Aviation

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Using artificial intelligence to improve the general aviation experience. DETAILS: FLYING’s Thom Patterson talks with Dan Schwinn about their PilotEye product works and what may be coming in eVTOL. SPEAKER: Schwinn is founder, CEO, and president of Avidyne. BIO: Schwinn founded Avidyne in 1994 to bring advanced displays, flight controls, communication, navigation, […]

Chief technical officers of seven major aviation manufacturers, including Airbus and Boeing, made a call this week for governments, policymakers, and industry stakeholders to commit to advancing aviation sustainability goals through cooperation and continued investment. The call to action comes as the group reaffirmed a joint commitment to decarbonizing aviation and achieving net-zero carbon emissions […]

Flight automation tech company Skyryse raised $200 million in Series B fundraising, the company announced Wednesday. The closing of the second round of investment, which increased the total raised by the company to $250 million, was led by Monashee Investment Management and Fidelity Management & Research Company, Skyryse said. The Los Angeles-based company says it […]

Three piston-powered Cessna models are now approved to use more environmentally friendly aviation gas, according to Textron Aviation.

The University of North Dakota plans to resume dual-only flight training Thursday following a tragic incident that killed an aviation student Monday night. The school paused flight training on Tuesday and Wednesday. Students were not being pressured to fly Thursday and are being encouraged to take their time returning to the airplanes, if needed. The […]

The speaker lineup for FLYING’s inaugural virtual event, “What’s Next in General Aviation Presented by FlightSafety International” on October 27, continues to grow. The latest to join the lineup for this free event include: Mark Burns, president of Gulfstream Aerospace Vipul Gupta, VPGM of Avionics, Honeywell Roei Ganzarski, CEO of magniX Chris Buchholz, VP of […]

Alaska’s pilots need access to better weather reporting and forecasting, improved navigation charting, and expanded satellite-based air-traffic control coverage, the FAA said this week. The safety recommendations made by federal aviation officials acknowledge Alaska’s unique weather and geographic challenges. Alaska is twice the size of Texas and has 14 mountain ranges, which leaves about 82 […]

Laser strikes have increased to a “dangerously high rate” at airports across the U.S., according to federal aviation authorities, putting pilots in cockpits of aircraft from wide-body airlines to Cessnas potentially at risk. In 2020, at least 6,852 laser incidents were reported by pilots, representing a nearly 12% increase in the span of a year […]

Even before his colleagues had lifted the curtain on what’s arguably Honeywell’s biggest leap forward since the company’s Primus Epic was first announced in late 1996, Jason Bialek, product line director for Honeywell Aerospace, asked the pointed question: “What is the biggest challenge to solve in a pilot-centered flight deck?” One initial answer: How do […]

Over the past 22 years, Paul Freeman has crowdsourced descriptions and images of (at present) 2,542 abandoned and little-known airfields, from all 50 states.