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The largest aircraft in the world, Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10, which first flew last week, made a hard landing on its second test flight. The helium-filled structure had flown for more than 1.5 hours before it made a very steep approach into Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire, U.K. In what appeared to be slow motion, […]

Piper’s M500 received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), clearing the way for the 500-shp Meridian to enter into service on the European register. “EASA certification is an important milestone allowing us to kick off a major sales campaign to bring the M500 to the European market,” said Simon Caldecott, president and CEO […]

While the use of tablet computers as portable electronic flight bags (EFB) has certainly cut down on the paper most pilots carry with them these days, one item that hasn’t changed in the move to electronic charting is the symbology displayed on those charts. No EFB in the world will help a pilot who doesn’t […]

Pilots familiar with OpenAirplane, the service that created a universal rental-pilot system, will see FlyOtto, a new Web-based charter booking service, as a no-brainer. But FlyOtto creators Rod Rakic and Adam Fast wanted to focus FlyOtto on people who don’t know the first thing about chartering an airplane. Rakic told Flying, “People using FlyOtto may […]

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One of the pioneers of the preservation of vintage airplanes, Edward T. Maloney, has died at the age of 88. Maloney has been credited with saving more than 200 WWII warbirds from destruction and founding the Planes of Fame Museum, which is home to more than 150 historic airplanes and replicas, many of which continue […]

A Gulfstream G280 owner recently had the chance to show off the midsize business jet’s range on a nonstop flight from Chicago Aurora Municipal Airport to Tours Val de Loire Airport in France. The flight was the jet’s longest to date. David MacNeil, founder and CEO of automobile accessories manufacturer WeatherTech and owner of the […]

(function(d, s, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) return; var js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = ‘//cdn4.wibbitz.com/static.js’; d.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0].appendChild(js); }(document, ‘script’, ‘wibbitz-static-embed’)); The world’s largest aircraft has finally left its hangar and begun flight testing. The 302-foot-long, 143-foot-wide and 85-foot-tall Airlander 10 made its maiden voyage out of Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire, England, on Wednesday, reaching […]

Continental Motors says it is consolidating its manufacturing operations into its two “advanced manufacturing centers” in Alabama and Germany, a change that signals the closure of the engine maker’s facility in San Antonio. FAA-approved parts for Lycoming engines and the line of Titan experimental and certified engines currently produced in San Antonio will be transferred […]

Boeing predicts a need for 617,000 commercial airline pilots by 2035 due to an increase in the airline fleets and an impending mass retirement of airline pilots. This amounts to 31,000 pilots each year. To address this need, Boeing is expanding its international pilot development program, which includes 15 campuses worldwide. The pilot development program […]