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Cessna Aircraft has landed a contract from the U.S. Air Force for more than two dozen single-engine airplanes, and the timing couldn’t be better. The deal includes six Cessna 182T Skylanes, 26 208B Caravans and six aircrew training devices, all for use in Afghanistan for light-duty missions and training.** ** Cessna has been hurting for […]

Honeywell on Monday said it has agreed to acquire EMS Technologies, an Atlanta-based maker of communications equipment for aerospace and defense industries, for around $500 million in cash. EMS Aviation, a division of EMS Technologies, supplies airborne satellite communications systems and broadband data components for gear that communicates over the Inmarsat, Iridium and Aircell networks.** […]

Ten months after a de Havilland Turbo Otter amphibious floatplane carrying Senator Ted Stevens crashed in mountainous Alaskan terrain, killing Stevens and four others, the NTSB is pressing the FAA to reevaluate the issuance of medicals to pilots with a history of stroke. The issue took on importance after NTSB investigators discovered the accident pilot […]

After several months of adversity, the Diamond D-JET program is ready to continue its progress toward certification. Diamond Aircraft has secured the funding required to restart the program, and is in the process of rehiring the engineering and technical staff furloughed earlier this year at the factory in London, Ontario. Diamond North America’s president Peter […]

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation has earned FAA approval for the latest iteration of its popular turboprop twin, the King Air 250. FAA approval came after an extensive development program for a series of mods that make the 250 the fastest and most capable 200-series model yet. ** ** The airplane, featured in a Flying 2011 cover […]

The B-17 Flying Fortress Liberty Belle, known for traveling around the country attending air shows and giving people the experience of riding in a World War II bomber, has abruptly ended its tour of duty. An apparent in-flight fire forced the pilots to bring the airplane down in a cornfield near the Aurora Municipal Airport […]

On Wednesday a new reliever airport for the Austin, Texas, area had its official grand opening, with hundreds of local pilots, media and government officials in attendance. Austin Executive (KEDC) is located approximately 12 miles northeast of Austin and just 3 miles from downtown Pflugerville. The $33 million project is the baby of Texan Ron […]

After decades of operating as a naval base, the Brunswick Executive Airport recently opened to the public and this weekend it celebrated its civilian opening with the first annual Brunswick International Fly-In. “We had about 300 airplanes fly in for the event, from powered parachutes to a Falcon 900 and everything in between,” said Executive […]

After several attempts at flight and 12 crash landings, the founder of Cessna Aircraft Company, Clyde Cessna, completed his first successful flight in June 1911, one hundred years ago, according to company archives. The 31-year-old Cessna had added an engine and propeller to a copy of the Blériot XI fuselage and was teaching himself to […]

Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has taken delivery of its first Sukhoi SuperJet 100, a modern fly-by-wire regional jet intended to compete head to head against hot-selling models from Bombardier and Embraer in the 75- to 95-seat category. Featuring PowerJet SaM146 engines capable of producing 17,000 pounds of thrust and an integrated avionics system developed by […]