Aviation News

More than 5,000 aircraft usually flock to Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Florida for the annual Sun ‘n Fun show. This year’s kickoff event will open next week and run from Tuesday through Sunday. With more than 500 exhibitors usually on site and an average of 160,000 visitors over the week of the show, Sun […]

With the bankruptcy auction for the assets of Eclipse Aviation imminent, several groups are positioning themselves for the bid. One of those groups, a collection of Eclipse 500 owners known as the Eclipse Owners Group (EOG), has negotiated a letter of intent from Hawker Beechcraft to service Eclipse 500s should the EOG win the bid. […]

An article from Bloomberg Business News cites a Middle East newspaper report that Textron could be sold to a group of investors from the United Arab Emirates. Skeptics say the deal will never pass U.S. government scrutiny based on the many sensitive defense holdings of Textron, including the military division of Bell Helicopters. According to […]

Good news is in short supply in the aviation industry these days. But CAE Flight Training Services has announced that close to 50 Embraer Phenom 100 customers have completed the 14-day pilot training course for the hot selling light jet. The program launched at CAE’s Dallas facility in September, and a cadre of government officials […]

Doug White, 56, had about 130 hours total time in Cessna 172s when he faced the sort of challenge usually reserved for characters in action movies. On Easter Sunday, with his wife and two teenage daughters on board, White was in the right seat of a King Air 200 when the pilot-in-command collapsed and died. […]

Citing six recorded in-flight breakups leading to 10 fatalities since 2006, the NTSB has asked the FAA to ground the Zodiac 601XL. Previously available as a kitplane, it was certified as a light sport aircraft in 2005. It is based on an original configuration created by designer Chris Heinz, of Switzerland, in the early 1970s. […]

General aviation might not be climbing out of its hole, but at least there are signs that the excavation has stopped. Business consultancy firm UBS Investment Research has reported that the inventory of pre-owned business jets for sale could be leveling off after soaring for several months. The number of pre-owned jets for sale is […]

Eagle Creek Aviation Services, based in Indianapolis, has completed and delivered one of its signature Grand Renaissance Twin Commanders to Kern County, California. The county will use the revitalized twin turboprop in two distinct roles; as a command-and-control aircraft for spotting and fighting wildfires; and as VIP transport. Grand Renaissance Twin Commanders incorporate upgraded Honeywell […]

Part of the strategy seems to be to change the name on the door while still looking for someone who will pay the rent. Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH is now officially renamed Centurion Aircraft Engines AG & Co. KG. Insolvency administrator Bruno Kubler made the announcement last week, saying, “Centurion can quickly establish itself on […]

A Monday report in the Wichita Eagle cites “rumors” that Cessna’s parent company Textron could be for sale. The news drove Textron stock up-though it still rests far closer to the bottom of its fluctuation curve than the top. According to some observers in the finance sector, Lockheed Martin could be among the potential buyers-though […]