Aviation News

The 2015 edition of the Red Bull Air Race launched in Abu Dhabi this weekend and, in addition to the usual thrills provided by the intense aerobatic pylon races, the competition included some extra excitement that fortunately ended with no serious injuries. While circling to enter the racecourse, Kirby Chambliss’ Edge 540 airplane lost its […]

L-3 Aviation Products has unveiled a family of ADS-B products to fit a variety of budgets, including the world’s first Mode S transponder with a touchscreen moving map allowing display of ADS-B traffic and weather data without the need to interface with an MFD. The NGT-9000 is a Mode S transponder with 1090ES ADS-B In/Out […]

A 17-year, 26,000-hour A320 captain, who was a check airman for his airline as well as a certified airframe and power plant mechanic, called a friend to say he would fly over his house later that day to show him the Aerostar 601P he had bought. At a quarter to five the friend, a retired […]

Facing difficult challenges related to its CSeries regional airliner, Bombardier is turning to an outsider to head the company after CEO Pierre Beaudoin stepped down. Bombardier announced that it has hired Alain Bellemare, a former top executive at United Technologies, to head the Canadian company. Beaudoin’s title has been changed to Executive Chairman. His father, […]

ADS-B compliance is about to become a little less pricey for thousands of aircraft owners after the public-private NextGen GA Fund announced it is buying 10,000 low-cost Lynx NGT-1000 ADS-B units from L-3 Aviation Products as part of the “Jumpstart GA 2020” program. But as you might guess, there’s a small catch. In order to […]

Here’s some news that’s sure to inflame the ADS-B detractors out there. NavWorx has just announced a fully compliant ADS-B In/Out solution that carries a list price of just $699. And that’s not for some portable unit. It’s the same box as the certified gear, but without the certified price. Alas, if you’re like most […]

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association yesterday released worldwide 2014 year-end aircraft sales and delivery numbers, and not only are the figures encouraging for the future health of the industry, they very nearly shattered records. GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce reported that, for the year, total worldwide general aviation airplane shipments rose 4.3 percent, from […]

There’s no question that drones are here to stay and we will likely soon see uses for these remotely controlled aerial vehicles that we can’t even imagine. But a growing number of citizens are concerned about their privacy as an increasing number of camera-clad buzzers fly near their homes. As people are looking for solutions, […]

Less than a year after the launch of Enstrom Helicopter’s latest trainer, the TH180, which the Menominee, Michigan-based company unveiled at last year’s Heli-Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California, Enstrom has successfully completed its first flight. Test pilots flew the helicopter for about one hour and the company said in a press […]

The Washington, D.C., Flight Restricted Zone will come under assault by a mass of unusual visitors this spring as scores of World War II fighters, bombers and transport planes participate in an epic flyover of the nation’s capital in celebration of the 70th anniversary of V-E Day. More than 75 warbirds are confirmed for the […]