Aviation News

With loss of control still the No. 1 cause of fatalities in commercial and general aviation, Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) in Mesa, Arizona, said last week that a college student, Chin-An Lin, had completed the company’s Upset Prevention and Recovery course. Chin-An, an international Aeronautical Science student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, received the training under […]

ForeFlight has released its latest version — ForeFlight 8 — which includes a few major modifications. The moving map feature has been recreated from the standard Sectional chart imagery to new global data-driven maps. The maps feature rapid-fire Continuous Zoom capabilities, providing a seamless transition as you zoom, and dynamic decluttering, which removes map features […]

Cessna Aircraft Company this week announced it will be the exclusive provider of new, non-complex single-engine trainers for Pan Am International Flight Academy. The companies signed a multiyear deal that includes sales of Cessna trainers, including the Skyhawk 172, as well as service support, parts discounts and training. Miami-based Pan Am International Flight Academy trains […]

Gulfstream Aerospace this week announced its new Performance iPad app for the G650 series, a tool the company said represents the first phase of an intuitive mobile product. The Performance iPad app calculates precise takeoff and landing performance data, replacing paper charts and manual calculations. The results are quickly displayed in simple, easy-to-understand graphics on […]

An explosion at SpaceX’s launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Thursday morning sparked a social media storm when the blast sent clouds of smoke billowing into the sky and shook buildings several miles away. The Falcon 9 rocket, set for liftoff this Saturday, and its payload were destroyed in the incident. SpaceX pad on fire!! […]

Before aviator and businessman-explorer Steve Fossett died in 2007, the Perlan I stratospheric glider’s record flight above 50,000 convinced him and his partners, NASA test pilot Einar Enevoldson and meteorologist Elizabeth Austin, that higher altitudes were certainly possible. In the next month or so, the pressurized Perlan 2 plans to make the team’s dream of […]

Look out, FedEx and UPS. Prime Air is here. Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.com is getting into the package delivery business in a big way with the public unveiling of its first Boeing 767 in a fleet of Prime Air branded cargo airplanes in Seattle for a service that is expected to grow to 40 aircraft. The […]

Textron Aviation announced it will move production of the Cessna Caravan to its Independence, Kansas, facility to make room for production of its newest business aircraft offerings at its headquarters factory in Wichita. The manufacturer didn’t specify when the move would happen, but it did say the shift isn’t expected to affect employees’ jobs. The […]

Garmin is breaking ground on a $200 million facility expansion at campus in Olathe, Kansas, creating room for up to 2,600 new employees. “Our vision is to be an enduring company that is a leader in all markets that it serves. To accomplish this, we need a world-class facility that can attract and retain the […]

Polish car-part manufacturer Metal Master has for years been working on a very light jet named Flaris LAR 1, which was on the road to its first flight in early 2015. The company has now mounted a new engine, the Williams FJ33-5A, to the tail section of the tiny fuselage. The engine received FAA certification […]