Aviation News

A recent report by Markets and Markets estimates the current UAS market value at $2.24 billion and projects that value to double in the next five years. To tap into this growing industry, Lufthansa Aerial Services, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Consulting, has teamed up with Chinese UAS-manufacturer DJI to develop commercial applications for drones suitable […]

A historic flight took place this week at the naval base in Kanoya in the Kagoshima Perfecture, Japan, where the legendary Mitsubishi A6M Zero took flight over Japanese land for the first time since World War II, according to The Japan Times. Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Skip Holm, who accumulated 1,072 hours of […]

Airbus Helicopters reached a major milestone in the development of its all composite H160, which previously went under the codename X4, this week as the second prototype of the twin-engine helicopter took its first flight on Tuesday. This prototype is the first to fly with the 1,100 shp Turbomeca (Safran) Arrano engines. This is the […]

The Copperstate Fly-In, which has become a popular fall destination for aviators in the southwestern states since its inception in 1973, has found a new location. The Fly-In is taking a slight leap from Casa Grande Municipal Airport (KCGZ), five miles north of Casa Grande, Arizona, to Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ), five miles northeast of […]

NetJets has taken delivery of a Cessna Citation Latitude, a demonstrator that will be used to help NetJets introduce the new airplane to potential customers. Starting in June, NetJets will take delivery of the first of as many as 150 of the bizjet model to be added to the fractional’s growing fleet. NetJets will use […]

MVP Aero, a would-be maker of an amphibious, folding-wing airplane designed to convert to a fishing boat or mobile camper, says flight testing of the ambitious design will take place in Maine at a former Navy base. The company will be a tenant at TechPlace, a business incubator at the former Navy base near the […]

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 […]