Aviation News

Mark Van Tine, the long-time CEO of Jeppesen, is retiring on June 30 after more than 35 years with the Colorado company. In that time, he oversaw a transition from mountains of paper charts to the digital aviation avalanche that has largely supplanted it. Kevin Crowley, who has served as vice president of technology development […]

Opposition to FAA reauthorization legislation introduced in the House yesterday was swift, but not quite as loud as you might think based on the high level of emotion surrounding proposals out of Washington to privatize ATC. The National Business Aviation Association was clear in its longstanding disapproval of the plan to create a non-profit corporate […]

During a go-around in a piston single, especially a high-powered airplane with lots of engine torque and p-factor to overcome, making sure you add right rudder as you go to full power is critical. A great training exercise is to imagine that your right hand and right foot are mechanically connected as you begin the […]

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has delivered a Legacy 500 to famed martial arts actor Jackie Chan. It is the first of the midsize fly-by-wire bizjet model to be delivered in China. Chan became the Embraer’s brand ambassador in China in 2012 when he took delivery of an Embraer Legacy 650. “In the past few years, […]

Unmanned aircraft systems are becoming more and more common, and could pose a threat to public safety particularly in the hands of inexperienced and uneducated operators. For example, as you may have read in several of Flying’s news stories, UAS have gotten in the way of airliners near major airports. There have been other cases […]

Mollis, Switzerland-based Marenco Swisshelicopter AG is grinding away at the development of its all-composite SKYe SH09 helicopter. While the company had hoped to be in production by now, the entry into the market will likely take several more years to achieve. Marenco is, however, making progress on its beautiful helicopter design. After the first flight […]

PS Engineering has added InelliAudio spatial audio technology to the new PMA8000BTi audio panel, a version of the PMA800BT that adds the extra capability without upping the price. Shipments of the new units started yesterday. IntelliAudio is patented technology that PS Engineering licenses from the United States Air Force Laboratory. When activated, it places COM […]

Dornier Seawings has tapped the production resources available at Diamond Aircraft’s London, Ontario factory to produce the composite airframes for the new Seastar amphibious twin. The instantly recognizable Seastar features a pair of centerline-thrust Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprops mounted high above its 14-seat fuselage. Germany-based Dornier Seawings chose Diamond in Canada due to […]

Cessna Aviation Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., today announced the four universities selected for its 2016 Top Hawk program — Kent State University, LeTourneau University, Purdue University and Westminster College. In February, Textron Aviation will deliver each of its Top Hawk partners a new, custom-branded Cessna Skyhawk 172 to support each schools’ flight […]

Thales has achieved approval from the European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) for its Level D Reality H Full Flight helicopter simulator and has opened the doors to a helicopter training center in Norway. The Reality H simulator in Stavanger is based on the Airbus Helicopters H225, formerly the Eurocopter EC225, which is commonly used in […]