Aviation News

The FAA has signed off on two new Level D Cessna Caravan flight simulators produced by FlightSafety International. The two sims are being added to the company’s Wichita East Learning Center, located at the Beech Factory Airport (KBEC), and provide the highest level of simulation available for Caravan customers. The full motion devices offer FlightSafety’s […]

Two influential congressmen and staunch supporters of general aviation have come out publicly to allay fears that a move to a non-profit, privatized ATC system would harm general aviation. Their promise? User fees for GA are off the table. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Todd Rokita (R-In.), both active general aviation pilots, penned an editorial […]

Honda Aircraft Company and HondaJet Southwest, operated by Cutter Aviation in Phoenix, celebrated the entry into service of the HondaJet today at Cutter’s headquarters at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Honda Aircraft Company’s president and CEO Michimasa Fujino, Honda Motor Company’s president and CEO Takahiro Hachigo and Honda North America’s president Takuji Yamada were […]

While manned airplanes have been used to analyze hurricanes there are times when conditions are simply too severe for safe flight. These are perfect opportunities to launch an unmanned aircraft system. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is using a light UAS called Coyote for the job. Coyote is launched from a tube attached to […]

We still don’t know very much about Cessna’s new single-engine turboprop, except that it will be powered by the 1,300 shp GE93 engine that will be produced at a plant scheduled to be built in the Czech Republic. GE says it will create a turboprop development, test and engine production headquarters in the eastern European […]

In a first for a GA aircraft manufacturer, Cirrus has introduced an interactive flight operations manuals that for use on the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers to give pilots personalized mobile access to SR20, SR22 and SR22T flight procedures, standards and techniques. The new training resources, launched this week, are designed to complement the Cirrus […]

After several years of pursuing approval for its Active Technology Load Alleviation System (ATLAS) winglet technology, Tamarack Aerospace has achieved the sign off from the European Aviation Safety Agency. The Supplemental Type Certificate allows the winglets to be installed on Cessna Citation CE525-series twinjets. The winglets can now be installed at Textron Aviation’s service centers […]

The Solar Impulse team has released its plans for 2016, including the continuation of the round-the-world flight of the all-solar-powered Si2. With new batteries installed, flight testing will begin in Hawaii toward the end of February, but the team does not plan to take off across the Pacific Ocean until April 20 at the earliest. […]

Red Bull Air Race spectators will see several new faces and airplanes battling it out around the inflatable pylons for the 2016 races. For the first time, a female pilot will join the exclusive air race club with French aerobatic pilot Mélanie Astles. Astles, who will fly an Extra 330XT, is a five-time French national […]

The 12th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo kicks off today in Sebring, Florida, where pilots from northern climes are escaping the cold to the kick the tires of LSAs, experimental aircraft, ultralights and more. Around 50 sport airplanes are on display through the weekend at Sebring Regional Airport, where temperatures today are on the cool […]