Aviation News

A team backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has found the F-1 engines of the Saturn V rocket that launched the historic Apollo 11 mission more than 50 years ago, and now is planning an attempt to retrieve one or more of the engines from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. According to a statement […]

Flying a specially outfitted Pipistrel Virus, Slovenian pilot Matevž Lenarčič topped Mount Everest on the Nepal side of the summit at an altitude of 29,344 feet. The Pipistrel is outfitted with a turbocharged, intercooled Rotax 914 engine and Matevž was breathing oxygen through a custom pressurized delivery system. The team at Pipistrel had calculated that […]

Just days after announcing it has struck a deal with creditors to avoid defaulting on its loans, Hawker Beechcraft is said to be preparing for a “prearranged” bankruptcy filing, expected in the coming weeks, according to a Reuters news report. Hawker Beechcraft on Tuesday said it is negotiating with its largest lenders and has received […]

Garmin this week unveiled its latest app, Garmin Pilot, which is available immediately in the Apple App Store. The app brings dozens of enhancements, an all new flight planning interface, a remarkably handy little bulls-eye waypoint inspector and a menu system based on the one on its touchscreen GTN navigators and G5000 panel-mount systems. Our […]

Hawker Beechcraft is celebrating its 80th anniversary with a full Beechcraft product line on display at the** Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In** and Expo this week, which includes a G36 Bonanza with the completely overhauled interior design announced last fall. The upgrade, which is being phased into the Barons and Bonanzas this year, includes a […]

A jury on Tuesday ordered General Electric to pay $70 million in damages for its role in the August 2008 crash of a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter. The verdict came after the surviving pilot and the family of the co-pilot killed in the crash filed a $177 million lawsuit against General Electric for negligence associated with […]

By now you’ve no doubt seen the video footage of the mayhem that ensued when JetBlue Captain Clayton Osbon was locked out of the cockpit on a flight from New York to Las Vegas on Tuesday. The airline’s CEO said there were no earlier signs of trouble that could explain the pilot’s erratic behavior, describing […]

Hawker Beechcraft has reached an agreement with lenders that will provide a $120 million loan as the company negotiates with creditors to avoid default. Hawker Beech said it intends to use the proceeds of the loan to fund operations as it continues working with its lenders on broader recapitalization. The company in February named turnaround […]

Sun ‘n Fun 2012 has gotten under way at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida, and despite sunny skies, crowds are still thin. But with good weather expected across most of the United States for the next several days, organizers expect excellent crowds for the remainder of the show. The show will be a […]

Cessna Aircraft has signed two deals to produce a range of aircraft in China, the company announced Friday. The first agreement, made with Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), is geared toward the creation of an aircraft service network in China, as well as other joint GA ventures within the country. The second, made with […]