Citing a recent U.S. National Transportation Safety Board report naming pilot fatigue as a contributing factor in an Air Canada plane’s near miss of a crowded taxiway, the safety organization renewed its call for modernizing flight duty time regulations and finalizing a March 2017 proposal that would impose more stringent pilot limitations.
Weakness in FedEx Corp.’s airline segment in the last quarter caused management to reduce its long-term target for the unit and lower the company’s earnings guidance for FY2019, despite strong growth in the FedEx Ground and Freight businesses.
Fatal accidents in experimental aircraft, including amateur-built aircraft, hit historic lows during the FAA’s 2018 fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, according to the Experimental Aircraft Association.
The introduction of the SF50 Cirrus Vision Jet, a single-engine jet, has prompted FAA to propose a change in regulations associated with obtaining an initial transport pilot (ATP) certificate.
During the first half of December, average asking prices for business jets were flat on a rolling monthly basis, compared to November pricing and down about 15% compared to December 2017, according to Morgan Stanley research.
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has caused the FAA to close its air traffic controller academy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, delaying controller training during a staffing shortage.
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has revealed more detail on a light aircraft currently under development that it hopes will break the electric flight speed record in 2020.
The NTSB concluded that Fleming “likely experienced some level of spatial disorientation” and he also perhaps thought the autopilot was engaged when it was not.
Honeywell plans to move its corporate headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, from Morris Plains, New Jersey, and also move its Safety and Productivity Solutions business group there from Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Honda Aircraft Co.'s HondaJet Elite has received type certification from Japanese authorities. Honda began sales in Japan in June through HondaJet Japan.
Walk up to a Series II Kodiak and you will be hard-pressed to notice differences between it and the original model unless you have logged hundreds of hours in the type.
West Star Aviation has expanded its MRO Chattanooga facility with 40,000 sq. ft. of hangar space and more than 25,000 sq. ft. of office and support space.
