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Violent thunderstorms on July 19-20 dumped more than 6 in. of rain in less than 24 hr. on the EAA AirVenture show grounds here.
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Capt. Matt Steward credits his Young Eagle experience with EAA Chapter 1094 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, as the reason why he has an airline career today.
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Luxaviation's Execujet, is expanding its Super Versatile Jet capabilities in Africa, adding a second Pilatus PC-24 to its managed fleet.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Electric motor developer MagniX has teamed up with certification specialist AeroTEC to convert the Cessna 208B Caravan to electric propulsion.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Turkish Aerospace carried out the first flight of the complete prototype of its T625 Gokbey utility helicopter on June 29.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Canada's Viking Air has announced the sale of six new CL-515 water bombers along with a CL-415 upgraded from a piston CL-215 to Indonesia's Ministry of Defense.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation delivered its 300th Cessna Citation CJ4 in June to McNeilus Steel of Dodge Center, Minnesota.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Rolls-Royce recently announced its plan to acquire Siemens' electric and hybrid electric aerospace propulsion unit.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The U.S. Air Force wants to purchase up to five new Bombardier Global 6000s, designated as E-11s, according to a document requesting information.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Gary Burrell, co-founder of the Garmin International maker of GPS devices, died June 1. He was 81. He retired in 2002 and then was co-chairman until 2004.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Duncan Aviation's MRO facility in Provo, Utah, has received Stage I accreditation from the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bombardier Aerospace has delivered its 300th Challenger 350 business jet, the company said. The delivery comes five years after its entry into service.
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By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The FAA has issued multiple waivers allowing operators to fly parachute-equipped drones over people—flights normally banned because of the risk to bystanders.
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By William Garvey
Questions for Shelly Simi, President and CEO, National Association of State Aviation Officials, Washington.
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Maintaining effective flight control of an airborne airplane is probably the most critical consideration in aviation.
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Aircraft accidents and incidents are useful in one, and only one, aspect. That is to help us learn.
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By Jessica A. Salerno
Selected accidents and incidents, June and July 2019. The NTSB information is preliminary.
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By James Albright
Can this airplane land itself? That is a frequent question from the flying public when first viewing a high-tech cockpit.
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By Mal Gormley
In an example of how drones can assist in disaster recovery, Duke Energy sent over 200 volunteer workers to Puerto Rico to assist in restoring power.
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The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International predicts the global drone market will be $140 billion in 10 years.
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Here are some of the more prominent UAS groups that may be useful resources, especially for those seeking to network with other operators.
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A number of companies offer solutions in the form of mattress packages designed to convert cabin seats into comfortable sleeping platforms within minutes.
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Paul Lafata
This year's guide covers turbine-powered, in-production aircraft. For out-of-production aircraft data, contact AirPower Software Group Inc.
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AirPower Software Group's mission is to provide the aviation marketplace with data and information necessary to make informed decisions and manage risk.
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FAR Part 135 charters today offer a complex variety of buying options that seem to cross over into scheduled operations.
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