A year after U.S. airlines received authorization to operate in Cuba, they are cutting back on flights to the country, even as private aviation operators anticipate steady growth.
Airbus has dropped plans to produce the E-Fan family of electric light aircraft and instead is working on the larger and more powerful E-Fan X, which could fly within three years.
Compare Jet-A and avgas fuel prices by region based on a survey conducted in March 2017 by Aviation Research Group/U.S. Inc. and an analysis of the lowest fuel prices reported by FBOs on acukwik.com.
Dassault Aviation's revolutionary Combined Vision System (CVS) has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration for use on the new Falcon 8X ultra-long range trijet.
In April 1967, BCA covered new aircraft, including the Beech Duke and Aerostar 320, and new equipment as well as 1966 general aviation aircraft and business jet deliveries.
Aaron Hilkemann, president and CEO of Duncan Aviation, Inc., discusses Duncan’s overall business and the status of ADS-B upgrades and business aviation manufacturing.
An aircraft fire in flight is one of the most deadly aviation hazards imaginable. The earlier you can detect the fire, the faster you can snuff it or get the burning airplane safely on the ground, the better the situation. Last year was a signal one for high-profile aircraft fires. In June, a Milan-bound Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER experienced engine problems en route from Changi Airport (SIN) and returned as a precaution. The engine and wing caught fire on final approach, a frightening condition that was filmed by passengers and later posted on social media.
These are disruptive times. New technologies are challenging and changing the ways we communicate, conduct business and socialize. Nothing is immune to the new economy, and the vanguard for general aviation change may reside in the charter segment as FAR 135 operators embrace the “shared economy” movement.
Wheels Up was named by Aviation Week Network editors as the 2017 winner of the Laureate for Business Aviation. Founded four years ago with the promise to “democratize” travel by business aviation, the once disruptive start-up has grown into an operation with about 4,000 members. Membership is even available through Costco stores. Membership growth has come faster than anticipated expected -- up 72% from 2015 to 2016.
The Theory: The sky is so vast and your aircraft so small, there’s almost no chance of a “midair” encounter. Of course we all know this theory is invalid and would never embrace such a blind course of aircraft avoidance. And yet so many of our actions validate the theory that we needn’t look outside our aluminum tubes to see others that might share our airspace. The classic “beak-to-beak” midair collision scenario came from the U.S. Air Force in the 1970s. It featured an F-4 Phantom II heading right at you, the closure speed was on the order of 900 kt. and you didn’t stand a chance.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Bell Helicopter has delivered its first Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to Scott Urschel, a private operator based in Chandler, Arizona, and the owner of Pylon Aviation.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The Women in Aviation International's 28th annual convention, held March 2-4, drew 4,500 attendees from 19 countries to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The third and final Pilatus PC-24 prototype, P03, took flight for the first time March 6 when it launched from Buochs airfield near the company's headquarters in Stans, Switzerland.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
Safe Flight Instrument Corp.'s Angle of Attack Stall Protection System has been chosen by Textron Aviation for installation in its new Cessna Denali single-engine turboprop.
