Aviation News

Textron Aviation is continuing the integration of its Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker aircraft product lines. Most recently, the Kansas-based mega company has started adding King Air turboprop capabilities to its formerly Citation-focused service centers. The first centers to achieve FAA authorization for King Air services are Sacramento, California; Mesa, Arizona; and Paris, France. These company-owned […]

GippsAero is improving on the already exceptional slow-flight characteristics of its Airvan GA8 and GA8-TC320 turboprop as a Micro AeroDynamics’ Micro Vortex Generators kit has received supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for the airplanes. The Micro VGs reduce stall and takeoff speed, improve elevator authority and enhance the overall controllability of the airplane, the company […]

Sixteen-year-old Nick Coleman first became interested in flying about five years ago. Like so many others who’ve fallen in love with aviation, Coleman says the thing that draws him is the feeling of freedom he experiences while up in the air. But unlike many others, Coleman has had to overcome a number of health challenges […]

The Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology has signed an agreement with Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC) reserving the first 20 production slots for the two-seat Sun Flyer and committing to helping develop a training system for the solar-electric composite airplane. “Spartan College is honored to be the first training school to formalize our collaboration […]

It is uncommon for everyone to survive during a midair collision with major damage to the airplanes involved. But that is exactly what happened during a failed F-16 training mission that was conducted on October 20 last year. Unable to maintain visual contact with its lead airplane during a formation maneuver, one pilot collided with […]

The Red Bull Flying Bulls aerobatic team was performing at the Aero India airshow in Bengaluru on Thursday when two of the airplanes collided midair, sending both into emergency descents that ended with successful landings. Both pilots escaped the accident uninjured, but one aircraft suffered significant wing damage. Local reports say the collision between the […]

In the era of the globe-girding, ultra-long-range business jet it’s a record that was sure to fall at some point. Gulfstream Aerospace took the honors recently by setting two unique city-pair speed records, making just one stop for fuel in between. A Gulfstream G650ER took off from White Plains, New York, with three passengers and […]

Aiming to improve the fuel efficiency and emissions profile of jet engines, Purdue University has announced an expansion and improvement of its Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories. “This expansion will boost Zucrow’s research collaborations with leading firms and provide additional educational opportunities to prepare our students for jobs in industry, academia and the public sector,” said […]

If you, like many pilots, build relationships with the airplanes you fly, this story may tug at your heartstrings. Retired Navy pilot Robert Jones was recently reunited with an airplane he was forced to eject out of 57 years ago. As a 22-year-old Navy pilot, Jones was forced to eject out of the FJ-4B Fury […]

Pratt & Whitney Canada has achieved type certification for its new PurePower PW814GA and PW815GA engines, which will power the G500 and G600 clean-sheet, fly-by-wire business jets launched by Gulfstream about four months ago. As part of the certification effort, the PW800 series engines have gone through more than 3,300 hours of testing, including more […]