The past several years have seen some pretty frosty sales reports from light airplane manufacturers. But in advance of yesterday’s General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) luncheon, Beechcraft, Cirrus and Piper reported that sales are heating up. On the cusp of its ownership transition to Textron, Beech looked back fondly on its first year as an […]
The FAA has signed off on a supplemental type certificate that brings new capabilities to the Eclipse 550 very light jet, the new version of the Eclipse 500 now in production in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The STC adds auto throttles and anti-skid brakes (ABS), reducing the workload for the pilot and enabling the airplane to […]
A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the City of Santa Monica that sought to wrestle control of Santa Monica Airport away from the U.S government. The reason the lawsuit failed? Santa Monica filed the suit about 50 years too late. City officials asserted that Santa Monica never relinquished ownership of the airport […]
Hijackings are rare these days, and so when word spread of an airliner squawking 7500 over the Mediterranean on Monday, fear and speculation ran rampant on the Internet as amateur sleuths tried to figure out what was happening in real time as the crisis unfolded. When the situation ended, the answers to what had occurred […]
Cirrus Aircraft is rolling out a new nationwide pilot training initiative aimed at enticing new students to learn to fly in a Cirrus. The 2014 JumpStart Program introduces a special version of the Cirrus SR20 to partner flight schools that the Duluth, Minnesota-based lightplane manufacturer says makes the ideal training and personal transportation airplane. Cirrus […]
Sporty’s has updated its instrument proficiency check (IPC) program designed for pilots who need a refresher on instrument rules and procedures. The content of the two-hour program, which is available on multiple platforms, has been updated and expanded, and the instructional information is presented using a mixture of analog and glass instrument panels. Airshow announcer […]
Two seemingly unrelated Silicon Valley icons are about to unite, provided that a lease agreement now in the works can be finalized. NASA and the United States General Services Administration (GSA) have chosen Planetary Ventures LLC, Google’s real estate subsidiary, to take over the operations at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, and restore the […]
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a bill requiring the FAA to go through the normal rulemaking process before subjecting overweight pilots to sleep apnea screening. The FAA’s airman medical branch wants pilots with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or higher to undergo testing for obstructive sleep apnea, a change many […]
The FBI says it will pay out $10,000 under a reward program for information that leads to the arrest of anyone who points a laser at an aircraft in flight. The reward initiative will run for 60 days as part of an awareness program with local law enforcement to educate teens about the dangers associated […]
As pilots increasingly rely on electronic devices as vital tools in the cockpit, the FAA announced this week that it will be adding new restrictions prohibiting the personal use of electronic devices on airline flight decks. The rules, which cover the use of cell phones, laptops and any other personal electronic devices, are slated to […]
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