with others across the U.S. to oppose Rep. Bill Shuster’s controversial H.R. 2997, legislation many believe will hand control of the nation’s ATC system to a board of directors essentially controlled by the major U.S. airlines. A letter opposing the bill jointly addressed to the entire California […]