Aviation News

Amidst ongoing financial turmoil at the company, Hawker Beechcraft announced the addition of recovery specialist Robert “Steve” Miller as CEO on Wednesday. Miller, often cited as the “turnaround kid” for his work restructuring struggling companies in the steel, automotive and waste management industry, will take the reins at Beechcraft immediately. Former CEO Bill Boisture will […]

On the heels of passage of the $64.3 billion FAA funding bill earlier this week, the House Subcommittee on Aviation on Wednesday emphasized the need for clearer GPS interference guidelines as the country’s air traffic system makes the shift from radar surveillance to a Nex Gen system based on GPS. The move comes after Congress […]

Microsoft Flight, the game aimed at bringing PC flying to the masses, will be available for download beginning Feb. 29, its makers announced this week. The launch date comes after a successful beta testing period and news released by Microsoft Studios last month that the company will be giving away the basic game for free. […]

Gulfstream Aerospace has expanded its preowned services to help connect existing owners with potential buyers around the world. The new brokerage service will provide marketing opportunities through the company’s worldwide network of customers, and Gulfstream’s sales representatives can also assist with market analysis, pricing and financing to complete the sale of the airplanes. Preowned brokerage […]

Even if you don’t have the cash to get launched to outer space, the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA), which is in the process of developing Spaceport America, is hoping to make you a space tourist. The organization has released plans for what it calls the Spaceport America Visitor Experience, with two separate centers located […]

Do you ever look to the skies and wonder what airplanes are flying above you? If you have an iPhone 4S, you can simply ask Siri – the service that not only answers your questions, but actually talks back too. But apparently it’s important to use proper language when you talk to Siri, just like […]

The Pipistrel Taurus G4, a four-seat electric aircraft that won NASA’s $1.35 million Green Flight Challenge last year, has been nominated for this year’s prestigious Collier Trophy. The competition this year is especially tough. The National Aeronautic Association named four nominees for the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy, one of which — the Boeing 787 […]

A video capturing a Cessna 172 pilot landing the aircraft after the propeller fell off mid-flight made the rounds over the Internet during the weekend. While details about the video are slim, it was reportedly shot in Mexico by the 172’s back-seat passengers and features a flight instructor and student pilot at the controls. During […]

Aviation member organizations are celebrating a historic victory with Congressional passage of an FAA reauthorization bill yesterday that includes no user fees. While celebration is certainly in order, a major, troubling part of the bill has escaped largely unnoticed: the mandated opening of U.S. airspace to drone aircraft — aka, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in […]

Apparently in response to customer demand, Cessna has increased the range of its new Citation Latitude, announced just four months ago. The bump will give the airplane an extra 300 nm of range, allowing it to connect city dots in a number of cases that it previously couldn’t. The new 2,300-nm range is an impressive […]