Aviation News

The FAA has signed off on an alternative method of compliance (AMOC) for a controversial airworthiness directive that could have grounded several hundred airplanes with Superior Air Parts aftermarket cylinders. The original AD would have required replacement of the Superior cylinders in certain Continental engines after 12 years in service. Under the new AMOC guidelines, […]

A pair of gliders participating in a soaring competition recently near Gransden, England, north of London collided, leading to an emergency landing by one and a bailout by the pilot of the other. According to a BBC report, a glider with two people aboard was damaged in the collision but managed to land safely in […]

Diamond Aircraft has drawn back the veil of secrecy surrounding its latest project, releasing the first artist renderings, photos and a few select details of the new five-seat DA-62 twin. Under development at Diamond’s home base in Austria, the DA-62 is similar in appearance to the DA-52 prototype that first flew in 2012, although the […]

It’s official. You can now place an order with Pilatus to buy your very own PC-24 business jet — provided you can come up with the $8.9 million it will cost to do so. Pilatus confirmed at EBACE in Geneva yesterday that it is now taking orders for the twinjet, certification for which is expected […]

Aerion has revealed a new three-engine configuration for its long-gestating supersonic business jet project, now renamed the AS2 and featuring a larger cabin and more range. The Reno, Nevada-based company revealed the new configuration at EBACE in Geneva, although it did not appear to be any closer to securing a manufacturing partner for the airplane. […]

Piaggio Aero Industries, the maker of the uniquely shaped P.180 Avanti, announced major modifications to the twin-turboprop pusher, creating a new model named the Avanti Evo. With several aerodynamic modifications to the airplane, the Evo promises significant performance improvements translating into a 17 percent range increase, which allows the Evo to travel as far as […]

After a few tough years as a result of the economic downturn, the European business jet market is on a recovering trend. Speaking at the European Business Aviation Convention (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, Fabio Gamba, CEO of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), said that major indicators in the market are positive and the last […]

French luxury jet builder Dassault threw down the gauntlet at EBACE in Geneva with the launch of the Falcon 8X, a new flagship trijet that is intended to go head-to-head with the class-leading ultra-long-range Gulfstream G650 and Bombardier Global family. The 19-seat Falcon 8X is a stretched version of the Falcon 7X that will boast […]

Gulfstream launched its latest luxury bizjet offering at a press conference preceding today’s opening of the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. Improving upon its highly successful G650, the Savannah, Georgia-based company launched the G650ER — ER for extended range — enabling the business jet to fly an additional 500 nautical […]

The 600-hour, instrument-rated pilot of a Piper Arrow left Georgia early on a Sunday afternoon for Delaware, where he was scheduled to perform a surgery the following day. The forecast weather at the destination and nearby airports was near minimums; the pilot filed Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) as his alternate. As he approached his filed destination […]