Aviation News

Corporate aviation has recently received a lot of attention for its intensive efforts flying relief supplies and personnel to ease the devastation in Haiti. John Travolta even filled up his Boeing 707 with supplies and flew it down to help. All of which is terrific. But while colossal disasters and suffering get more attention, many […]

Cirrus Aircraft claims that former avionics supplier L3 Communications is spreading false rumors of Cirrus’s impending bankruptcy. The Duluth-Minnesota airframer has filed suit to get L3 to stop, and also recently claimed higher-than-expected results for 2010 and a spike in orders compared with a like reporting period for last year. Meanwhile, L3 has its own […]

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has updated its guide to the electronic Advance Passenger Information System (eAPIS). The original guide was published in 2008. The new one clarifies some ambiguities, such as what to do if weather or other complications prevent an aircraft from landing at the border crossing airport that was originally planned. […]

In a 93-0 vote, the Senate passed its version of a two-year FAA reauthorization bill on Monday, without user fees and applauded by GA alphabet-group advocates. The $34.5 billion provision now goes to a committee where members of the Senate and House will work to reconcile their versions. From there, it would go to the […]

Transport Canada recently revised its rules, making it easier for U.S.-registered aircraft in the Light Sport category to fly in. Until now, LSA operators wishing to fly to Canada needed to call Transport Canada authorities to receive authorization, obtain a validation form to be kept in the aircraft and pay a fee of $100. Under […]

This month, frequent Flying contributor Paul Bowen received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Aviation Photography. Previous recipients include the late Howard Levy and George Hall. ISAP is an international non-profit society with 325 members, including photographers, publishers, writers, historians, pilots and trade representatives. Bowen is a Wichita-based photographer credited with more […]

Vince Neil of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe has added a jet charter service to his portfolio of business ventures. According to a Wall Street Journal Internet blog, Neil has launched Vince Neil Aviation with a Gulfstream, a Hawker 700 and a Learjet Model 35 — all with hard rock-esque interiors and flame-studded paint […]

An FAA funding bill is gaining traction in Congress, though it faces some circuitous pathways to final passage. Senate majority leader Harry Reid has made the FAA funding bill a priority — with more than two and a half years having gone by since the last long-term funding plan expired. Interim funding measures have all […]

If you can just hang in there until 2030, the general aviation fleet will have grown by approximately 50,000 aircraft and 52,000 pilots, according to the FAA’s latest long-term forecast. But don’t expect much of that growth in the piston fleet. The agency’s crystal ball calls for just 0.1 percent growth in the piston fleet […]

The first happy customers will be receiving their Cessna Citation CJ4s later this year, following last week’s announcement that the FAA has granted type certification to the latest light jet from Cessna. The $9 million (2010 dollars) CJ4 shares a type rating (including single-pilot operation) with the rest of Cessna’s CJ series. With an NBAA […]