Aviation News

Stephen Metheny, 45, a former vice president for Carson Helicopters in Oregon, was sentenced by a federal judge to 12 and a half years in prison for falsifying records to secure a $51 million U.S. Forest Service firefighting contract that ended up leading to a deadly crash in 2008. Levi Phillips, Carson’s director of maintenance […]

There’s a new airplane near the top of the heap of uber-luxury jets after Boeing Business Jets announced the sale of the first BBJ Max 9 at the Paris Air Show to an undisclosed European customer. The Boeing 737-based BBJ Max 9 sale marks the fifth BBJ Max order after Boeing previously booked four orders […]

Previously available to Southwest Airlines pilots, Sporty’s Pivot iPad cases — specifically designed for use in the cockpit — have reached general aviation. With a suction cup mount, the Pivot design enables pilots to secure their iPads to any non-porous surface in cockpit, offering easy installation and quick release. The arm of the mount also […]

In case you missed it, one of the latest aviation videos to go viral shows off a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner rehearsing for the Paris Air Show, which is being held this week. It’s not often we see airliners perform such a steep climb, but this video demonstrates the Dreamliner’s ability for a gorgeous takeoff. While […]

While some see it as a case of fixing what isn’t broken, Congress is moving swiftly forward with a proposal to privatize ATC by creating a not-for-profit, federally chartered corporation to operate the nation’s air traffic control system. What’s clearly broken, proponents of the proposal say, is NextGen, the FAA’s multi-billion-dollar effort to modernize ATC […]

Airbus Helicopters used the stage at the Paris Air Show to announce a two-year development phase for a new model code-named the X6 that would emerge as a modern-day replacement for the 1970s-era Super Puma. Airbus Helicopters CEO Guillaume Faury said the X6 would primarily target the oil and gas industry as well as search […]

United Technologies Corp. said it plans to sell or spin off helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft, maker of the S-76, S-92 and Black Hawk series, within the next 60 days. The plan to sell or split the storied company comes as demand for helicopters has softened with falling prices in the oil and gas sector and […]

Hilton Software has introduced a nifty new aviation app feature that takes rubber banding to a whole new level. Named Traca, the feature allows the user to draw a flight path right on the screen. Rather than going from airport to airport or fix to fix, you can simply draw the intended track. The feature […]

Garmin has introduced a new aviator watch that has the potential to become the latest and greatest item for gadget hungry aviators. The D2 Bravo is a multifunction watch that blends the company’s expertise in aviation, sports and GPS services in a small but stylish package. Building upon the company’s D2 watch, which Garmin introduced […]

The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday began the formal process of regulating the emissions of U.S. aircraft, saying the airline industry is one of the biggest remaining contributors to global warming. The EPA issued what’s known as an “endangerment finding” under the Clean Air Act as a precursor to regulations to limit heat-trapping emissions from airplane […]