Aviation News

Aerion Corp., the company that has been working for more than a decade to bring a supersonic business jet to market, will receive technical and certification support from Airbus in its quest to fly the revolutionary would-be airplane before the decade is out. For its trouble Airbus will receive access to Aerion’s proprietary natural laminar […]

The quest for low-cost, environmentally friendly flight continues. One company working on a solar powered all-electric two-seater called the Sun Flyer is Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. along with its development partners Bye Aerospace and German PC Aero. AEAC has started conducting research and development flights with a single-seat technology demonstrator at Centennial Airport (APA) near […]

Aspen Avionics has received FAA certification for the VFR version of its Evolution primary flight display, billed as the first glass panel upgrade designed specifically for pilots flying under visual flight rules. Why offer a VFR-only PFD? Aspen says its market research shows VFR pilots and non-current IFR pilots represent over 50 percent of the […]

AOPA’s regional fly-in in Chino, California, took place over the weekend and it was, by all accounts, a successful day. Despite low cloud conditions slowing the fly-in traffic in the morning 329 airplanes flew in for the event and a minimum of 2,300 people attended the show. There is no official count since the event […]

Garmin wasn’t the first out of the gate with an angle-of-attack indicator for light airplanes, but the avionics giant’s first foray into this emerging market could be just the thing to jumpstart interest among pilots who’ve been considering adding the safety equipment. Garmin’s $1,500 product offering, consisting of the GI 260 AOA indicator, GAP 26 […]

On Sept. 29, 2013, a Cessna Citation CJ2 landing at Santa Monica Airport near Los Angeles suddenly veered off the runway and crashed through a hangar, bursting into flames and killing all aboard. Three months later, on Jan. 5, 2014, the pilots of a Challenger 601 landing with a strong, gusting tailwind in Aspen, Colorado, […]

An extreme storm surprised residents of San Diego on Tuesday and caused major damage at the Montgomery Field Airport (MYF). The city, which is generally blessed with sunny skies and moderate temperatures, was hit hard by a severe storm resulting from a monsoonal heat wave. Lightning, heavy rain, hail and winds that became so severe […]

As the FAA drags its heels on a Congressionally mandated overhaul of light aircraft certification rules — or, as some charge, digs in its heels — the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is hosting a high-profile aviation summit in Europe to press for similar reform there. The global initiative in Brussels, attended by nearly 100 […]

Garmin is launching a new extended service program for the G1000 avionics system called FliteLevel that gives aircraft owners — and used airplane buyers — additional peace of mind that any needed avionics repairs won’t break the bank. The FliteLevel service contract can be purchased at any time and provides complete coverage for the G1000 […]

Dassault announced this week that it is working on certification that will allow its Falcon 7X tri-engine long-range business jet to operate at airports located at altitudes up to 15,000 feet. The 7X has successfully flown out of the Daocheng Yading Airport, the world’s highest commercial airport at 14,472 feet, just a few feet short […]