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A pilot’s quick actions saved a dog from freezing in the cargo area aboard an Air Canada flight after the heating system malfunctioned. “As soon as the crew became aware of the temperature issue, the captain grew rightfully concerned for the dog’s comfort and well-being,” Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick told CNN. The aircraft, traveling […]

Beacon — the Netflix of the private air industry — today premiers its all-you-can-fly service between New York and Boston, the first unlimited flight subscription service in the Northeast. “The route between Boston and New York is among the most traveled in the U.S.,” says Wade Eyerly, CEO and co-founder of Beacon, “yet there’s no […]

A Piper Aerostar used in the Tom Cruise film “Mena” crashed near Medellin, Colombia, on Friday, killing two and leaving one in critical condition. The U.S. embassy confirmed the crash Sunday, but did not release the names of the occupants. However, local reports say the victims of the deadly crash were veteran Hollywood pilot Alan […]

The Citation Jet Pilots association is offering a free six-month trial membership to operators of turbine-powered Textron Aviation aircraft, including Citations, Hawkers, King Airs, Caravans and Cessna turboprop twins. The membership includes CJP’s FuelAdvantage program, which offers lower pricing for jet A fuel at more than 100 airports around the world. “FuelAdvantage FBOs strive to […]

Changes in the software for Gulfstream’s G280 is highlighting how advanced technology has become in the bizjet world. Gulfstream and Rockwell Collins have updated the PlaneView280 software installed in the G280, a change that has resulted in performance improvements for the luxury 10-passenger jet. The change has reduced the approach speed by as much as […]

Seattle-based Raisbeck Engineering is working with Hartzell Propeller on a new project for the King Air 350, bringing a swept blade propeller design to the largest model of Beechcraft’s twin turboprop. Two versions are in development: a five-blade composite and a four-blade aluminum propeller. Raisbeck said the four-blade aluminum prop is close to achieving FAA […]

Reacting to complaints from pilots and general aviation groups, the FAA has rescinded a notam published at the start of this month which had cautioned that, due to “military activity” in the Southeast U.S., ADS-B and TCAS could be unreliable throughout the region for the month of September. In its place the FAA has published […]

A new Department of Transportation Inspector General report that studied the differences between ATC in the United States and countries like Canada and the UK, which have not-for-profit privatized ATC corporations, found that there are, well, differences. The political spin that’s being applied to the rather innocuous report, meanwhile, is making us dizzy. The report’s […]

“Swarm Man” takes to the sky — er, several feet off the ground — in a DIY super drone that sounds like an army of bees. The homebuilt flying machine is equipped with 54 counter-rotating propellers fastened in a hexagonal pattern, with a chair in the center. It’s also rigged with a polycarbonate dome, which […]

On August 6, two pilots and five passengers aboard a Wheels Up Citation Excel XLS were in for a scare when the door swung open as the plane climbed to 2,000 feet. “The door is hanging and uh… passengers… I think they’re okay but they’re gonna be pretty upset,” the pilot said in recorded correspondence […]