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Earlier this month, the FAA released a National Policy Compliance and Enforcement Bulletin containing language that takes a harsh stance against pilots who operate unmanned aircraft. As a result of this new policy, pilots who operate UAS against FAA regulations or model aircraft in a manner that endangers aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS) […]

The National Transportation Safety Board today released its final report on the fatal crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2B flown by Dr. Perry Inhofe, 51, a prominent surgeon and son of United States Senator James Inhofe (R, Okla.). The accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, took place as Inhofe, who was flying alone in the airplane, was approaching […]

The fastest civilian aircraft in the world recently flexed its muscles with a series of record-breaking flights across the United States. The Cessna Citation X+, which received FAA certification in June, set four new speed records, include a coast-to-coast record from Seattle to Miami. The ultra-fast jet made the 2,375 nm trek in just 4 […]

Epic Aircraft took the opportunity at the National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, this week to showcase a new interior design for the E1000 turboprop, which is expected to hit the market next year. The main cabin of the E1000 is roomy, and the club seating allows two normal-sized […]

At NBAA Textron Aviation announced a major optional upgrade to the Beechcraft King Air 250 that takes its max weight, formerly 12,500 pounds, to 13,420 pounds, giving the model a whopping 1,025-pound full-fuel payload. The modification takes the cabin payload with full fuel from just 155 pounds to 1,025 pounds. There are no structural modifications […]

GoGo Business Aviation, for the moment the only air-to-ground data and voice service for business aircraft in North America, believes it has a crucial head start on the would-be competition, and is rolling out several new service features to keep customers satisfied. The new competition includes airborne 4G LTE services from AT&T, as well as […]

The doors are just about to close on the 2014 edition of the NBAA Convention, and by every measure the show was a successful one. Against the backdrop of new airplane announcements and scores of product introductions, the convention drew many thousands of industry insiders and bizjet customers alike, who strolled the sprawling show floor […]

One of the top stories at NBAA this week was the emergence of not one but two new aviation cellular networks designed to grab a piece of the emerging market for cellular communications in high-end personal, business, commercial and governmental aircraft. At its turbine market forecast on Sunday, Honeywell welcomed partner company AT&T, which announced […]

Safe Flight Instrument Corp. has made a name for itself over the last seven decades by producing extremely simple and effective safety devices for aircraft. This week at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Florida, the company unveiled two new products that absolutely fit the bill for this approach. Flying had the chance to check out […]

Eugene, Oregon-based Rosen Sunvisor Systems has introduced what the company calls the ARC Sunvisor Assembly system, which allows airplane and helicopter pilots to protect their vision from bright sunrays more easily. The visors have been redesigned with various shapes and tints, and the new system provides a lot more flexibility in movement than previous systems. […]