Aviation News

GE Aviation’s H85 turbine engine has been selected to power the new Primus 150 single-engine business turboprop, launched this week by CAIGA at Airshow China 2012 in Zhuhai. This would be the first application for the 850-shaft-horsepower H85 turboprop engine, a derivative of GE’s H80, which recently entered service on the Thrush 510G agplane. GE […]

Machinists at the Bombardier Learjet factory in Wichita voted on Saturday to accept a new labor contract, ending the longest strike in the plant’s history a little more than a month after it started. The new labor deal includes an improved healthcare package, a 4 percent wage increase spread across five years and lump-sum payouts […]

Late last month, ASTM International’s F44 Technical Committee met for the first time in Atlanta. The group aims to use industry consensus standards in revising the certification process for standard-category general aviation aircraft. The cost of Part 23 certification has been a major barrier to new aircraft development, and also to the process of retrofitting […]

Recently released surveillance video gives a closer glimpse into the final moments of a former SkyWest pilot who stole a Canadair CRJ200 in July before crashing the airplane on the tarmac and shooting himself. Forty-year-old Brian Hedglin — who was suspected in the killing of his girlfriend a week prior — reportedly scaled the gate […]

King Schools has announced that it is getting ready to release International Operations Overview — a course that helps clarify the complexities of international flying for operators traveling across borders and overseas. The course is a part of King Schools’ pro-series, which is targeted to turbine-powered, professional and owner-flown operators. International Operations Overview includes special […]

Hawker Beechcraft will cut about 410 jobs at four locations as it seeks to reemerge from bankruptcy as a smaller company. Top officials informed employees of the cuts in a letter sent out on Wednesday. The reductions are part of a process that will involve closing the Hawker Beechcraft Services facilities in Little Rock, Arkansas, […]

Frasca International is taking a big step forward by entering the level-D simulator market. The Urbana, Illinois, company has produced FAA-approved level-B and -C simulators for the past decade, primarily for Beech King Airs, Embraer Phenoms and the Cessna Citation Mustang. Now the sim maker is moving up market with its first level-D project based […]

Tecnam continues to flood the LSA market with new models, and its latest product caters to those who are looking for a low-cost, bare-bones aircraft for fun flying. At a base price of $74,999, the Echo Classic Light is the 13th variant of the P92. Intended for the $100 hamburger flier who is looking for […]

After Hawker Beechcraft last week revealed plans to resuscitate its ailing business by shedding its jet product portfolio and focusing on a line of revitalized piston and turboprop models, a big unanswered question centered on where the bankrupt company would find the funding to develop and certify not just one but as many as four […]

If you log on to Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Company’s website today you will find a new look for the company, which has been a leading seller of aviation products and equipment since 1965. The company’s more than 80,000 aviation-related products can now be found on a newly designed website, which the company promises to […]